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Transcript of interview with David Broxterman by Dr. David Emerson, October 24, 2007

Date

2007-10-24

Description

Need for engineering school explained; reluctance of engineers to stay in Vegas if education was not available; need for Air Force association to support program; FRGE group formed (Foundation for Resource Gains through Engineering); members included Bill Becker, Bob Gore; working with Nevada Association of Counties; media campaign. Gaining support of regents; mention of regents Lily Fong and Jack McBride; convincing legislature to support southern as well as northern school; engineering advisory council at UNLV; support from UNLV President Goodall; vice president of PEPCON on board; mention of Bob Weber, head of Nevada Professional Engineers Organization, and June Whitley, officer in telephone company. Personal background in military; need for technically trained professional engineers; currently administrative manager for Clark County School District (CCSD); time spent at Pentagon and TAC; graduate of Air War College; U. of Colorado for postgraduate degree in education; undergraduate work done at U. of California, Sacramento; tour in Vietnam; opinions on more rigidity in examination of instructors; opinions on negative and positive motivation for learning. Coming to Las Vegas; retiring from Air Force, 1981; formed private company, Logistics Technology Incorporated, to do hazardous materials work; hired to set up hazmat program for CCSD; stayed on to manage CCSD building program; currently creating energy-efficient mechanisms for schools; looking at alternative energy sources; working on green building certifications; many employees are graduates of UNLV engineering school. Maintenance of solar panels; working with Nevada Power; opinion of aesthetics of windmills; comments on efforts by FRGE to start engineering college; more comments on support from media, chamber of commerce, Nevada Development Authority, Nevada Association of Counties, university regents; passing reference to Runnin' Rebels; further mention of Bob Gore, Bill Becker, Fred Lewis, Tom Harden of PEPCON, and Hughes Summa Corporation.

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Photograph of people planting first tree in the courthouse park, Las Vegas in March 1911

Date

1911-03

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photo taken by C. P. Squires on the occasion of planting the first tree in the courthouse park, Las Vegas, Nevada. Date, March 1911, as near as can be fixed. The building shown at left is the first Clark County Court House (now used for Las Vegas City Library) which had been constructed by popular subscription by Las Vegas Business men as promised by them during the county division campaign in 1908-1909. This building provided sufficient quarters for the county offices for five years, following which, the present court house was built. Persons shown, so far as their identity can be remembered are: holding the tree- Ed W. Clark and using the shovel is Judge E. J. L Taber. Others, left to right: Charlie Ronnow, Judge W. R. Thomas, unidentified, unidentified, Bob Dillon, Frank A. Stevens, Harley A. Harmon, and Dr. Roy W. Martin.

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Topographic map of groundwater in the southwest quadrangle of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1985

Date

1985

Description

'Las Vegas Area Map 3Bf.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey.' ' Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, Nevada.' Scale 1:24,000 (W 115°15´00?--W 115°07´30? / N 36°07´30?--N 36°00´00?). Series: Las Vegas area map ; 3Bf. Urban area maps. Las Vegas area map ; 3Bf. Relief shown by contour lines and spot heights. Title in right and left margins: Las Vegas SW quad : ground water. Title on publications list on Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology website: Groundwater map of the Las Vegas SW quadrangle. Series: Urban area maps [Las Vegas area map] from list of publications on Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology website. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Letter (envelope missing) from Laura Lyman. Parowan, Utah to Mary Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1895-04-14

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached. Laura's last name "Lyman" is not included in letter or title, but there is correspondence with previous letter and location of Parowan, Utah. 

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UNLV University Libraries Collection of Posters

Identifier

MS-00852

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Collection of Posters is comprised of posters featuring Southern Nevada with a focus on Las Vegas, Nevada, collected by the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. The material dates between 1891 and 2002, with the bulk of the material dating between 1940 and 2002. The collection includes posters of movies filmed in Las Vegas, casino marketing and advertisement posters, newspaper clippings, political rallies and campaign advertisement posters, and event promotions.

Archival Collection

Agreement to sell mining claims and water rights

Date

1924-07-01

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from "Legal Records" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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Nutrition student preparing smoothies for athletes, football and softball: digital photographs

Date

2016-07-08

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Kevin Dunegan/Allied Health Sciences

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