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Slide of downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Colorado River, circa 1932
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Archival Collection
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Dr. Kevin L. Wright oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Kevin L. Wright conducted by Claytee D. White on July 28, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Dr. Kevin Wright discusses his childhood in Las Vegas and the influential women who have mentored him throughout his life. He talks of his education at the Gilbert Magnet School for Communications & Creative Arts in Las Vegas, his current professional pursuits as a part-time instructor in the College of Education, and his community involvement as a member of both Alpha Phi Omega and the National Service fraternities. Dr. Wright also shares his employment history within University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he previously worked in departments related to residential life, student activities, TRIO Training Institute programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Service), student affairs, student diversity, and leadership.
Archival Collection
Report, Flood control in the Moapa Valley, circa 1934
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Archival Collection
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Narrative describing the construction of a spillway in the Meadow Valley Wash by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken and Robert B. Griffith (Las Vegas), May 25, 1945
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Archival Collection
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Notice from the state engineer that Robert B. Griffith and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company were both being called to a hearing to discuss their conflicting applications.
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