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Nevada Women's Archives Records
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Records (1994-1999) are comprised of planning documents, newspaper clippings, external communication, and memoranda documenting the establishment and operations of the Nevada Women's Archives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The records primarily document collection materials from the first exhibit created using the Nevada Women's Archive.
Archival Collection
Personal papers, 1930 to 2001
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The personal papers series (1930-2001) contains Robert Woodruff’s personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, awards, certificates, newsletters, and documents concerning his community activities throughout Las Vegas, Nevada and Sedona, Arizona. Materials include a collection of Las Vegas newsletters published in 1939, including Woodruff’s own newsletter, the Town Crier. The material documenting his community activities focus primarily on the Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Commissioners in Las Vegas, but there is also a small amount from the 1938 Las Vegas Helldorado Days event. The series also contains the notes and articles Woodruff wrote while working for Riddle Scenic Tours, providing a glimpse into 1930s Las Vegas tourism.
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Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
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Jerry Morlan Professional Papers
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This collection contains material that documents the career of technology educator Jerry Morlan (1938-2000), primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bulk of the materials date between 1986-1996 and refer to Morlan's role in integrating technology into the classroom in the Clark County, Nevada School District. They include numerous letters of thanks and recommendation from schools throughout the county, as well as Morlan's professional writings and newspaper clippings related to his advocacy of vocational learning in the industrial arts. Also included in the collection is a group of photographs that visually document student projects Morlan directed during the 1980s, as well as a videocassette program from 1991 that offered an introduction to technology.
Archival Collection
Shade Tree Shelter Records
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The Shade Tree Shelter Records date from 1990 to 1996 and consist primarily of logbooks and journals compiled by the staff of the Shade Tree, a shelter for homeless and abused women and children in Las Vegas, Nevada, documenting daily activities, incidents, and residents at the shelter. The collection also includes summaries of the staff's telephone conversations, a newspaper article about Shade Tree, and fliers and brochures about social services available in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Anchor Gaming Promotional and Publicity Materials
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Anchor Gaming Promotional and Publicity Materials includes annual reports, equity reports, financial reports, newspaper clippings, press kits, and promotional materials for Anchor Gaming in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1994 to 2001.
Archival Collection
Photograph of men in a board room around a table, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1975
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, July 19, 1950
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Archival Collection
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Folger reporting that he attended a meeting on possible revisions to a water restrictions ordinance, and that he spoke in opposition to it being repealed.
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