Abstract
The Mildred J. Heyer Photograph Collection consists of four black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1905 to 1940. The photographs depict early Las Vegas, Nevada street scenes, an irrigation pump, and Liberty’s Last Stand, a prominent saloon in Nevada during Prohibition.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Mildred J. Heyer Photograph Collection consists of four black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1905 to 1940. The photographs depict early Las Vegas, Nevada street scenes, an irrigation pump, and Liberty’s Last Stand, a prominent saloon in Nevada during Prohibition.
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 original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Mildred J. Heyer was a teacher and librarian in Las Vegas, Nevada. She taught at John S. Park school and was a member of the Nevada Library Association. In 1962, Governor Grant Sawyer named Heyer as the Nevada State Librarian, a position she held until her resignation in 1970. She was an active member of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and was an advocate for books and reading throughout Las Vegas and the state of Nevada.
Source:
“New State Librarian.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 21, 1961.
Preferred Citation
Mildred J. Heyer Photograph Collection, approximately 1905-1940. PH-00199. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1981; accession number 81-91.
Processing Note
In 2020, Landon Paljusaj entered the data and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.