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L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Identifier
PH-00100
Abstract
The L. F. Manis Photographs contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting Southern Nevada from approximately 1900 to 1969, with a bulk of the materials dating from 1930 to 1940. The photographs primarily depict the construction, dedication, and various parts of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, including the dam's upstream and downstream faces, intake towers, spillways, bridges, crest, outlet works, visitors' accommodations, and powerhouse. The photographs also depict Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam, and the Colorado River, which is dammed by the Hoover Dam. The photographs also include views of desert landscapes in the Southwestern United States, including in Nevada, Arizona, and Southern California. Also depicted in the photographs are the cities of Las Vegas, Nevada and Boulder City, Nevada, including prominent buildings like hotels, casinos, government buildings, and train depots.
Archival Collection
Fossil collection, 1924
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Collective Bargaining, 1983
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs Records
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Collection Number: UA-00023
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs Records
Box/Folder: Box 083
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs Records
Box/Folder: Box 083
Archival Component
Total collected, 1910
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company Records
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Collection Number: MS-00007
Collection Name: San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company Records
Box/Folder: Box 13
Collection Name: San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company Records
Box/Folder: Box 13
Archival Component
Water Service Collections (1 of 2)
Date
1949 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company
Text
Collection system valuation, costs
Date
1949 to 1951
Archival Collection
Description
Collection system valuation, costs
Text
Michael Circuit Menu Collection
Identifier
MS-01164
Abstract
The Michael Circuit Menu Collection (1989-2019) contains menus from restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada, both free standing and located in casinos. The menus were collected by Michael Circuit, a local real estate agent and businessman who had originally collected the menus to decorate the walls of a restaurant he had planned on opening but did not come to fruition. This collection is minimally processed.
Archival Collection
Anthony M. Valentino Erotica Collection
Identifier
MS-00568
Abstract
The Anthony M. Valentino Erotica Collection (1950s-1990s) contains homoerotic drawings, stories, photographs, ephemera, and magazine articles collected and created by Valentino. This collection provides insight into gay erotica and pornography dating from the mid- to late- twentieth century.
Archival Collection
Louise Meehan Collection of Memorabilia
Identifier
MS-00309
Abstract
The Louise Meehan Collection of Memorabilia contains memorabilia from both the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and various Las Vegas, Nevada hotel and casinos from 1953 to 1984. Materials were collected by Meehan, who was a "change girl" at the Boulder Club.
Archival Collection