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Mandalay Bay is seen through a gate where flowers and name tags honoring the 58 people who were killed during a 2017 mass shooting were placed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival grounds, looking southwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-10-03

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. To honor the second anniversary of the shooting, various items were left at the site.

Image

Websites and Tweets collected via twarc, 2017 to 2018

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

The websites archived in this series represent a sampling of the most frequently shared links on Twitter using the keyword “vegas” between September 29 and October 7, 2017. The series also includes Tweets from individual and news media accounts that were publicly available. Links to web content were selected from a list generated from twarc, a command line tool and Python library for archiving Twitter JSON data. Websites primarily represent mainstream and alternative news media sites, both domestic and foreign.

Archival Collection

Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00866
Collection Name: Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Twain McLeod Estates, 1982 April 29

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: floor plans, redlining, preliminary sketches, exterior elevations, process drawings, interior elevations, index sheet, framing plans, foundation plans, roof plans, building sections, finish/door/window schedules, construction details, site plans and electrical plans.

This set includes drawings for Charles McHaffie (client).

McLeod Drive and Twain Avenue (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 574

Archival Component

Photograph of an archeological excavation at Willow Beach, Arizona, circa 1950

Date

1948 to 1952

Description

Black and white image of men at an archeological excavation at Willow Beach near Lake Mohave. Standing at the left is H.O. Watts.

Image

Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01045

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive contains archived websites that were captured between 2016 to 2018 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Archived websites of religious institutions and community organizations are primarily represented. The collection also includes archived websites of organizations such as Jewish Nevada, Jewish Family Service Agency, the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival, and David Magazine. Archived websites for religious institutions include synagogues such as Temple Beth Sholom, Congregation Ner Tamid, Temple Bet Knesset Bamidbar, and Pnai Tikvah.

Archival Collection

Letter from H. P. Myton to J. Ross Clark, February 23, 1904

Date

1904-02-23

Archival Collection

Description

In letter, H.P. Myton suggests that the railroad entrusts the development of Las Vegas to him. He outlines his experience and asks to be considered for the job.

Text

Nellis Air Force Base: Dining Hall, 1987 August 14

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: index sheets, floor plans, site plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, building sections, geotechnical sheets, vicinity maps, landscape plans, utility plans, wall sections, topographic survey maps, grading plans, equipment plans, exterior perspectives and interior perspectives.

This set includes drawings by Delta Engineering, Inc (engineer).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 120

Archival Component