Abstract
The Paul May Photograph Collection (1969) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints. The images primarily depict Nevada Assemblyman Paul May alongside Nevadan senators and congressmen, including Senator Paul Laxalt. Other images are portraits of May.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Paul May Photograph Collection (1969) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints. The images primarily depict Nevada Assemblyman Paul May alongside Nevadan senators and congressmen, including Senator Paul Laxalt. Other images are portraits of May.
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 as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Assemblyman Paul W. May, Jr. served in the Nevada Legislature from 1966 until 1984. May was born in Hot Springs, Virginia on January 2, 1928. In 1943, he and his family moved to North Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, May spent three years in the United States Army. Following his military service, he worked as a real estate agent and broker and as a lobbyist for the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada. May chaired the Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation for six of the ten sessions he served.
May was also involved in numerous community organizations, such as the Las Vegas Elks, American Legion, North Las Vegas Township Democratic Club, the Air Force Association, and the Masons. May died on November 14, 2000.
Source:
"The Eighty-Ninth Day," Nevada Legislature, accessed November 21, 2017. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/Journal/Assembly/Final/aj089.html.
Preferred Citation
Paul May Photograph Collection, 1926. PH-00279. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1976; accession number 77-191.
Processing Note
In 2020, as a part of archival backlog elimination project, Ryan DiPaolo wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.