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Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957

Date

1957-06-02

Archival Collection

Description

Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. Here she can be seen wearing a white bathing suit, a sash, and a crown. From left to right, the people standing in the picture include Bob Ottaway, Charles Goldsmith, Virginia Page (Miss Las Vegas), Glen Cradely (Trans World Airlines), and Yolande Donlan (Chairman of the panel of judges for the contest).

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Aaron Williams Papers

Identifier

MS-00276

Abstract

Aaron Williams Papers (1965-1981) consist of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, certificates, newspaper clippings, reports, and programs. Many of the clippings and some of the correspondence contain references that give insight into the role of women in North Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The scrapbooks and newspaper clippings document Williams' career as well as issues he dealt with as councilman and commissioner. These issues include those related to community and infrastructure development, such as airports, sewage treatment plants, senior citizens, health, and urban planning as well as North Las Vegas and Clark county political activities during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Archival Collection

Photographic negatives of Helen J. Stewart's gardens and basket collection

Date

1868 (year uncertain) to 1926 (year uncertain)

Archival Collection

Description

Photographic negatives of Helen J. Stewart's gardens and basket collection

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Photo Album

Date

1869 (year uncertain) to 1940 (year uncertain)

Archival Collection

Description

An album containing family photos. A mining claim belonging to Evaline Stay, dated June 25, 1933, is also included.

Mixed Content

Newsletter, Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD), January 1998

Date

1998-01

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter from WORLD with columns by women affected by HIV and AIDS.

Text

Photograph of Ruth Vogliotti and Blanche Zucker at a University Library Society reception, circa 1991-1992

Date

1991 (year approximate)

Description

L-R: Las Vegas civic leaders Ruth Vogliotti and Blanche Zucker at a University of Nevada, Las Vegas Library Society reception.

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Photograph of Washoe basketmakers, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 2. Two Washo basketmakers. Washo baskets were highly prized for their excellence. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Stella Nevers."

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Photograph of Ruth Urban, Henderson (Nev.), November 10, 2016

Date

2016-11-10

Description

Longtime Southern Nevada resident Ruth Urban at here Henderson, Nevada home.

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Clarabelle Decker Papers

Identifier

MS-00258

Abstract

The Clarabelle Decker Papers (1926-1980) reflect the varied career of Clarabelle Decker as a teacher, librarian, and writer who worked in Nevada, Northern Arizona, and Southern California. Materials include Decker's writings and other published works, including books, booklets, poetry, as well as teaching aids, a grammar guide, posters, and fliers. Teaching materials primarily date from 1926 to 1952, while her library and writing materials date from 1954 to 1980.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Women in Construction Collection

Identifier

MS-00500

Abstract

The Las Vegas Women in Construction Collection (1962-1963) consists of a scrapbook compiled by Joyce McMinn Beckett, president of the Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter of The National Association of Women in Construction. The scrapbook contains meeting programs, sign-in sheets, clippings, newsletters, and several photographs from the 1962 Las Vegas, Nevada meeting of Women in Construction (WIC) at the Dunes Hotel.

Archival Collection