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Architectural drawing of concert hall and drama theater, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, exterior elevations, November 5, 1969

Date

1969-11-05

Description

Exterior elevations for the concert hall and drama theater on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, including a connecting courtyard. These buildings would become the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall and the Judy Bayley Theatre. Sheet 6 of 35. "Drawn by G.T. Checked by K.D. Job number 6828. Scale 1/16" = 1'-0". Date Nov. 5, 1969"
Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Address: 4505 S. Maryland Parkway

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City of Las Vegas map, 1952

Date

1952

Description

General information on Las Vegas and index on verso ; Copyright held by Redwood Publishing Co. ; Includes inset map of the Strip (U.S. 91 or Los Angeles Highway) ; Redwood Publishing Company

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Howard Hughes' Aviation Hall of Fame inventories and descriptions of film reels and photographs featuring Hughes, 1975 to 1976

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 532 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes (waving) seated in an automobile that was used in a parade dedicated to Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City, New York.

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Street map of the city of Las Vegas, 1954

Date

1954

Description

22 x 34 cm. on sheet 36 x 54 cm. Copyright held by Redwood Publishing Co. Includes advertisements. 1954 [ed.] Street index, map of the Strip and advertisements on verso. Map is irregularly shaped. Original publisher: Redwood Pub. Co..

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Transcript of interview with Ashley Hall by Claytee White, September 2, 2015

Date

2015-09-02

Description

Ashley Hall was born April 3, 1943 in Caliente, Nevada. After high school, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at the Nevada Test Site as a cashier and as a signalman. He later attended Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada, Reno. After college, Hall served the City of Las Vegas in significant ways. Notably, as City Manager he was instrumental in the initial development of Summerlin, Nevada. Though he has retired from local politics, he remains active as the President of the Old Spanish Trail Association and as the U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador.

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Howard Cannon Papers

Identifier

MS-00002

Abstract

The Howard Cannon Papers (1958-1988) contain the personal, administrative, and legislative papers of Howard W. Cannon, U.S. Senator from Nevada between 1959 to 1983. The collection primarily pertains to Cannon's time in office from the 86th Congress in 1959 to the 97th Congress in 1983. Materials include correspondence, speech transcripts and supporting research material, press releases, reports, memoranda, newspaper and magazine clippings, and Senate voting records. The collection also includes constituent correspondence and casework related to legislative issues such as foreign relations, social security, veterans, tax reform, labor, aviation, nuclear testing and waste, civil rights, and environmental protection.

For a detailed inventory, please contact Special Collections and Archives (special.collections@unlv.edu).

Archival Collection

The Picture Room, at Benevolent Hall. London: printed and sold by Howard and Evans, approximately 1800 to 1819

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: Box 27

Archival Component

Mark Hall-Patton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02810

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mark Hall-Patton conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 25, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Hall-Patton discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993, creating the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum, and becoming a director for Clark County Museums in 2008, just when the economic downturn caused large layoffs and a drop in visitor numbers. He also talks about how joining the television show Pawn Stars in 2009 significantly raised visitor numbers and increased visibility of museums all over the Las Vegas Valley.

Archival Collection

Photographs of March to Los Angeles: L.A. City Hall, Culinary Union, 1992 (folder 1 of 1)

Date

1992

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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