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Leonard E. "Pat" Goodall oral history interview
Identifier
OH-02071
Abstract
Oral history interview with Leonard E. "Pat" Goodall conducted by Patrick Carlton on April 18, 2002 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Goodall relates his early years in Warrensburg, Missouri and speaks at length about his Rotary Club activities. Next, he gives an overview of his education and subsequent university teaching career before he transitioned to university administration. He tells how he applied and was was hired to become president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1979. He explains his thoughts and ideas for the institution, and highlights particular projects that he believes greatly benefit the institution, including the construction of the first engineering building, the first business school, and the Thomas & Mack Center. He then describes his career as a university professor after stepping down from the presidency in 1984 and his retirement in 2000.
Archival Collection
Yucca Mountain Environmental Safety Reports Collection
Identifier
MS-00786
Abstract
The Yucca Mountain Environmental Safety Collection (1970-2011) consists of reports and impact studies collected by Clark County's Nuclear Waste Division library for documenting Yucca Mountain's potential health and safety risks to Southern Nevada. The reports contain documents pertaining to potential environmental, health, financial, and safety risks from the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, which is located in Nye County, Nevada. The collection contains scientific and social studies in support of and opposition to the site. The bulk of the collection includes licensing reports, site selection studies, and impact studies from transporting, storing, and handling radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering 33rd commencement program
Date
1996-05-11
Archival Collection
Description
Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Identifier
MS-00906
Abstract
The Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers (1916-2021) are comprised of the personal and professional papers of anthropologist Claude N. Warren and historical preservationist Elizabth von Till Warren. The materials in this collection primarily consist of research files, maps, and drawings on various archaeological and historical preservation projects in southern Nevada of which they both were involved. This collection includes field notes and surveys from archaeological projects such as the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. Records on von Till Warren's involvement with the Old Spanish Trail Association, Southern Nevada Historical Society, and historic preservation work around southern Nevada are represented. Also included are Robert H. Crabtree's archaeological research files, a colleague of Claude Warren who bequeathed his professional files to him upon his death.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawings of rest rooms at Zion National Park, Utah, floor plan, elevations, sections and details, December 12, 1925
Date
1925-12-12
Archival Collection
Description
Floor plan, elevations, sections and details of rest room building at Zion National Park, Utah, as constructed. Sheet 1, Job no. 351, date 12/12/25, rev. 1/10/26. "Revised April 9, 1930. Drawing made as constructed." "Recommended by D. R. Hull per T.C. Unit, Landscape Eng. N.P.S. Approved by Stephen T. Mather, Director, N.P.S." Scale: 3/4"=1'-0". "Dr. by A.P.B. Tr. by Brown. Ch. by P.R. Gage."
Site Name: Zion National Park (Utah)
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