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UNLV Libraries Collection of Political Ephemera (MS-00995)

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Political Ephemera (1913-1974) contains political material collected by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.

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Date

1913 to 1974

Extent

0.29 Cubic Feet (1 oversized box, 2 flat files)
2.71 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents Note

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Political Ephemera (1913-1974) contains political material collected by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.

The collection includes one certificate signed by President William Howard Taft promoting Sidney S. Da Costa to the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Philippine Scouts, a commemorative plate from the 1956 State of California Republican National Convention, and voting ballots from the 1974 New Hampshire Senate elections.

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 chronologically.

Preferred Citation

UNLV Libraries Collection of Political Ephemera, 1913-1974. MS-00995. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were periodically collected by the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2019-139.

Processing Note

In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Jimmy Chang rehoused the materials, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00995

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