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Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada

Identifier

PH-00362

Abstract

The Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada depict various construction projects near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1954 to 1967. The photographs primarily depict the construction of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Other projects include buildings for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Nevada Club, a hangar for Nellis Air Force Base, the Las Vegas Courthouse, the Chancellor Apartments in Las Vegas, and a highway interchange.

Archival Collection

Soroptimist International of Henderson/Green Valley Chapter Records

Identifier

MS-00359

Abstract

Soroptimist International Henderson/Green Valley Chapter Records from 1980 to 2004 include meeting minutes, programs, photographs, conference materials, promotional material for various fund raisers, awards, and a gavel.

Archival Collection

Lamont Patterson Papers

Identifier

MS-00454

Abstract

The Lamont Patterson Papers date from 1955 to 1996 and document the career of William “Lamont” Patterson (1916-1997), a jazz columnist for the Las Vegas Sun. The collection includes drafts of newspaper columns, professional correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, radio program transcripts, concert programs, and ephemera relating to Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, and other performers. There is also a wooden plaque that was presented to Patterson from the Sands Hotel and Casino that includes a piece of the original Copa Room stage.

Archival Collection

Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Disaster Collection of News Articles

Identifier

MS-00760

Abstract

The Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Disaster Collection of News Articles (1988-1992) consists of articles from Las Vegas and other state and regional newspapers about the PEPCON plant explosion that took place in May of 1988. Also included are United Press International press releases from October to December, 1988.

Archival Collection

Barbara Taylor oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03233

Abstract

Oral history interview with Barbara Taylor conducted by Karen Schank on January 9, 2011 for the Nevada State College Undergraduate Oral History Project. In this interview, Taylor talks about her birth in Reno, Nevada, growing up in Minden Valley, Nevada, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943. She reflects on her education, her parents careers, and her early marriage before describing the couple's first home in Henderson's "Victory Village." Later, she discusses her own career and what it was like living in Nevada in the 1950s and 1960s.

Archival Collection

Edwin Silberstang Papers

Identifier

MS-00188

Abstract

The Edwin Silberstang Papers (1963-2007) contain rough draft manuscripts, publicity, outlines, and galley notes for a number of the books that were authored by Silberstang. Also included are publisher agreements and correspondence, photographs of Silberstang, book covers, and newspaper clippings. Many of the books that Silberstang wrote were about gaming.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Rotary Club Records

Identifier

MS-00710

Abstract

The Las Vegas Rotary Club Records (1981-2022) contain award certificates, club directories and rosters, Las Vegas Rotary publications, commemorative material including a 20-foot by 34-foot velvet curtain. The collection also contains plastic and metal Rotary Club signs from across the United States and international locations, material from a Rotary Club in Africa, and a digital video segment made in 2013 about the history of the Las Vegas Rotary.

Archival Collection

Virginia Logan Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00019

Abstract

The Virginia Logan Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily depicting Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1940 with a focus on Las Vegas and its local landscapes. These photographs were taken by Glenn Davis.

Archival Collection

Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00073

Abstract

The Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection (approximately 1940-1967) contains photographic prints and one photographic negative depicting buildings, people, and project locations associated with the Las Vegas, Nevada architect Harry Hayden Whiteley. There is also one album containing photographs of contemporary churches compiled by Whiteley between 1953 to 1958.

Archival Collection

Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection

Identifier

MS-00623

Abstract

The Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection (1956-2017) consists of materials donated by students of Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains school event clippings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, pamphlets, physical and digital photographs, and school jackets and sweaters. Additionally, the collection chronicles the lives of many students after graduation through school reunion documentation from the 1970s to 2017. The collection also includes planning files for class reunion celebrations including the 40th, 50th, and 55th reunions.

Archival Collection