The California files (1941-2019) sub-series consists largely of research files, reprints, sketches, site survey reports, and correspondence pertaining to Fort Irwin, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, the Mojave Desert, and Joshua Tree National Park. The files also contain Warren’s research files on the San Dieguito and La Jolla complexes. Files from Warren’s work at California universities such as the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) are included as well.
Archival Collection
Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00906 Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers Box/Folder: N/A
Oral history interview with Florence Smith conducted by her grandson, Sam Smith, on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Smith discusses the police department for Las Vegas, Nevada and crime in the city. She describes employment levels, the ease and difficulty of finding work, and where someone can find jobs. Smith talks about raising her children and federal government ownership of land in Nevada.
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Sign on the left reads: "NOTICE vehicles transporting explosives STOP 1000 ft. ahead use telephone for instructions". Sign on the right reads: "Unauthorized explosives prohibited on the Nevada Test Site".