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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Calvin M. Cory, March 17, 1947

Date

1947-03-17

Archival Collection

Description

The city asked the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. to either fence or place Las Vegas Creek in a culvert, and Bennett was asking if they were obliged to do so.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), February 4, 1923

Date

1923-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

Since the water company was experiencing many consumer complaints, Mr. Bracken suggested pumping the sand from at least one of the springs in an attempt to increase flow.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), March 7, 1929

Date

1929-03-09

Archival Collection

Description

Walter Bracken reporting to Fred Knickerbocker on the water situation on properties recently purchased by T. J. Lawrence.

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Report on total measurements of all water available in Las Vegas, 1934

Date

1934

Archival Collection

Description

Report showing the decreased amount of water available from the Las Vegas Springs from 1931 to 1934. R-11 written in red at head of report.

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D. Kenneth Richardson Papers on the Hughes Aircraft Company

Identifier

MS-00581

Abstract

The D. Kenneth Richardson Papers on the Hughes Aircraft Company (1950-2011) contains correspondence, speeches, photographs, Hughes Aircraft Company executive meeting notes, and various publications from Hughes Aircraft Company and other aeronautical companies. Also included are published papers written by Richardson and a productivity study published by the Hughes Aircraft Company.

Archival Collection

Kim Sisters Scrapbooks and Clippings

Identifier

MS-00633

Abstract

The Kim Sisters material date from 1959 to 1966 and 1983. It consists of two scrapbooks and one folder of photocopied materials containing newspaper clippings about the appearances of the Kim Sisters muscial group throughout the United States as well as Italy, Germany, and Spain. It also includes two record album sleeves.

Archival Collection

Citizen Alert Records

Identifier

MS-00415

Abstract

Citizen Alert is a Nevada-based environmental organization established in 1975 in response to Yucca Mountain being considered as the repository for the nation's nuclear waste. The records in the collection date from 1971-1999, with the bulk of the records from 1988-1996 and focused on issues of concern to Southern Nevada. The collection includes a large subject and administration file containing the organization’s mailings, fliers and newsletters regarding environmental issues and events, newsletters of other environmental organizations, press releases and brochures from a number of government agencies, and newspaper clippings on specific environmental topics. The collection also contains a number of environmental reports from federal, state, and local agencies as well as a number of conference and activist packets.

Archival Collection