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Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
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The Squires Family Photographs document the Squires Family and the development of the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada from approximately 1860 to 1980, with a bulk of the photographs depicting people and events from 1900 to 1950. The photographs depict the Euro-American settlement and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada; traveling and exploration of Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States; the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the Colorado River; clubs and social groups; and the Squires Family, especially prominent newspaper editor and publisher Charles Pember (C. P. or “Pop”) Squires, Delphine “Mom” Anderson Squires, and their children.
Archival Collection
Nancy Ellen Webb Williams Papers
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The Nancy Ellen Webb Williams Papers (1983 to 1996) are related to William's career as a writer. The papers include newspaper clippings, photos, fliers, and correspondence. Also included is one of Williams' books of poetry, "The Soul Side: Big Mama Remembers."
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Events, programs, publications, and artist information, 1980-1998
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The Events, programs, publications, and artist information series (1980-1998) contains documents, photographs, and newspaper articles related to events and programs developed and sponsored by the Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada (AACSN). Materials include information about fundraising events like the Masque Ball and Valentine Tea; art auctions to benefit local artists; gallery showings; teaching and learning events; and copies of Arts Alive, published by AACSN. Also included are photographs of local artists, performers and their work; the AACSN Cultural Services Directory; and information related to the development of the Neon Museum.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada Records
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Series I. Writings, 1937-1953
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The Writing Series contains all of Hazel Denton's written work, both published and manuscript (drafts for a book and college papers for example), and demonstrates her growth as a writer and the relative position of professional women in society during the time she was writing.
Denton's columns appeared in several Lincoln County newspapers from approximately 1937 to 1953. Most of this work is in the society columns "Caliente All the Time" and "While the Toast Burns." She also wrote "The Tidewater Sketches," a column that tells of her summer in Washington, D.C. attending Wilson Teachers College. Denton's book Ironing Day is included in this series along with correspondence from the publisher and handwritten drafts of the book.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Papers
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Audio recording clip of interview with Jackie Brantley by Claytee D. White, October 27, 1996
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Archival Collection
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Part of an interview with Jackie Brantley by Claytee White on October 27, 1996. Brantley explains how she became a public relations specialist for Desert Inn.
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"New Miller principal not a stranger to opening schools": Green Valley View article
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Archival Collection
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file. Copy of newspaper article regarding Kaweda Adams' (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter soror) appointment as principal to Miller Middle School
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