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Men in a fishing boat on the Colorado River near Murl Emery's trout camp at Eldorado Canyon, approximately 1931-1936

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 05

Archival Component

Laralee Nelson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01372

Abstract

Oral history interview with Laralee Nelson conducted by Claytee D. White on April 20, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Oral History Project. Nelson discusses her career as a cataloger at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries from 1982 to 2010. She also discusses witnessing monumental changes in the library such as changes in leadership, a move from the old Dickinson Library to the new Lied Library, and the impact of the technology on the campus.

Archival Collection

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

Date

1891-06-06

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.

Text

Dan Nelson Interview by Jackie Nelson, 1985 June 15

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File

Archival Collection

Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment
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Collection Number: MS-00384
Collection Name: Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Brad Nelson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03282

Abstract

Oral history interview with Brad Nelson conducted by Stefani Evans on October 30, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Nelson recalls planning various parcels, the village of Silver Springs, the village of Fox Ridge, the Fountains, and the Green Valley Athletic Club. He discusses the Green Valley ethos of planning for a good quality of family life by making space for churches, schools, and parks; providing a variety of housing price points, public art, working with homeowners' associations, and Single Point Urban Interchanges (SPUIs).

Archival Collection

Lawrence Nelson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01373

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lawrence Nelson conducted by John Turner on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Nelson discusses the history of early Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about the Old Mormon Fort, the importance of railroads in Las Vegas, and the construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

Archival Collection

Letter and envelope from May [Bunker?]. Bunkerville, Nevada to John M. Bunker Eldorado Canyon, Nevada

Date

1895-01-21

Archival Collection

Description

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

Text

Nelson, Roy, Nelsons Gaels Group, 1987 June 19

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Frank Mitrani Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 07

Archival Component

Photograph of Alfred L. Nelson, 1976

Date

1976

Description

A portrait of English Department Chairman Alfred L. Nelson at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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

Date

1891-05-23

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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