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Series 3. Women's Correctional Facility, 1970-2001

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Womens Correctional Facility papers (1970-2001) contains material documenting Florence McClure’s work on behalf of the women’s correctional facility that was constructed in North Las Vegas. It includes materials about the Southern Nevada Womens Correctional Facility (SNWCF) including correspondence, bids and proposals, and other site selection documents relating to the construction of the facility. The series also contains more general information on corrections and the rights of victims. Included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports and studies and drafts of Nevada legislation on corrections issues.

Archival Collection

Florence McClure Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00477
Collection Name: Florence McClure Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01112

Abstract

Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured from 2022 to 2024 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, "Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Oral History Project." Archived websites represent local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) civic and service organizations and individuals that have been interviewed as part of the oral history project. The collection includes archived websites of organizations such as the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Asian-American Advocacy Clinic, Asian Community Development Council, and Thai Culture Foundation. Archived websites of individuals represented in this collection includes entrepreneur, real estate investor, and motivational speaker Lisa Song Sutton and magician Juliana Chen.

Archival Collection

Souvenir photo cover from the Thunderbird Hotel, circa 1948

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

landscaping plans

site plans containing landscaping information, such as site grading, and location and description of plantings, sprinklers, or lighting devices

Material Type

grading plans

plans that show the ground surface of a building site or other site, generally including grade elevations and contours

Material Type

Photograph of cement plant water tanks, Hoover Dam, April 17, 1934

Date

1934-04-17

Archival Collection

Description

An image of cement plant water tanks at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site. Railroad freight cars seen in background.

Image