Every month, Special Collections and Archives showcases some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for March.
Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers, approximately 1952-1990. MS-01224. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Thomas A. Turner finding aid.
- The Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers (approximately 1952-1990) consist of structural engineering plans, calculations, and correspondence for a variety of construction projects Turner worked on as a founding partner of the firm Jack Miller and Associates (JMA). The projects include hotels and casinos, municipal buildings, commercial businesses, and private residences throughout Clark and Nye counties, with the majority located in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.
- Subjects: Engineering; Structural engineering; Boulder City (Nev.); Nye County (Nev.); Las Vegas (Nev.)
Photographs of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2020. PH-00428. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Response to COVID-19 finding aid.
- Photographs of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada (2020) are comprised of digital images captured by Aaron Mayes, UNLV Special Collections and Archives Curator for Visual Materials, to document what quarantine measures and restrictions to tourism, business, and everyday life in the Las Vegas Valley looked like in the spring and summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included are images of the Las Vegas Strip, Downtown Las Vegas, local businesses, parks and outdoor recreation spaces, celebrations and events, and Lied Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
- Subjects: digital photographs; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Las Vegas Strip (Nev.); Business enterprises -- Nevada -- Las Vegas; Tourism -- Nevada -- Las Vegas; Casinos; Parks; Social distancing (Public health)
William M. Moore Papers, approximately 1970-2025. MS-01226. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete William M. Moore finding aid.
- The William M. Moore Papers (approximately 1970-2025) contain correspondence, property reports, agreements, and survey maps and plans related to the Valley View Acres development near Pahrump, Nevada. Other materials included in the collection are Moore's tax returns, Spanish Trails Country Club newsletters and directories, Utah Shakespeare Festival brochures, and three unlabeled 8mm films.
- Subjects: Real estate development; Pahrump (Nev.); Las Vegas (Nev.)
