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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies Records
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The collection is comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies administrative records, memoranda, and correspondence dating from 1966 to 2006. The collection includes information about UNLV's department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies from its inception at Nevada Southern University, its transition to UNLV, and research initiatives the department has undertaken.
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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George Clayton
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Transcript of interview with Bertha Gresh by James M. Green, November 1, 1974
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On November 1, 1974, collector James M. Greene, interviewed widow and mine leaser, Bertha Gresh (born August 29th, 1883, in Cedarburg, Wisconsin) in her home in Nelson, Nevada. This interview covers early mining days, Bertha’s personal history, and the history of Nelson County. She also discusses her art, social activities, and the prizes she won as a visual artist in Nevada.
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Photo Album
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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie B. Clayton
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Fayle Family Photographs
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The Fayle Family Photographs depict the Fayle Family in Southern Nevada and California from 1888 to 1990. The photographs primarily include family photographs of Leonard Fayle, Anna Louise Trapnell Fayle, Leonard Fayle’s parents George Fayle and Jean Henderson Fayle, Leonard Fayle’s siblings George Arthur Fayle and Jean Nevada Fayle, and Leonard and Anna Fayle’s children Jane and Edward Fayle. The photographs also depict the Nevada towns of Las Vegas, Goodsprings, and Jean, including railroad operations, mining, milling, and hauling freight. The collection includes a leather-bound photograph album containing images of the Fayle Family and the Yount Family.
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Photo Album
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Miners with and without Dust Arrester: postcard
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Information on the composition of magnesite
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Photograph of Mohawk Mine and surroundings, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Caption: Mohawk Mine Goldfield, Nev. early 1900s. Railroad station to the rear and left.
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