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UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files (MS-00547)

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files (approximately 1855-2020) represent a wide variety of subjects relating to Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding region. Materials include newspaper clippings, documents and fliers, brochures, reports, and website printouts. The files include information about national organizations with local Nevada chapters, prominent individuals and families, popular locations, and general topics relating to Southern Nevada history.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1855 to 2021

Extent

47.95 Cubic Feet (74 boxes)
40.08 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents Note

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files (approximately 1855-2020) represent a wide variety of subjects relating to Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding region. Materials include newspaper clippings, documents and fliers, brochures, reports, and website printouts. The files include information about national organizations with local Nevada chapters, prominent individuals and families, popular locations, and general topics relating to Southern Nevada history.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See

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on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials are in rough alphabetical order by subject.

Preferred Citation

UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files, approximately 1855-2020. MS-00547. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were periodically collected by UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2019-013.

Processing Note

In 2020 and 2021, Autumn Bassett, Miguel Dominguez, and Violet del Toro Paz rehoused the collection and created an inventory list. In 2021, Sarah Jones entered the data into ArchivesSpace and created the finding aid.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00547

Finding Aid Description Rules

Describing Archives: A Content Standard
English