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Roy and Lucina Waite oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Roy and Lucina Waite conducted by Bernard Timberg on January 15, 1974 and January 30, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The Waites' discuss life in Las Vegas, Nevada when it was primarily a mining town, and how much the people, community, and environment changed as the population grew.
Archival Collection
Kiel, Conrad
Conrad Kiel was an early settler of southern Nevada who moved to the state in 1871 and owned Kyle Ranch (an alternate spelling of his surname) in modern day North Las Vegas, Nevada. Conrad Kiel was born February 26, 1907 in Union City, Pennsylvannia and migrated to southern Nevada to operate a saw mill in Kyle Canyon near Mount Charleston and a ranch in North Las Vegas, Nevada that sold goods to the miners in the area. Conrad Kiel passed away at his ranch on January 3, 1894 at the age of 86.
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Corbett, Carol
Historical researcher Carol Corbett moved to Las Vegas in 1969. She earned an Associate of Science Degree in data processing at Community College of Southern Nevada and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration/Finance at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She owned her own consulting firm specializing in archival management. Corbett was formerly an archivist for the Women's Archives in the Special Collections Department at UNLV, and a systems analyst and Assistant County Recorder.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 17, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, approximately 1927 to 1982, 1930-1940
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The Las Vegas, Nevada photographs depict the city of Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1927 to 1982. The photographs primarily depict the city from 1930 to 1940 and largely focus on unemployed workers seeking jobs on the Hoover Dam project, hotels and casinos, and sporting events. The sporting events show professional boxers and professional wrestlers, including boxers Ace Hudgens and Jack Dempsey, and wrestlers George Batalis (or George Paulus), Leo Papionis (or Leo Papinao), and Ira Dern. The items described include photographic prints and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Stewart family real estate documents
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Archival Collection
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Stewart family real estate documents
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National Organization for Women artwork and ephemera, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Zine, artwork, and magazine for the National Organization for Women (NOW).
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Organizational material, 1996
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Women's History Project Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Press releases, 1996
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Women's History Project Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component