This collection contains the original drafts of the thirteen essays that Elizabeth Harrington wrote about her life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. These articles were written from her memory and experiences of life in Las Vegas beginning in the early 1900s, and were published in the Nevadan section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1975-1979.
The Kay Royer Red Cross Scrapbook contains black-and-white photographic prints, newspaper clippings, and personal correspondence collected by Sarah "Kay" Royer while stationed at the 248th General Hospital and 4th General Hospital in the Philippines from 1945 to 1948. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings with commentary written by Royer documenting her training at the American University in Washington, D.C., the journey to Manila, and her time spent there working in various hospitals. Included in the scrapbook are letters from soldiers thanking the nurses for their care, dance cards, menus from holidays and special occasions, and hand-drawn sketches given to Royer.
The Northern Paiute people are indigenous to the Great Basin, and specifically eastern California, western Nevada, and southeast Oregon. Transcribed from the picture, "Northern Paiute - 6. Tuba (Pinenuts) was an important food to the Northern Paiute people. In early spring, before the pine trees began to bud, the Paiute prayed for a successful pinenut crop. This picture of the Sue family was taken at Bottle Creek near Lovelock during 1912. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."