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Joshua Abbey Papers

Identifier

MS-00820

Abstract

Collection is comprised primarily of files from approximately the early 1980s to 2017 detailing Joshua Abbey's theater and film career; his involvement with environmental efforts in Southern Nevada such as the Citizens Against Nuclear Waste in Nevada (CANWIN); and his involvement with the Jewish community in Las Vegas, including the Jewish Film Festival, the Jewish Federation, Temple Beth Sholom, and other organizations. The collection also includes information about the Jewish Community Center from the 1950s and a file on the film production of The Brave Cowboy, a novel written by his father, Ed Abbey.

Archival Collection

Chart, Comparative statement of water produced at Las Vegas for June and July in years between 1931 and 1938, June 9, 1938

Date

1938-06-09

Archival Collection

Description

Water production from five months between 1931 and 1938

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Memo about weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells, May 18, 1938

Date

1938-05-18

Archival Collection

Description

A delegation from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and local and state agencies was present to take weir water measurements from Las Vegas springs and wells.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for November 1941 and 1942, December 2, 1942

Date

1942-12-02

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in November in 1941 and 1942.

Text

Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for March and April of 1942 and 1943, April 30, 1943

Date

1943-04-30

Archival Collection

Description

Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in March and April in 1942 and 1943.

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Human Rights Proclaimed press release from the Clark County School District, December 9, 1983

Date

1983-12-09

Description

Press Release titled "Human Rights Proclaimed" from the Clark County School District.

Text

Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00866

Abstract

The collection is comprised of captured websites and Twitter data related to the mass shooting that occured at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 1, 2017. Captured websites are primarily comprised of articles and news stories from local, national, and international news media outlets. Websites were captured periodically from 2017 to 2018. The collection also includes Twitter data associated with the October 1 shooting that were captured via concurrent queries to the Twitter API for all Tweets containing the term “vegas” occuring September 29, 2017 to October 7, 2017. Also included are files containing tutorials for how to curate and analyze Twitter data which reference the 1 October Twitter dataset for illustrative purposes.

Archival Collection

Photograph of John E. Myers at College Park, Las Vegas, December 1965

Date

1965-12

Description

North Las Vegas councilman John E. Myers inspecting sidewalks at College Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. Myers had walked eight miles to inspect the new project.

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