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William Fulton Papers (MS-01056)

Abstract

The William Fulton Papers (1993-1996) contains Fulton's research files used in writing his book, The Reluctant Metropolis: the Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles. The materials primarily consist of newspaper clippings that cover stories on the growth of Los Angeles residents moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, water, economic development, and the master planned community of Summerlin. The majority of newspaper clippings are from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Sun. The materials also include reports on economic and housing development in Southern Nevada as well as drafts of the book's Chapter 12, "Cloning Los Angeles" which discusses the growth of Las Vegas throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

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Date

1993 to 1996

Extent

0.92 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.83 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents Note

The William Fulton Papers (1993-1996) contains Fulton's research files used in writing his book, The Reluctant Metropolis: the Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles. The materials primarily consist of newspaper clippings that cover stories on the growth of Los Angeles residents moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, water, economic development, and the master planned community of Summerlin. The majority of newspaper clippings are from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Sun. The materials also include reports on economic and housing development in Southern Nevada as well as drafts of the book's Chapter 12, "Cloning Los Angeles" which discusses the growth of Las Vegas throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

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 remain in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

William Fulton is an urban planner who has previous held roles as the mayor of Ventura, California and Director of Planning & Economic Development for the city of San Diego, California. Fulton is the author of five books including The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles. As of 2021, Fulton is the Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University.

Source:

"Bill Fulton," National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, Accessed October 7, 2021. https://www.neighborhoodindicators.org/partners/directory/bill-fulton

Preferred Citation

William Fulton Papers, 1993-1996. MS-01056. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by William Fulton in 2021; accession number 2021-075.

Processing Note

In 2021, Tammi Kim minimally processed the collection during accessioning and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Subjects

Urban Planning -- Las Vegas -- Nevada
Summerlin (Nev.) -- History
Water resources development--Nevada
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History

Collection Type

Manuscript collections

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS01056

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