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Las Vegas Art Museum
Corporate Body Alternate Name
Lucille Bruner founded the Las Vegas Art League in 1950 after she moved to the city from Santa Fe, New Mexico. When the City of Las Vegas bought the Twin Lakes Lodge in what is now Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas, Nevada the Las Vegas Art League requested and obtained three buildings in which to teach and display art. The Art League became the Las Vegas Art Museum (LVAM) n 1974.
The Las Vegas Art Museum relocated to the Sahara West Library and Fine Art Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1997. They remained in operation until 2009.
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Los Angeles office files of H. I. Bettis, 1901 to 1941
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Scope and Contents
The Los Angeles office files of H. I. (Horace Ingersoll) Bettis series (1901-1941) contains material relating to the establishment of Las Vegas, Nevada and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company; materials related to the Empire Construction Company that built the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad line; and financial information and accountancy materials created by the railroad's general auditor, H. I. (Horace Ingersoll) Bettis.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Personal papers, 1940 to 2009
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Scope and Contents
The personal papers (1940-2009) sub-series consists of Warren’s elementary, junior high, high, and junior college academic papers. The sub-series also consists of family correspondence and photographs, genealogy reports, employment applications, and student papers from Elizabeth von Till Warren.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Friends of Big Springs, 1952 to 2001
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Scope and Contents
The Friends of Big Springs (FOBS) records (1952-2001) sub-series contains meeting notes, brochures, financial records, grant applications, archaeological survey reports and environmental impact statements pertaining to the location of U.S. Highway 95.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Boulder City, Nevada scaled down subdivision plat maps: includes Villa Del Prado, Lake Terrace, Eagle's Nest, Lakeview Sites, Lake Mead Villas, Lewis Homes, La Dolce Vita, Mountain Vista, Marina Highland Estates, Casa Boulder, la Mancha, Panda Homes, Lake Mountain Estates, and Laketree, 1967 to 1979
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
Box/Folder: Flat File 01 (MISSING), Flat File 02 (MISSING)
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Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center Records
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Abstract
The Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center Records (1971-2018) mainly consists of correspondence, event planning documents, financial records, subject files, and newspaper clippings created by or related to the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center and the Nevada Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust. Materials document educational conferences, remembrance events, and student field trips; curriculum planning, involvement with the Clark County School District, and educational materials about the Holocaust and other related historical events; and grant and fundraising activities. The collection also includes photographs and proclamations.
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Slide of the New Deal Pub and its neon sign, Elko, Nevada, circa 1940s
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Slide of Towne House Motel, Elko, Nevada, circa 1958
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