Kate Hausbeck Korgan was raised and educated in Buffalo, New York. In 1995, after receiving her doctorate in sociology from University of Buffalo, her job search brought her to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It was a great fit and she tells of falling in love with the school, the city, and the John S Park Neighborhood. Kate retells the story of the house where she and her family reside. It's original owners were the Gambles who built the house in 1936. It was the second house built in the neighborhood and is the only inhabited adobe house in the city. The house is located on the fringe of John S. Park Neighborhood, about a block off the Strip. Though the location creates traffic that she doesn't like, it is not enough to cause her to move. She describes the newer generation of residents and the changes as the number of school aged children increased. Kate's perspective includes what she describes as the ebb and flow of the community, the beginning of First Fridays, the

This group of letters and memoranda deals primarily with United States' relations in the Middle East, including Syria, Israel and Palestine.

Group of floor statement transcripts from Shelley Berkley regarding veterans' facilities.

Correspondence and petition from Shelley Berkley, initiated by third graders in Southern Nevada, to recognize women suffragists with a designated holiday.

Group of letters and documentation regarding health care opportunities and initiatives in Nevada, including Medicare and immunization and cancer screening programs.

Selected correspondence and documentation for fiscal appropriations for transportation, police and construction projects in Southern Nevada requested for 2002.

Group of photographs show Shelley Berkley (nee Levine) with her parents, and on the occasion of her wedding with Dr. Lawrence Lehrner.