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Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Photograph Collection (PH-00086)

Abstract

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Photograph Collection (approximately 1970-1979) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints and some corresponding negatives. The images portray exterior and interior views of Southern Nevada libraries, including Las Vegas-Clark County public libraries, the Boulder City, Nevada Public Library, and the Henderson, Nevada Public Library on Water Street. Also included are images of building murals, ribbon cutting ceremonies, and patrons at Las Vegas, Nevada public libraries, as well as trailers serving as libraries and bookmobiles in Las Vegas.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1970 to 1979

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 hanging folder and 1 shared box of negatives)
0.10 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Photograph Collection (approximately 1970-1979) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints and some corresponding negatives. The images portray exterior and interior views of Southern Nevada libraries, including Las Vegas-Clark County public libraries, the Boulder City, Nevada Public Library, and the Henderson, Nevada Public Library on Water Street. Also included are images of building murals, ribbon cutting ceremonies, and patrons at Las Vegas, Nevada public libraries, as well as trailers serving as libraries and bookmobiles in Las Vegas.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by material type.

Biographical / Historical Note

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (LVCCLD) is the library system that services Clark County

in Southern Nevada, including the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The LVCCLD was established as the Clark County

Library District in 1964. As of 2020, the LVCCLD is comprised of twenty-five branch libraries around Clark County.

Related Collections

The following resource may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Records, 1971-1996. MS-00817. Special Collections and Archives,

University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Photograph Collection, approximately 1970-1979. PH-00086. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1979 by the Clark County Library District; accession number 79-143.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Ryan DiPaolo wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00086

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