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Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Identifier
MS-00648
Abstract
The Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada contains reports, publications, legal files, project proposals, journal articles, financial reports, photographs, and maps concerning transportation policy and water usage in Southern Nevada from 1980 to 2014. The collection contains documents from organizations including the Regional Transportation Commissions of Clark County and Southern Nevada, the Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management, Clark County Comprehensive Planning, the Urban Land Institute, the City of Las Vegas Neighborhood Services Department, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and the Las Vegas Valley Water District.
Archival Collection
Janeene Anderson's record about the photograph collection: note
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Ray W. Baldwin Photograph Collection (PH-00194) -- Inserted sheet with information included with album pages.
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Tom Hribar Collection of Nevada Southern University Memorabilia
Identifier
MS-01012
Abstract
The Tom Hribar Collection of Nevada Southern University Memorabilia (1965-1967) is comprised of newspaper clippings, programs, and publications primarily created by the Confederated Students of Nevada Southern (CSNS) that were collected by Tom Hribar, the former student body president of Nevada Southern University (NSU). Publications include student handbooks and directories. Also included are copies of publications such as
Archival Collection
Mid-century women's clothing collection, 2007-2016
Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents
Includes outfit and accessories inventory as of 2015, policies and guidelines for donations to clothing collections, de-accessioned items.
Archival Collection
Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
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Collection Number: MS-00836
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
Box/Folder: Box 04
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
Box/Folder: Box 04
Archival Component
Barbara Raben Collection on the Las Vegas Jewish Community
Identifier
MS-00655
Abstract
The Barbara Raben Collection on the Las Vegas Jewish Community (1976-2018) is comprised of materials collected by Barbara Raben that document her personal life and her involvement with the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community, specifically the Hadassah Southern Nevada Chapter and the Jewish Family Service Agency (JFSA) of Clark County, Nevada. Hadassah and JFSA records consist of photographs and programs from events held by the organizations. Materials also document Raben's business, The Candy Factory, and her connections to the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning.
Archival Collection
University Libraries Special Collections Reception: photographic print
Date
1990-11-22
Archival Collection
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. Identified from left to right: Alice Brown, unidentified woman, Dorothy Winter, Nellie Bunch, and Beda Cornwall.
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Loretta Bowman Collection of Clark County Clerk Records
Identifier
MS-00385
Abstract
The Loretta Bowman Collection of Clark County Clerk Records (1912-1997) contain documents collected by Clark County Clerk Loretta Bowman during her time in office. Materials include court proceedings, signed agreements and contracts, appointments to public offices and related correspondence, denials of cases involving battery on police officers, affidavits for birth certificates, and criminal peace bonds. The majority of the materials are oaths of office and the related surety bonds for government officials.
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining
Identifier
MS-01209
Abstract
The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining (1905-1921) contains documents, financial records, and customer correspondence from various mining companies operating in Southern Nevada during the early 20th century. Key figures and mining operations represented in the collection include Charles Sprague, Benjamin Gill, Hugh Brown, Earl Rinker, and the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company. Also included is a 1905 panoramic photograph entitled "Rose & Palmer's Teams" taken by Ramsey and Pierce in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of women in Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1975
Date
1975-12
Archival Collection
Description
Ruth Ferron, a Las Vegas pioneer, and her daughter Shirley Swanson are donating the Ferron-Bracken photo collection to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Special Collections. Ms. Kepper, Special Collections curator, looks on. Typed description provided with image: "Ferron-Bracken Photograph Collection - December 1975, L-R: Ruth Ferron; Anna Dean Kepper; Shirley Ferron Swanson. William and Ruth Ferron came to Las Vegas in 1916-1917 where William Ferron bought several drugstores. Already estabished as a prominent pharmacist and businessman, Ferron in 1920 was elected Las Vegas' third mayor. In 1975 his widow, Ruth, donated the Ferron-Bracken photographs. Containing several hundred photos dating from as early as 1903, these are among the oldest pictures of Las Vegas in existence."
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