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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, October 6, 1950

Date

1950-10-06

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the new contract between the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad and the new rate the water company will pay for water, which would likely result in a water rate increase for users.

Text

Meeting minutes, Committee selected to consider question of Railroad Company obtaining water for railroad facilities at Las Vegas, Nevada, by using shop well, March 4, 1952

Date

1952-03-04

Archival Collection

Description

Minutes of a meeting to discuss whether the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co. had a vested water right in Well No. 1 and the flow that would be required from the shop well to meet the railroad's requirements.

Text

Stewart, Helen Jane Wiser, 1854-1926

Helen Jane Wiser Stewart was born in 1854 in Springfield, Illinois. When she was nine years old, the family moved to Nevada, and then to Sacramento, California in 1863. Helen was educated in Sacramento and in 1873 she married Archibald Stewart in Stockton, California.

Person

Southern Nevada Chapter of the American War Mothers Organization Records

Identifier

MS-00396

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Chapter of the American War Mothers Organization Records (1947-1995) are comprised primarily of scrapbooks containing correspondence and minutes, numerous newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also included are pamphlets on American War Mothers organizational rituals, bylaws, history, ceremonial ephemera, flags, and a Henderson Chapter Charter. The materials also contain items relating to the North Las Vegas Chapter, the Rose Garden Chapter, and the State Chapter.

Archival Collection

Frontier Girl Scouts Records

Identifier

MS-00421

Abstract

The collection consists of records of the Frontier Girl Scouts Council (FGSC) dating from 1944 until 1999. The majority of the collection dates from 1990 to 1999. It contains annual reports and publications of the FGSC, committee minutes and agenda, troop financial records, membership data, and leader training records. It also includes correspondence and publications of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA).

Archival Collection