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Report, Civilian Conservation Corps work on the flood menace in Southern Nevada, after 1935
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Archival Collection
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Summary of the flood control work performed by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the Moapa Valley
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Letter from Arthur Maguire (Los Angeles) to W. H. Comstock, March 9, 1918
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Archival Collection
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Letter describing how the company had spent nearly $4000 on pipeline maintenance and still it leaked badly. Maguire recommends replacing 4000 feet of pipeline.
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Letter from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), January 25, 1903
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Archival Collection
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McWilliams' handwritten letter of his water measurements on the Las Vegas Ranch and his resolving of discrepancies with other measurements.
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Application for permit to use Las Vegas streets and alleys for water mains and pipe lines, November 1929
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Archival Collection
Description
Original application by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company submitted to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas for permit to use the city streets and alleys for water mains and pipe lines. Date on cover is November 11, 1929. Signed and dated by F. H. Knickerbocker, vice president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company on November 23, 1929.
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Memo from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) after receiving a letter from Alan K. Browne (San Francisco), January 7, 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas Valley Water District needed a recognized financial consultant to help them with their bond issue
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Signed offer from the Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase all water production lands, facilities, and rights owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and subsidiaries, August 25, 1952
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Archival Collection
Description
Signed offer by several officers and directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District to the Union Pacific and Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Companies and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to purchase water production facilities and rights in Las Vegas.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten notes on page 1: Except rooming house office & furniture
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to C. H. Bloom, March 9, 1929
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Archival Collection
Description
Details for contracts for industrial connections to pipelines owned by the railroad.
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, April 3, 1929
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Archival Collection
Description
Consideration of adding a line for fire protection to protect new leases in a new industrial area and how users would be charged.
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Martha C. Knack and Omer C. Stewart Research Papers on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
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The Martha C. Knack and Omer C. Stewart Research Papers on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe contains materials collected by Stewart and Knack as research for their 1984 book,
Archival Collection
John Vergiels Political Papers
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The John Vergiels Political Papers (1964-1997) contain the professional files from John Vergiels' career as a Nevada State Assemblyman and Senator. The papers cover a broad range of his activities in office, including committee work and dedication to issues such as education, finance, transportation, government affairs, commerce, labor, and care for people with disabilities. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, bill drafts and summaries, supporting materials for bills and voting issues, and correspondence from individual and organizational constituents.
Archival Collection