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Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00497

Abstract

The Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada is comprised of Clark County housing development brochures gathered by Las Vegas real estate appraiser Robert Lee Farnsworth Sr., dating from approximately 1950 to 1989. The collection includes housing developments located in Boulder City, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Pahrump, Lake Mead, Henderson, Summerlin, and Downtown Las Vegas. Brochures include price lists, appraisals, and descriptions of various housing developments and communities in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Mazie Martin Jones oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00973

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mazie Martin Jones conducted by Jane P. Kowalewski on November 03, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Jones discusses her father, Doctor Royce Martin, the first doctor to own a private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones then explains how her father first arrived in Southern Nevada and his different investments in real estate, hospitals, and hotels. She goes on to share her father’s hotel pursuits after retiring from medicine in the late 1940s.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Monroe Williams by Claytee D. White, August 15, 2000

Date

2000-08-15

Description

Interview with Monroe Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 15, 2000. Williams was one of the first black firefighters in 1963, later becoming involved in real estate. He and his wife, Brenda Williams, were community leaders.

Text

Marketing materials for Park Towers at Hughes Center, 1999

Date

1999

Archival Collection

Description

These two brochures show the development of Park Towers by the Molasky Companies with renderings and press documents.

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Irwin and Susan Molasky Papers

Identifier

MS-00661

Abstract

The Irwin and Susan Molasky Papers (early 1900s-2012, bulk 1970-2012) primarily contain materials related to real estate development work by Irwin Molasky with his company, the Molasky Group of Companies, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, the collection includes personal photographs (early 1900s-2011, bulk 1970-2011) of family members, friends, and events, as well as a Proclamation from Clark County, Nevada to establish the Molasky Family Park.

Archival Collection