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Agenda for Catholic Conference of Social Welfare in California, guest speaker Robert Fahey, 1965 April 26

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Item

Archival Collection

Elmer R. Rusco Collection on Ethnicity and Race in Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00196
Collection Name: Elmer R. Rusco Collection on Ethnicity and Race in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 1

Archival Component

"Collecting Family History": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1988 (year approximate) to 1989 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black families in the United States and family reunions.

Text

Caral Burris (Women's Lobby, Inc., Washington, D.C.), opening keynote speaker, 1977 June 17

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File

Archival Collection

Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00069
Collection Name: Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Biographical information on keynote speakers Harry Reid, Shelley Berkley, and Bernie Thompson, approximately 1999 to 2002

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada Records
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Collection Number: MS-00791
Collection Name: Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

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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#71540: The Barrick Lecture Series featuring speaker John Quinones on May 8, 2017, 2017 May 08

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Item

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01

Archival Component

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

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Research Files

Identifier

MS-00916

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Research Files is a collection of materials that date between approximately 1900 and 2019. The collection mainly consists of materials relating to conferences and expositions, gaming research files, and gaming technology and equipment catalogs. The conference and exposition materials include registration books, pamphlets, and printouts. The gaming research contains annual reports from different casinos and universities, as well as newspaper clippings and website printouts. The subject files are organized by state or international location, and contain clippings, printouts, and pamphlets related to different aspects of gaming. Gaming technology companies, software, and equipment catalogs are also found within the collection. The collection also contains DVDs, tapes, and several books on gaming practices as well as newspaper clippings, brochures, and documents related to problem gambling.

Archival Collection