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Nevada Official Bicentennial Book Collection
Coll #: MS-00199
Date: 1975
Extent: 3 boxes (0.93 cubic feet, 1.04 linear feet)
The Nevada Official Bicentennial Book Collection (1975) contains materials related to the editing and publication of the book by the Nevada American Revolution Bicentennial Committee. It includes article submissions about Nevada history as well as a small amount of correspondence to Stanley Paher, the editor of the book.
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Nevada State Museum
Coll #: MS-00280
Date: 1970 -1990
Extent: 3 boxes (combined)
Collection contains the inventory forms for all properties nominated and listed (during the above time period) on the National Register of Historic Places throughout Nevada. The inventory forms state the owners name, location of the property and a description of the property's historical significance. Also included in this collection are the Museum's financial statements, by-laws, meeting minutes, news clippings about general museum business and correspondence and memos regarding museum objectives, exhibit schedules and other similar topics. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE.
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Nevada Statehood Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamps and Coin
Coll #: MS-00409
Date: 1964
Extent: 1 folder (shared box); 0.1 cubic/linear feet
The Nevada Statehood Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamps and Coin collection contains one sheet of the 1964 Nevada Statehood Centennial Stamp, printed from plate number 27798, and one proof copy of the 1964 Nevada Centennial Medallion.
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North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Records
Coll #: MS-00938
Date: approximately 1970-2007 (bulk 1980-1989)
Extent: 5 boxes (2.67 cubic feet, 3.25 linear feet); 28 digital files (0.00158 GB)
The North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Records documents the activities of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce in southern Nevada from approximately 1970 to 2007. The majority of this collection is comprised of photographs and scrapbooks documenting North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce member events. The collection also includes business guides, event invitations, and issues of the organization’s monthly newsletters, Just North and Look North.
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North Las Vegas Library District Collection on Nevada
Coll #: MS-00651
Date: 1940-2008
Extent: 13 boxes (7.71 cubic feet, 6.77 linear feet)
The North Las Vegas Library District Collection on Nevada (1940-2008) is comprised of subject files created and collected by the North Las Vegas Library to provide patrons with public reference and research materials on North Las Vegas and Nevada. The collection also includes black-and-white photographs, color photographs, photographic slides, and video reels.
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O'Brien (Matthew) papers
Coll #: MS-00849
Date: 2001-2011
Extent: 5 boxes, 1 flat folder (2.96 cubic feet, 6.27 linear feet); 560 digital files (0.71 GB)
The collection is comprised of records from approximately 2001 to 2011 that document writer Matthew O'Brien's work for two of his Las Vegas, Nevada based non-fiction novels: Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas and My Week at the Blue Angel: and Other Stories From the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas. Collection materials include research files, chapter drafts, photographs, and correspondence. The collection materials document O'Brien's process in researching the homeless community in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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O'Callaghan (Mike) professional papers
Coll #: MS-01055
Date: 1943, 1968-2004
Extent: 37 boxes (23.97 cubic feet, 20.04 linear feet)
The Mike O'Callaghan Professional Papers (1943, 1968-2004) mainly consist of research files gathered by Mike O'Callaghan in his post-political capacity as executive editor of the Las Vegas Sun as well as owner and publisher of the Henderson Home News, Boulder City News, and Green Valley News. The papers also contain handwritten and typewritten drafts of O'Callaghan's "Where I Stand" article for the Las Vegas Sun, along with his reporter's notebooks, monthly planners, and photographic prints. The research files cover a wide variety of topics, including but not limited to environmental issues; nuclear waste; state and local politics; military and veterans affairs; foreign relations including Israel, Iraq, and Korea; and education. The collection also contains copies of speeches given by O'Callaghan as the 23rd Governor of Nevada between 1971 and 1979, some of which contain handwritten notations.
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Partridge, John Myron
Coll #: MS-00298
Date: 1928-1979
Extent: 1.0 linear feet, 1.10 cubic feet (2 boxes)
The John Myron Papers (1928-1979) his contain his educational records from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and University of Nevada, Reno. Included are grades, essays and reports, a teaching manual, and certificates. Also included are his Naval records where he served as as a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves during and after World War Two.
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Partridge, John Myron
Coll #: MS-00298
Date: 1928-1979
Extent: 1.0 linear feet, 1.10 cubic feet (2 boxes)
The John Myron Papers (1928-1979) his contain his educational records from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and University of Nevada, Reno. Included are grades, essays and reports, a teaching manual, and certificates. Also included are his Naval records where he served as as a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves during and after World War Two.
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Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project
Coll #: MS-00829
Date: 1982-2011
Extent: 13 boxes (5.36 Cubic Feet, 5.96 Linear Feet)
The collection is comprised of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor, Dr. Patrick W. Carlton's, research files dating from 1982 to 2011 in the "Oral History of the Public School Principalship" Project. The papers include research files about principals in Las Vegas, Nevada and Superintendents on the Clark County School District.
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Perkins, James
Coll #: MS-00564
Date: 1951-1952
Extent: 0.42 linear feet, 0.37 cubic feet (1 box)
The James Perkins Correspondence consist solely of letters he wrote while stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada from 1951 to 1952. Correspondence is comprised of approximately 200 letters from Perkins to his family in New York. The letters refer to life on the base, life in the Air Force, with descriptions of occasional trips into downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection
Coll #: MS-00208
Date: 1924-1983 (bulk 1936-1980)
Extent: 2 boxes (1.3 cubic feet, 1.08 linear feet)
Related Materials: 0143
The Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection (1924-1983) contains journal articles, photocopies of artifact inventories, reports, correspondence, and field notes related to the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site located in the Overton Valley of Southern Nevada. The bulk of the materials are related to Mark R. Harrington's archaeological reports, journal articles, and data from sites throughout the Overton and Moapa valleys. The collection also includes materials related to the Boulder Dam Park Museum (Lost City Museum of Archaeology) located in Overton, Nevada, which housed many of the artifacts and photographs from Harrington's archaeological sites.
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Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection
Coll #: MS-00623
Date: 1956-2017
Extent: 2 boxes, 2 oversized boxes (1.97 cubic feet, 3.34 linear feet)
The Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection (1956-2017) consists of materials donated by students of Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains school event clippings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, pamphlets, photographs, and school jackets and sweaters. Additionally, the collection chronicles the lives of many students after graduation through school reunion documentation from the 1970s to 2017. The collection also includes planning files for class reunion celebrations including the 40th, 50th, and 55th reunions.
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Rhodine (George) Papers
Coll #: MS-00176
Date: Approximately 1969-1976
Extent: 2 boxes (2.0 cubic feet, 2.35 linear feet)
The George Rhodine Papers (1969-1976) document local and national United States Bicentennial celebrations, including Clark County, Nevada Bicentennial activities. The collection was compiled by Rhodine, who worked as detective secretary with the Denver Police Department and later served as the Landmark Hotel's Personnel Director in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains news clippings, correspondence, publications and articles. The collection also includes his research files documenting juvenile delinquency, equal rights amendment issues, social issues, and community service.
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River Mountains Trail Partnership Records
Coll #: MS-00796
Date: 1995-2015
Extent: 8 boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 flat file (5.66 cubic feet, 8.96 linear feet)
The River Mountains Trail Partnership Records date from 1995 to 2015 and document the planning and construction of the River Mountains Loop Trail in Clark County, Nevada. The collection contains meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, project notes, trail maps, land surveys, grant applications, photographic slides of the trail and Lake Mead, environmental assessments, ephemera from National Trails Day, trail guides, interpretive plans, and development reports.
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Rochelle Hornsby Papers
Coll #: MS-00835
Date: 1970-1986
Extent: 0.21 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Papers are comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera collected by Rochelle Hornsby about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1970s and 1980s and her involvement with Temple Beth Sholom. The papers include information about Temple Beth Sholom productions and plays as well as Hornsby's involvement with local sport leagues.
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Rockwell (Leon) Papers
Coll #: MS-00013
Date: 1829-1986 (bulk 1906-1968)
Extent: 13 boxes (6.85 Cubic Feet, 7.71 Linear Feet)
The Leon Rockwell Papers, 1829-1986 (bulk dates 1906-1968), consist of materials that document Leon Rockwell's life in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1906 until his death in 1968. Included are diaries, correspondence, photographs, postcards, Las Vegas community event programs, ledger sheets, business cards, and scrapbooks. There are a number of books, information on organizations and businesses that Rockwell owned, real estate documents, and early records of the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, of which Rockwell was an original member.
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Rodriguez (Thomas) Professional Papers
Coll #: MS-01017
Date: 1974-2020 inclusive; 1980-1999 bulk
Extent: 4 boxes and 1 oversized box (2.90 cubic feet, 3.59 linear feet)
The Thomas Rodriguez Professional Papers (1974-2020) document Rodriguez's years of work and achievements in the political, educational, and social advancement of the Latinx community in Southern Nevada. The collection contains research files on the Latinx community of Las Vegas, Nevada, newspaper articles and manuscripts written by Rodriguez, and materials from his many years of involvement and work with local organizations including the Latin Chamber of Commerce, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Hispanic Educators Association of Nevada, and the Latino Youth Leadership Conference. Materials include conference proceedings, symposium and event programs, as well as newspaper articles, correspondence, and administrative files gathered by Rodriguez over the years of researching and working within the community.
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Rogers (Jim) papers
Coll #: MS-00877
Date: 2009-2014
Extent: 2507 digital files (504.147 GB)
The Jim Rogers Papers (2009-2014) are primarily comprised of episodes of local Las Vegas, Nevada television program, Inside Nevada with Jim Rogers which aired from 2009 to 2014 on KVBC-TV (now KSNV). The collection also contains fifty-nine segments of The Dawn and Jim Show which Rogers hosted with former First Lady of Nevada Dawn Gibbons. Also included is a video of Rogers' 75th birthday party taken shortly before his passing in 2014. The collection also includes the Channel 3 showing of Rogers' "Celebration of Life" ceremony after his passing in 2014 at Artemus Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This collection is entirely digital video files.
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Roske, Ralph Papers
Coll #: MS-00313
Date: 1957-1989
Extent: 10 boxes, 1 flat file (3.93 cubic feet, 6.99 linear feet)
The Ralph Roske Papers (1957-1989) consist of Ralph Roske's book manuscripts, lecture notes, and correspondence. The collection includes extensive lecture notes on the United States Civil War, United States history, and Nevada history. It also includes Roske's research and manuscripts on Nevada, California, and the United States Civil War, as well as student papers. Ralph Roske was a professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Sandstone Ranch Collection
Coll #: MS-00871
Date: 1907-1941
Extent: 1 box (0.46 cubic feet, 0.42 linear feet)
The collection is comprised of bank statements, letters, miscellaneous papers, and photographs relating to the Wilson family from 1907 to 1941. The collection includes information about the financial aspect of the Wilson Ranch, later renamed the Sandstone Ranch, located outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes information about the personal lives of those working on the including contracts about grazing cattle, selling cattle, and appropriation of water.
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Sauceda (Apolonio) Scrapbooks
Coll #: MS-01025
Date: 1973-2010
Extent: 1 box, 1 oversized box, and 1 shared box (0.85 cubic feet, 1.56 linear feet)
The Apolonio Sauceda Scrapbooks (1973-2010) document Apolonio "Loney" Sauceda's acting career and his work with the Nevada Association for Latin Americans (NALA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two scrapbooks document Sauceda's career as an actor and contain photographs of Sauceda on set, at premieres, with other actors, and depict movie sets at well-known Las Vegas hotels and casinos in the 1980s and 1990s. Newspaper clippings accompany many of the photographs and provide details about locations, major actors, or the producers for each film. The third scrapbook is compiled of newspaper clippings that document the local Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx community and NALA events in the 1970s, ranging from political activism, labor strikes, beauty pageants, and religious gatherings.
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Sawyer (Byrd Wall) papers
Coll #: MS-00316
Date: 1893-1997 (inclusive), 1930-1970 (bulk)
Extent: 12 boxes (6.44 cubic feet, 6.51 linear feet)
Related Materials: 0256
The Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection primarily consists of Byrd's research files on Nevada from 1930 to 1970. The materials concentrate on her monograph, "Nevada Nomads," as well as her co-authored textbook, "Here is Nevada." The collection also includes speeches, journal articles, memos, research note cards and papers, correspondence, informational booklets and pamphlets, maps, photographs, audiovisual materials, and newspaper articles and clippings.
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Schofield (Jack) papers
Coll #: MS-00904
Date: 1968-2014
Extent: 1 box, 1 oversized box (1.29 cubic feet, 2.25 linear feet), 1 folder (shared box)
The Jack Schofield Papers are comprised of Dr. Jack Lund Schofield's scrapbooks, photographs, and awards from 1968 to 2014. Dr. Schofield was a Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) regent, member of the Nevada legislature, and teacher. The scrapbooks document Schofield's involvement with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Aerospace program from the 1960s to the 1990s. The awards and photographs are from NSHE and document Schofield's involvement as a regent.
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Scott, Frank Papers
Coll #: MS-00738
Date: 1940-1984
Extent: 1.55 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Frank Scott Papers date from 1940 to 1984 and contain promotional materials, photographs, and menus from the Union Plaza Hotel; University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) basketball memorabilia; and KRLR TV documentation, correspondence, and news clippings. The collection also contains a scrapbook and photographs of the re-opening of the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada
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Searchlight, Nevada City Council Meeting Minutes and Articles of Incorporation
Coll #: MS-00869
Date: 1907-1918
Extent: 1 box (0.25 cubic feet, 0.83 linear feet)
The collection is comprised of city council meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, and other materials spanning 1907 to 1918 that document the incorporation of the city of Searchlight, Nevada. Included in this collection is a bound ledger containing city council meeting minutes from January 1908 to December 1911; the Articles of Incorporation for Searchlight and the Official Act of Incorporation for Searchlight, Nevada; and correspondence and other records documenting the establishment of Searchlight as an incorporated city, establishment of a municipal election to elect public officials, and the separation of Searchlight from Lincoln County and the establishment of Clark County, which was made official in 1909 by act of the Nevada Legislature.
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Silver Slipper Scrapbook
Coll #: MS-00630
Date: 1974-1976
Extent: 2.06 linear feet, 1.33 cubic feet (1 box)
Silver Slipper Scrapbook (1974-1976) consists of one scrapbook containing advertisements announcing upcoming performers and performance reviews at the Silver Slipper Casino.
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Smith (Jack Livingston and Jacquelynn) Papers
Coll #: MS-00863
Date: 1942-2002
Extent: 3 boxes and 1 flat file (1.3 cubic feet, 4.13 linear feet)
The collection is comprise of correspondence, magazines, photographs, and brochures relating to the Nevada Test Site outside of Las Vegas, Nevada and the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico dating from 1942 to 2002. The collection was compiled by Jack Livingston and Jacquelynn Smith during their time working at various defense industry locations.
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Smith (Mike) Editorial Cartoons Collection
Coll #: MS-01047
Date: 1980-2021
Extent: 2 boxes, 80 oversized boxes (52.16 cubic feet, 106.49 linear feet), 25,724 digital files (15.300 GB, BMP, CSF, DOC, GIF, JPG, PDF, PSD, TIF, TIFF)
The Mike Smith Editorial Cartoons Collection (1980-2021) contains editorial cartoons created by Las Vegas, Nevada based cartoonist Mike Smith for the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. Materials include Smith's editorial cartoons on NASCAR and a copy of his 2003 book StockcarToons. The collection also includes Smith's personal sketchbooks and letters from fans.
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Smith, J.D. Papers
Coll #: MS-00722
Date: 1922-1972
Extent: 1.7 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
The collection is comprised of various account and appointment books dating from approximately 1922 to 1972 kept by Las Vegas, Nevadan dentist, Dr. Jay Dayton "J. D." Smith, who operated a dental practice near 1st and Fremont streets. Also included in this collection are sympathy cards to Dr. Smith's family upon his passing, copies of his obituary from the Las Vegas Sun, copies of the Las Vegas Age with a front page article on Dr. Smith's appointment as U.S. Marshal, and a copy of the book K.O. Knudson: His Life by James Monroe Harvey.
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Southern Nevada Historical Society
Coll #: MS-00205
Date: 1948-1983
Extent: 2.10 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
The Southern Nevada Historical Society Records document the management and development of the Southern Nevada Historical Society (SNHS) as well as various historical projects in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada that the society sponsored from 1948 to 1983. The records include SNHS correspondence (1951-1978), meeting minutes(1958-1983), and accounting information (1959-1980). It also contains copies of the SNHS Backtrails Newsletter, promotional material for events, membership lists, and research materials for various projects related to the history of southern Nevada and Las Vegas.
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Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Coll #: MS-00790
Date: 1941-2017
Extent: 2 boxes and 1 oversize box (1.28 cubic feet, 1.87 linear feet); 192 digital files (12.74 GB)
The collection is comprised of organizational records, photographs, event programs, and ephemera donated by members of the Southern Nevada Jewish community as part of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries’ Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Materials document the history of the Jewish community and Southern Nevada from 1941 to 2017. The collection provides information about family life, religious rituals, community events, and local businesses and organizations.
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Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive
Coll #: MS-01045
Date: 2016-2018
Extent: 30 websites (119.700 GB)
The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive contains archived websites that were captured between 2016 to 2018 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Archived websites of religious institutions and community organizations are primarily represented. The collection also includes archived websites of organizations such as Jewish Nevada, Jewish Family Service Agency, the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival, and David Magazine. Archived websites for religious institutions include synagogues such as Temple Beth Sholom, Congregation Ner Tamid, Temple Bet Knesset Bamidbar, and Pnai Tikvah.
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Southern Nevada Telephone Company Collection
Coll #: MS-00601
Date: 1957-1966
Extent: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
The Southern Nevada Telephone Company Collection documents the history of the company from 1957 to 1966. The collection includes photographs and internal publications that illustrate the company's growth and role in Las Vegas' history. It also contains a photocopy of A History of the Southern Nevada Telephone Company, 1907-1961.
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Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center Records
Coll #: MS-00733
Date: 1971-2016
Extent: 18.51 linear feet, 8.36 cubic feet (10 boxes, 2 oversized boxes, 1 shared box, and 2 flat files)
The Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center Records (1971-2016) mainly consists of correspondence, event planning documents, financial records, subject files, and newspaper clippings created by or related to the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center and the Nevada Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust. Materials document educational conferences, remembrance events, and student field trips; curriculum planning, involvement with the Clark County School District, and educational materials about the Holocaust and other related historical events; and grant and fundraising activities. The collection also includes photographs and proclamations.
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Sternberg, Gary Papers
Coll #: MS-00717
Date: 1983-2015
Extent: 12 Digital Files transferred electronically; no physical carrier
The Gary Sternberg Papers are comprised of correspondence, publications, and videos documenting Sternberg's involvement with the Las Vegas Jewish community from 1983 to 2015. Organizations represented in the collection include Congregation Ner Tamid and the Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada. Also included are digital photographs of Sternberg in 2015 wearing his Caesars Palace dealer's uniform.
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Stewart (George) personal papers
Coll #: MS-00828
Date: 1914-2014 (bulk 1930-1959)
Extent: 1.22 cubic feet, 1.98 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 oversized box)
The George Stewart Personal Papers (1914-2014) are comprised of military records and personal papers of George Stewart, a fifty-year Las Vegas, Nevada resident. The collection includes information about the Clark County Republican Party, Stewart's service in the United States Army Air Corps, and documents and photographs from Stewart's childhood in the Boy Scouts of America during the 1930s and 1940s. The collection also contains a personal scrapbook containing photographs, fliers, and memorabilia from his early education and military training. Stewart also collected menus and keychains from local Las Vegas, Nevada country clubs and casinos.
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Tabach, Barbara Collection on the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Coll #: MS-00800
Date: 1961, 2007
Extent: 1.4 linear feet (1 box), 759 digital files
The collection contains material collected by Barbara Tabach to document the final days of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (2007). Included are brief oral history audio recordings and transcripts for approximately 50 individuals who worked at or were customers of the New Frontier, as well as over 650 digital photographs of the people and the building. Also included is a digital video of the November 2007 implosion and a Las Vegas Sun newspaper clipping from September 1961 on the New Frontier.
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Taylor (Richard B.) papers
Coll #: MS-00341
Date: 1920-1993 (bulk 1956-1993)
Extent: 9 boxes (3.73 linear feet, 5.46 cubic feet)
The Richard B. Taylor Papers (1920-1993) document Richard Taylor's career and interests as a longtime Las Vegas, Nevada businessman and local historian, including his work as an executive at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino. The materials also include maps, development plans, and local publications for the Nevada communities of Laughlin and Mount Charleston, as well as publicity and promotional materials for these projects. As an amateur historian, Taylor also collected information on Las Vegas, Laughlin, and Mount Charleston.
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Temple Beth Sholom Records
Coll #: MS-00711
Date: 1945-2015
Extent: 12.5 linear feet (8 boxes, 4 oversize boxes) ; 198 digital files
The records of Temple Beth Sholom date from 1945 to 2015 and include scrapbooks, photographs, bulletins, meeting minutes, by-laws, correspondence, and publications. The collection contains documentation of the Board of Directors, the Sisterhood, the Men's Club, the history of the congregation, events held by the temple, and construction of the temple building in Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Coll #: MS-00930
Date: approximately 1965-1995
The Production Company Audiovisual Collection consists of commercials, advertising, and political campaigns from approximately 1965 to 1994 created by The Production Company, a television production company founded by Thomas “Bob” Patrick in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection consists of primarily 16 mm film and video formats such as VHS, U-Matic, Betacam, open reel, Type C, and quadruplex. The videotapes and films in this collection represent advertising and marketing for hotels and casinos, entertainment companies, politicians, and local businesses located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The Wolf of Pace e Bene Newsletters
Coll #: MS-00562
Date: 1991-2004
Extent: 0.42 linear feet, 0.37 cubic feet (1 box)
This collection is comprised of newsletters of The Wolf of Pace e Bene from 1991 to 2004. Published in Las Vegas, Nevada by Franciscan Friars, the newsletter is dedicated to the service of nonviolence.
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Underground House of Las Vegas Collection
Coll #: MS-00594
Date: 1964-2004
Extent: 2 boxes (1.3 cubic feet, 1.08 linear feet); 4 digital files (0.00103 GB)
The Underground House of Las Vegas Collection (1964-2004) consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, books, photographic prints, and digital images detailing the construction and history of Girard "Jerry" B. Henderson’s "Underground House," a Las Vegas underground dwelling completed in 1978.
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Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Coll #: MS-00397
Date: 1828-1995
Extent: 163 boxes, 55 flat files, 61 unboxed volumes (190.38 cubic feet, 196.53 linear feet)
The Union Pacific Railroad Collection (1828-1986) is comprised of the original corporate records of the Union Pacific Railroad's operations in Southern Nevada, Utah, and Southern California, particularly focusing on Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The collection documents the purchase of Stewart ranch and the construction of the original depot and town which became modern Las Vegas. The collection also contains the records of the Las Vegas Land & Water Company (LVL&W), a subsidiary of the railroad formed in 1905 to handle the railroad's land transactions. The collection contains office files, correspondence, reports, leases, various legal, governmental and financial document, the collection contains large and small format maps, architectural and engineering drawings, published technical reports, railroad operational manuals, bound legal briefs, ledgers, and payroll and receipt books. The collection also includes the personal files of Walter Bracken, the Union Pacific's special representative in Nevada and vice president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, and a paper index of the collection materials.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files
Coll #: MS-01049
Date: approximately 1837-2018
Extent: 8 boxes (30.87 cubic feet, 3.00 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files (approximately 1837-2018) contains newspaper clippings, ephemera, correspondence, and other relevant biographical information on prominent figures in Southern Nevada history and many individuals and families found in UNLV Special Collections and Archives archival collections.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files
Coll #: MS-01049
Date: approximately 1837-2018
Extent: 8 boxes (30.87 cubic feet, 3.00 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files (approximately 1837-2018) contains newspaper clippings, ephemera, correspondence, and other relevant biographical information on prominent figures in Southern Nevada history and many individuals and families found in UNLV Special Collections and Archives archival collections.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material
Coll #: MS-01042
Date: 1925-1927
Extent: 3 digital files (2.930 GB)
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material consists of three 16mm reels of moving images that depict Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1925 to 1927. The first reel depicts members of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, which was formed in 1925. The remaining footage depicts views of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Bank of Southern Nevada, First State Bank, the San Pedro, the Los Angeles, & Salt Lake Depot and Freight House, and various shops on Fremont Street including Oakes Studio, T. M. Carroll Real Estate, J. C. Penney, Las Vegas Garage, and the Las Vegas Age print shop. The footage also shows various local families and desert landscapes. This collection has been fully digitized.
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UNLV Libraries Collection on the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe
Coll #: MS-00961
Date: 1974-1990
Extent: 1 box (0.65 cubic feet, 0.54 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection on the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe (approximately 1974-1990) contain oral history transcripts of Paiute community members from approximately 1974 to 1977 and reproductions of Bureau of Indian Affairs correspondence, legal documents, annual reports, and census information regarding the area formerly known as the Las Vegas Indian Colony located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The documents contain information about the original transfer of property ownership from Helen J. Stewart to the United States, who acted on behalf of the Paiute people in 1911, the establishment of the original site location, and annual reports which include a narrative about the community, census information, and health reports of the population living in the area. The collection contains no original documents.
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UNLV Libraries Collection on the UNLV Mascot and Other University Symbols
Coll #: MS-01004
Date: 1970-2010
Extent: 1 oversized box (0.69 cubic feet, 2.08 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection on the UNLV Mascot and Other University Symbols (approximately 1970-2010) is comprised of eleven conceptual drawings of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas logos, proposed university official emblems, and mascots including “Hey Reb!".
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UNLV Libraries Collection on the UNLV Runnin' Rebels
Coll #: MS-00105
Date: 1982-1991
Extent: 1 oversized box (0.66 cubic feet, 1.35 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Runnin' Rebels (approximately 1982-1991) is comprised of materials commemorating the UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team, including a gubernatorial proclamation from Governor Richard Bryan, a poster of the Runnin' Rebels' 1982-1983 men's basketball season highlights, a color slide of President George H.W. Bush remarking on the National Collegiate Athletic Association's semi-finalist teams, and a commemorative “UNLV Rebels Final Four 1991” t-shirt.
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