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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 17, 1985
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County agent project progress report, Domestic water supply for Bunkerville and Mesquite, November 1, 1939
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Archival Collection
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Wells drilled previously were not sufficient to solve area water problems. Wittwer recommended consulting with the United States Geological Survey and State Engineer before any more wells were drilled. Report signed by John H. Wittwer as County Extension Agent. Project Number: State Office No. 282, Clark Co. No. 22. Name of Project: Domestic water supply for Bunkerville & Mesquite.
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Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane
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The Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane consists of blueline print reproductions of sheets created between 1941 and 1950 containing schematic engineering design drawings pertaining to the aircraft's rudder and flight control system assembly and installation. Types of drawings include full body perspective diagrams, structural sections, elevations, and plans.
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Maria LaCavera Papers
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The Maria LaCavera Papers (1947-2017) contain the papers of professional dancer Maria LaCavera. The collection documents the career of LaCavera dancing in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Flamingo Hotel in 1947, and the Last Frontier Hotel in 1949 as one of the Ramona Girls dancing in the Danny O'Neil Varieties Act. Materials include photographs of LaCavera and other Ramona Girls, newspaper clippings, correspondence, LaCavera's American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) employment contracts, Fabulous Las Vegas magazines, and hotel receipts. Other items of note include photographs of the 1949 Helldorado parade, a Frontier Hotel Ramona Room menu, and Frontier Hotel ephemera. There is also a copy of a self-published biography of LaCavera, written by her daughter-in-law Kristin Meyer entitled From Bon-Air to the Last Frontier. The collection also contains the digital images used to illustrate the book.
Archival Collection
Correspondence, Thomas Toland to Levi Syphus
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 2, 1992
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Philip Wymer Allen, August 26, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Jo Mueller by Claytee White, August 26, 2011
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Jo Ann and Hal Mueller arrived in Las Vegas in 1956 when he accepted a meteorologist position. In addition to raising their two children, Jo was active in PTA, worked for Weight Watchers, and was a volunteer with League of Women voters. She tells the story of meeting Hal and their whirlwind romance to the altar, moving to the Caroline Islands and eventually choosing Las Vegas over Seattle as their next career assignment. Las Vegas became their permanent home and Jo reflects on life and experiences here.
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