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Poster of the cover of Sunset magazine, May 1903

Date

1903-05

Description

Poster of the cover of Sunset magazine, May 1903

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Nixon, George Stuart, 1860-1912

George Stuart Nixon (1860-1912) was a United States Senator from Nevada during the early 1900s. Nixon was born on April 2, 1860 on a farm close to Newcastle, California. He received his early education from public schools within California and helped with the farm until the age of nineteen. Nixon eventually found work for a railroad company and decided to study telegraphy. Nixon moved to Nevada in 1881, working as a telegraph operator for the Carson and Colorado Railroad for three years.

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Transcript of interview with Juanita Kilburg by Vincente C. Camacho, March 7, 1981

Date

1981-03-07

Description

On March 7, 1981, Vicente C. Camacho interviewed accounting clerk, Juanita Kilburg (born September 25th, 1923 in Los Angeles, California) on the second floor of the UNLV Dickinson Library. Kilburg explains how her family first moved to Southern Nevada and her father’s ties to the railroad. She then goes on to explain the growth of the military and Nellis Air Force Base. The interview concludes with a discussion on her work with the American Legion service organization.

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UNLV University Libraries Collection on Techatticup Mine

Identifier

MS-00734

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Techatticup Mine (1914-1923) is comprised of administrative and financial records associated with the Techatticup Mine, located in Clark County, Nevada south of Nelson, Nevada. The administrative documents include business reports, prospectuses, and assays. Administrative documents also include foreman reports, insurance records, warehouse inventories, correspondence, and notes relating to equipment, food, employment, and taxes. Financial records include account balances, payroll, purchasing records, statements, bills, receipts, and company vouchers.

Archival Collection

Interview with Dale Fraser, March 2, 2005

Date

2005-03-02

Description

Narrator affiliation: General Manager, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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Edith Giles Barcus Family Papers

Identifier

MS-00206

Abstract

The Edith Giles Barcus Family Papers document the lives and work of three related individuals who lived in Goldfield, Nevada: noted mining engineer Edwin S. Giles who settled in Goldfield in 1907, his daughter Edith Giles who was raised in Goldfield, and Clyde Barcus, also a mining engineer, who came to Goldfield in 1923 and married Edith Giles soon thereafter. The papers date from 1848 to 1979 and document the business and personal lives of two generations of the Giles-Barcus family in Goldfield and Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes: property, commercial, financial, and mining records; mining and engineering reports; notes on minerals; correspondence; and photographs of the family, Goldfield, and travel shots of the western United States.

Archival Collection

Kate Jackson portrait in the desert: photographic print

Date

1905 (year approximate)

Description

Kate Jackson, the sister-in-law of Blanch Jackson, poses for a portrait in the desert, circa 1905.

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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, December 9, 1976

Date

1976-12-09

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Interview with Helen Marguerite (Troester) Draper, June 24, 2004

Date

2004-06-24

Description

Narrator affiliation: Paymaster, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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