Abstract
The Las Vegas-Clark County Consolidation Records (1976-1989) consist of newspaper articles, interviews, and legislative records. Material was donated by Jim Azar from his research for a professional paper in Public Administration, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, "Blurred Boundaries and Business Licensing," which he completed in 1993.
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The Las Vegas-Clark County Consolidation Records (1976-1989) consist of newspaper articles about the consolidation, interviews with legislators, and legislative records. Material was donated by Jim Azar from his research for a professional paper in Public Administration, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, "Blurred Boundaries and Business Licensing," which he completed in 1993.
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
Material is arranged alphabetically.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Las Vegas-Clark County Consolidation Records chronicle the efforts of Mayor Jan Jones and other administrators to merge the City and County governments. A basic goal was to eliminate the duplication of services, such as flood control, health, water, and tourism departments, between the City and County. The Administrative Organization called for an eleven-member County Board to oversee all departments which would provide services on an areawide basis. Although successful in other states, consolidation of the City of Las Vegas and Clark County was defeated by the voters of Nevada in 1977 and again in the early 1990s.
Preferred Citation
Las Vegas-Clark County Consolidation Records, 1976-1989. MS-00330. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Material was donated in 1993 by Jim Azar; accession number 93-17.
Processing Note
In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Joyce Moore arranged the materials and revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.