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Film transparency of atomic explosions at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

The view of an atomic explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada. Established on January 11, 1951, the Nevada Test Site was also formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds.

Image

Springdale, Nevada: photographic print

Date

Unknown year in the century of the 1900s

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.K. Miscellaneous

Image

Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

Identifier

MS-00818

Abstract

The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records (approximately 1950-2008) consist of oral histories collected by University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of History for the Nevada Test Site Oral History Project. The collection includes digital audio recordings of interviews, print and digital transcripts, and a small selection of digital video recordings. Some interviews have also been supplemented with photographs, letters, scientific articles, brochures, news clippings and ephemera about the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada assignments

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hank deLespinasse Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00454
Collection Name: Hank deLespinasse Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Cynthia Ortiz Collection on Election Campaigns in Nevada

Identifier

MS-00058

Abstract

The Cynthia Ortiz Collection on Election Campaigns in Nevada (1967-2006) is comprised of published campaign materials for candidates running for office locally, regionally, and state-wide in Nevada. Other materials include Democratic National Party publications regarding general political issues, scrapbooks, and election campaign ephemera such as T-shirts, pins, and bumper stickers.

Archival Collection

Poll Tax Receipt for Esmeralda County, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00038

Abstract

The Poll Tax Receipt for Esmeralda County, Nevada is dated 1915 and consists of one poll tax receipt from Esmeralda County, Nevada. The receipt was issued to Oscar Enonin.

Archival Collection

Wild horses at the Nevada Test Site: photographic print

Date

1945-19-82

Description

Small herds of wild horses roam the higher elevations of the Nevada Test Site.

Image

Geologic map of the Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Grounds Area, Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada, 1952

Date

1952

Description

'At top of map: ' United States Department of the Interior. Geological Survey.' ' Bulletin 1021, Plate 32.' At bottom of map: 'Geology by Donald E. Hibbard and Mike S. Johnson, 1952.' 'Base from USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Service, April 1952.' 'Interior--Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. MR-3767.' Scale 1:63,360 (W 116°10--W 115°55/N 37°15--N 36°40)
Geological Survey bulletin, 1021

Image

Postcard of Rhyolite, Nevada, 1908

Date

1908

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Lucy B. Lane stands in the center of the group. This was taken in front of the business which her husband, J. R, Lane, conducted. He sold hay, grain, and gas and oil. Rhyolite, Nevada." Handwritten on the front of the image: "Miss Osborn, Mrs. Nall, Lucy, Miss Derry, Mrs. Carkudio, child; Rhyolite, Nevada, 1908."

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education Records

Identifier

UA-00003

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education Records (1956-2012) document the creation of the College of Education at Nevada Southern University (NSU) and later the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from approximately the mid-1950s through the 1970s. The records include faculty meeting minutes, bylaws, reports, and program information. The collection includes administrative records kept by former faculty member, Dr. John Dettre, that date from the 1970s through the 1980s detailing the establishment and growth of the College of Education at UNLV. Also included are photographs from the 1982 Lilly Fong Excellence in Student Teaching Awards and oral history interviews conducted by Jerry Landwer, Professor of Sports Education Leadership, of faculty members and administrators who helped establish UNLV in the 1950s and 1960s. Also included is a scrapbook of photographs documenting faculty, staff, and student assistants at various events held by the Department of Educational Psychology & Higher Education from the 1980s.

Archival Collection