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Nevada State Board of Education Questions for the Examination of Teachers

Identifier

MS-00036

Abstract

Nevada State Board of Education Questions for the Examination of Teachers (1894) consists of a single test booklet from the Nevada State Board of Education containing questions to test the knowledge of teachers. The test includes questions from subjects such as physiology, reading, orthography, geography, and United States history.

Archival Collection

Earthquake epicenter map of Nevada, December 1964

Date

1964-12

Description

Scale 1:1,000,000 (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°). Title in upper right margin: Earthquake epicenter map ; "Nevada earthquake epicenters for the period from about 1852 to 1961 are plotted on the accompanying map." ; "Contour interval 1,000 feet." ; "Supported by grant no. AF-AFOSR-62-285 of the Air Force of Scientific Research." ; "December 1964." ; "Base from NBM Map 17." ; "One million scale set." ; Includes bibliographical references ; Includes text and index. Nevada Bureau of Mines, University of Nevada

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Center Street in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Night time view of Center Street in Reno, Nevada. Shown are the Palace Club, Bank Club, and Hotel Golden.

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Photographic slide of Harrah's float in a parade in Carson City, Nevada, October 31, 1963

Date

1963-10-31

Description

A view of a Nevada Day centennial parade procession. An orange, white, and blue float reads, "Harrah's" and "99 Years of Nevada Entertainment."

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 25th commencement program

Date

1988-05-22

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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Newsletter clipping honoring College of Southern Nevada Foundation Legacy of Achievement Award Honoree Theron Goynes, circa 2010

Date

2010

Description

Newsletter clipping honoring College of Southern Nevada Foundation Legacy of Achievement Award Honoree Theron Goynes, circa 2010. A clipping taped to the title reads "Theron & Naomi Goynes Education Scholarship."

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Letter and envelope from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to John M. Bunker, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada

Date

1891-05-11

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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State of Nevada, County of Clark

Date

1954

Description

State of Nevada, County of Clark

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Generations of the Shoah - Nevada Records

Identifier

MS-00720

Abstract

The Generations of the Shoah - Nevada (GS-N) records (approximately 2001-2020) are mainly comprised of meeting notes, correspondence, fliers, event programs, speeches, planning documents, scrapbooks, exhibit panels, and educational materials created by GS-N president Esther Finder and collaborators in the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community and the international Holocaust education and remembrance community. The collection also includes personal stories of Holocaust survivors and their families, which are recorded in virtual books, publications, videotaped interviews, and Las Vegas, Nevada filmmaker Brett Levner's videos: Holocaust Survivors Reflect and Passing the Torch.

Archival Collection

The Sundowner Hotel in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Sundowner Hotel in Reno, Nevada. One of the area's largest, features complete hotel and casino facilities in the heart of downotwn Reno.

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