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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

A twilight view of the James R. Dickinson Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

The reference desk at the James R. Dickinson Library located at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

The interior view of James R. Dickinson Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Map showing home-site lands in the Las Vegas Valley, 1955

Date

1955

Description

Scale [1:84,269. 1 in. to 1 1/3 miles] ; 1 map : col. ; 57 x 50 cm. on sheet 89 x 59 cm ; Cadastral map ; Gives definition of township, section and acre ; Relief shown by form lines and spot heights ; Shows private land, land classified for small tracts, leased land, vacant Federal land, section numbers, number of acres in each homesite and purchase price of tract ; "From your Congressman Cliff Young."--stamped on map ; Southern Nevada Home-Siters

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Housing and Residential Life Records

Identifier

UA-00105

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Housing and Residential Life Records (1959-2020) is comprised of photographs and records from the Office of Housing and Residential Life (HRL) for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs, negatives, videos, and scrapbooks documenting various residential life events sponsored by the Residence Hall Association (RHA). Also included are informational booklets on housing and residential life at UNLV and issues of Living UNLV, the newsletter for UNLV residents. Residential life leadership and orientation training materials for HRL staff members are also represented in the collection.

Archival Collection

Nevada CURE files, approximately 1998 to 2009

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Records in this series are comprised of administrative and research files documenting the formation of Nevada CURE as an organization and the creation of the Spartacus Project Report from approximately 1998 to 2001. Materials include correspondence between Mercedes Maharis and various individuals, such as attorneys in Nevada representing inmates on legal cases, as well as organizations, such as the Nevada Department of Prisons. Records in this series also includes copies of inmate medical records and copies of the Spartacus Project Report. This series also includes copies of the Las Vegas Tribune which contain specific articles about issues related to the Nevada prison system.

Archival Collection

Nevada CURE Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00799
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Generalized geological map of the Boulder Reservoir floor and adjacent areas, 1936

Date

1936

Description

At top of map: 'Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol. 47. Longwell, Pl. 21.' Scale [ca. 1:190,080. 1 in. to approx. 3 miles]. Published as plate 21 in Longwell's Geology of the Boulder Reservoir floor, Arizona-Nevada (1936). Includes a cross-section.

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James Hulse Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00133

Abstract

The James Hulse Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada contains photographs and postcards from Pioche, Nevada from 1905 to 1951. The photographs primarily depict the town, mining operations, and the Lincoln County Courthouse. The photographs also depict the town during a fire in 1947, the Power & Electric company, several buildings in the town, and Main Street.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada Women's Softball Collection

Identifier

MS-01120

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Women's Softball Collection (1951-1952) contains photographic prints and negatives depicting a southern Nevada women's softball team. The team was sponsored by Wilson's Texaco Station in Boulder City, Nevada, and the women played in regional games in both southern California and southern Nevada. Photographs in the collection show the team practicing at Peterson Field in Boulder City, and celebrating and spending time together at the Mt. Charleston Lodge. The collection also contains copies of personal accounts written by team member Orpha Alveta Bowman (McBride), who recalls the prejudice some of the lesbian members faced from local community members. The originals of these handwritten accounts are held in MS-01099.

Archival Collection

Black and white compilation of Goldfield, Nevada: postcard

Date

1905-06

Description

Black and white postcard from Goldfield, Nevada composed of a compilation of images. The images on the postcard are as follows, Row One: Goldfield, Nev., Gold Hill, Nev., George WingField '06. Row Two: 20 mule team early days, Bacon and two unidentified men, a Northern bar. Row Three: Goldfield, Nev. From A. E. Livingstone. 1905-06.

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