Abstract
The Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Collection (1921-1979) contains materials relating to the Las Vegas High School graduating class of 1929. Materials include a scrapbook with photographs, pamphlets, fliers, and newspaper clippings from the thirtieth, fortieth, forty-fifth, and fiftieth reunions, as well as poster boards and oversized photographs from the 1920s.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Collection (1921-1979) contains a scrapbook with photographs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and fliers related to the Las Vegas High School graduating class of 1929. Materials date back to the 1920s and continue into the 1970s with items from the thirtieth, fortieth, forty-fifth, and fiftieth reunions. The collection also includes a guest book for the 50th reunion, poster boards of student and faculty photographs, and two oversized photographs of the 1921 Las Vegas Grammar School class and 1929 Las Vegas High School class, which contain many of the same students.
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 alphabetically.
Biographical / Historical Note
Las Vegas High School is the oldest ongoing school in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school dates back to at least the early 1900s, undergoing a number of location and name changes over the course of its history. Originally known as the Clark County School in 1902, the school's first official building finished construction in 1905 at the corner of 2nd street and Lewis Avenue. This location burned down on October 29, 1910, and in 1911, it was rebuilt on 4th Street and Lewis Avenue. In 1917, the first Las Vegas High School was created next door on 4th Street and Clark Avenue. By 1930, the growing population of the city led to the construction of a new building on 7th street and Bridger Avenue, which is today known as the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas. In the early 1930s, Las Vegas High School adopted its mascot the Wildcat. The first Las Vegas High School building at 4th Street and Clark Avenue burned down on May 24, 1934, but by that time it was converted to be a part of the Las Vegas Grammar School, today known as the Historic Fifth Street School. The current location of Las Vegas High School is at 6500 East Sahara Avenue, and it continues the traditional namesake and mascot of the historic school.
Sources:
"History of the School."
"Las Vegas High School, History."
Preferred Citation
Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Collection, 1921-1979. MS-00632. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1979 by Yvonne L. Bartlett; accession number 1979-210.
Processing Note
In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Billy Marino rehoused and arranged the materials, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.