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Searchlight, Nevada City Council Meeting Minutes and Articles of Incorporation (MS-00869)

Abstract

The collection is comprised of city council meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, and other materials spanning 1907 to 1918 that document the incorporation of the city of Searchlight, Nevada. Included in this collection is a bound ledger containing city council meeting minutes from January 1908 to December 1911; the Articles of Incorporation for Searchlight and the Official Act of Incorporation for Searchlight, Nevada; and correspondence and other records documenting the establishment of Searchlight as an incorporated city, establishment of a municipal election to elect public officials, and the separation of Searchlight from Lincoln County and the establishment of Clark County, which was made official in 1909 by act of the Nevada Legislature.

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Date

1907 to 1918

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.83 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The collection is comprised of city council meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, and other materials spanning 1907 to 1918 that document the incorporation of the city of Searchlight, Nevada. Included in this collection is a bound ledger containing city council meeting minutes from January 1908 to December 1911; the Articles of Incorporation for Searchlight and the Official Act of Incorporation for Searchlight, Nevada; and correspondence and other records documenting the establishment of Searchlight as an incorporated city, establishment of a municipal election to elect public officials, and the separation of Searchlight from Lincoln County and the establishment of Clark County, which was made official in 1909 by act of the Nevada Legislature.

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 the order they were received.

Preferred Citation

Searchlight, Nevada City Council Meeting Minutes and Articles of Incorporation, 1907-1918. MS-00869. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2017 by Harry Reid; accession number 2017-153.

Processing Note

Material was processed in 2017 by Tammi Kim during accessioning. A custom box was created by the Preservation Lab, and Tammi Kim wrote the finding aid.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00869

Finding Aid Description Rules

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