The Vicki Cassman Faculty Papers and UNLV Memorabilia (approximately 1980-2004) are comprised of commemorative University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) memorabilia and papers pertaining to UNLV's 25th and 40th anniversaries as well as a 30th anniversary video tape for the Moyer Student Union. The collection also contains papers from the Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies history project (ANT 410/610) commemorating UNLV faculty member Claude Warren. The memorabilia in the collection includes a commemorative mug, golf ball, playing cards, and a media kit for the Sam Boyd Stadium and the Thomas & Mack Center.
This collection contains material that documents the career of technology educator Jerry Morlan (1938-2000), primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bulk of the materials date between 1986-1996 and refer to Morlan's role in integrating technology into the classroom in the Clark County, Nevada School District. They include numerous letters of thanks and recommendation from schools throughout the county, as well as Morlan's professional writings and newspaper clippings related to his advocacy of vocational learning in the industrial arts. Also included in the collection is a group of photographs that visually document student projects Morlan directed during the 1980s, as well as a videocassette program from 1991 that offered an introduction to technology.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Foundation Records (1981-2013) primarily contain photographs, slides, negatives, and proof sheets from Foundation events, fundraisers, and projects. The collection also contains VHS copies of interviews and newscasts pertaining to the UNLV Foundation, annual dinner programs and invitations, and various publications created by the Foundation. The UNLV Foundation is located on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a nonprofit organization that seeks and manages gifts to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
A black and white image of the Board of Clark County Commissioners. From left to right, the men present are Esq. District Attorney Roland H. Wiley; Commissioner Harold J. Stocker; Chairman George T. Hanson; County Auditor and Recorder David Farnsworth; Commissioner E. F. Davison; and County Clerk Lloyd S. Payne. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Alexander Road and Cheyenne Avenue.
The Clark County High School girls' basketball team poses outside of a house. Later the school was renamed Las Vegas High School. The seated girl with the ball in the middle of the photo is identified as Louella Frances Wengert (Ham). The other girls from the basketball team are (left to right): Rose Coughlin (Ullom), Clara Pauline Kiernan, Wanda Lorene Ball (Moser), Florence Bishop, Gladys Leola Boggs (Marshall).
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Silverado Ranch Boulevard and Coronado Center Drive.
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Washington and Stewart Avenues.
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Tropicana Avenue and Russell Road.