Abstract
The Maichle Family Films (approximately 1950-1959) consist of eight 8mm films made by Elizabeth and Robert E. Maichle during their life living in Southern Nevada. The films depict life at the Maichle ranch near the intersection of South Pearl Street and Tropicana Avenue, where they raised their son, Robert W. Maichle. The films also depict trips to Death Valley, Lake Mead, and parts of northern Nevada.
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The Maichle Family Films (approximately 1950-1959) consist of eight 8mm films made by Elizabeth and Robert E. Maichle during their life living in Southern Nevada. The films depict life at the Maichle ranch near the intersection of South Pearl Street and Tropicana Avenue, where they raised their son, Robert W. "Bob" Maichle. Bob Maichle later owned and operated Nevada Auto Parts, taught classes at UNLV, was an Environmental Scientist programmer for Lockheed Martin, and was on the Board of Directors of Nevada Wild Life Federation. The films also depict trips to Death Valley, Lake Mead, and parts of northern Nevada.
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Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.
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This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Dolly Jorgensen, acknowledged that they held no copyrights in the donated material when they transferred ownership of Maichle Family Films (MS-01189) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
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Maichle Family Films, approximately 1950-1959. MS-01189. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1sj61
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Materials were donated in 2024 by Dolly Jorgensen, on behalf of the Maichle estate; accession number 2024-095.
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In 2024, Sarah Jones accessioned the collection, rehoused the film reels, and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
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Acquired by Aaron Mayes, Visual Materials Curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives' holdings in Las Vegas history.