Abstract
The Dorothy Keeler Papers (1811-1977) document early Las Vegas history, the life and career of former United States Mint director Eva Adams, and contain images of the Western United States and Southern Nevada in the 1930s. The collection contains clippings on the history of Las Vegas and early Las Vegas weddings as well as photographs documenting the Keelers' travels throughout the Western United States and the construction and dedication of Hoover Dam.
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The Dorothy Keeler Papers (1811-1977) document early Las Vegas history and the life and career of Eva Adams, director of the United States Mint from 1961 through 1969. Keeler held the position of Chief Deputy Clerk in Clark County, Nevada and issued many marriage licenses. The collection contains materials about early Las Vegas celebrity weddings as well as general Las Vegas history. It also contains extensive clippings about Eva Adams, who taught at Las Vegas High School in the 1930s. The collection also includes family correspondence and photos. A photo album documenting the Keelers' extensive travels throughout the Western United States and the construction and dedication of Hoover Dam offers excellent images of automobile travel, the American West, and Southern Nevada in the 1930s.
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Collection is open for research.
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Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Dorothy Keeler (1900-1976) served as the Chief Deputy County Clerk in Clark County, Nevada in the 1930s. In this position, she issued many marriage licenses to Hollywood celebrities and others who came to Las Vegas to get married. Born Dorothy Alice Vandewerkern in Otego, New York, she married Charles Keeler in Reno, Nevada in 1927. The couple relocated to Las Vegas where Charles Keeler worked for Frank Garside at the
Preferred Citation
Dorothy Keeler Papers, 1811-1977. MS-00195. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1978 by Charles D. Keeler; accession number 78-33.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Angela Moor revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2017 pulished the ArchivesSpace finding aid.