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University Libraries Special Collections reception: photographic print

Date

1990-06-21

Description

From the Beda and C. Norman Cornwall Photograph Collection (PH-00248) -- Beda Cornwall reception held at University Libraries Special Collections at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Standing from left to right: Blanche Zucker, Beda Cornwall, Seymour Newmark, Florence Mlynarczyk, Melina Cristostomo, and Shirley Allison.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection

Identifier

MS-00436

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) University Libraries Menu Collection consists of menus from restaurants, events, and travel excursions dating from 1852 to 2010. It includes menus from throughout the United States, with the majority of menus coming from Las Vegas, Nevada and Southern California. It also contains materials from many countries as well as travel menus from passenger rail travel, cruise liners and ships, and airlines. The collection also includes dining ephemera consisting of dining guides, food service trade information, and other materials related to restaurants.

Archival Collection

University Libraries Special Collections Reception: photographic print

Date

1990-08-06

Description

From the Beda and C. Norman Cornwall Photograph Collection (PH-00248) -- Beda Cornwall reception held at University Libraries Special Collections at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Former members of the Citizens' Library Association seated from left to right: J. A. Tiberti, Nellie Bunch, Beda Cornwall, Laura Belle Kelch, Sherwin "Scoop" Garside, Clarabelle Decker , Harold Erickson, and Anna Dean Kepper.

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Photograph of UNLV Special Collections, July 29, 1987

Date

1987-07-29

Description

Description provided with image: "L-R Mary Lou Williams, sister of the late Nanelia Doughty; Norton Williams; Susan Jarvis, Special Collections Librarian. The occasion is donation of papers of the late Nan Doughty to UNLV Special Collections. July 29, 1987." Another description provided on an accompanying sheet of paper: "[July 29, 1987, L-R: Mary Lou Williams; Norton Williams; Susan Jarvis]. Currently being processed, the Nan Doughty Collection, donated by her sister, Mary Lou Williams, contains a century's worth of correspondence from the Bradford-Shockley family. The Bradords and Shockleys were intimately involved in mining and land development in Nevada, New Mexico, California, and Oregon, and had been New England shipbuilders in the early 19th century. May Bradford Shockley was the United States' first female surveyor: her letters detail life in Tonopah, Nevada in the early 1900s. her husband, mining engineer William Shockley, traveled the world, and his correspondence describes, among other places, life in and around Candelaria, Nevada in the 1880s. The collection also includes hundreds of early Nevada photographers, mining documents, and maps."

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UNLV University Libraries Collection on Hoover Dam

Identifier

MS-00713

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Hoover Dam dates from 1935 to 1937 and consists of black-and-white photographs of the construction of Hoover Dam in Nevada. The collection is an artifical collection created by UNLV Special Collections and Archives staff. The photographs document early construction of the Hoover Dam to images of the dam at completion. The collection also contains photographs of construction workers.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Poster Collection

Identifier

UA-00050

Abstract

Collection is comprised of posters collected by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Special Collections and Archives from 1974 to 2010. The collection primarily includes posters about events and exhibits hosted by UNLV Special Collections and Archives. Also included are posters for other UNLV events including: theatrical events, sporting events, colloquiums, choral productions, and events where UNLV was a partner.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional Civic Plans

Identifier

MS-01203

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional Civic Plans (approximately 1940-1978) contain a variety of civic plans and area maps related to various projects within UNLV Special Collection's collecting region.

Archival Collection

Tournament Collection, 1990s-2000s

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00574
Collection Name: Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Aspire Collection, 1990s-2000s

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00574
Collection Name: Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Dream Collection, 1990s-2000s

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00574
Collection Name: Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component