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Marion Brooks Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00422

Abstract

The Marion Brooks Photograph Collection (approximately 1983-1989) contains one black-and-white photographic negative depicting Brooks with his family and associates, as well as three black-and-white photographic negatives of the Blue Diamond Mine in Clark County, Nevada. These negatives are reproductions of originals loaned to UNLV University Libraries Special Collection and Archives in 1983.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Strip (Park MGM to Bellagio), 2018 May 08

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This part of the collection was photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. These photographs were captured in the section of Las Vegas Boulevard from Park MGM to the Bellagio.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00394
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Fremont Street East, 2020 February 11

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This part of the collection was photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photograph series documents landscape improvements along Fremont Street East in downtown Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00394
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

View of a steam vessel, possibly Newburn: photographic print

Date

1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156). "Credit line U.S. War Dept. General Staff photo no. 165-QM-738 (possibly QM-138) in the National Archives" stamp on verso.

Image

Las Vegas Strip (Resorts World Las Vegas construction), 2018 September 21 to 2020 February 06

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This part of the collection was photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photograph series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00394
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Las Vegas Convention Center expansion construction, 2019 May 30 to 2020 February 06

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This part of the collection was photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photograph series documents ongoing construction work at the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion site.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00394
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Nevada State Protection of Marriage Initiative Collection

Identifier

MS-00527

Abstract

The Nevada State Protection of Marriage Initiative Collection (2000) consists of Clark County, Nevada petition signatures in favor of the initiative to exclude gay and lesbian Nevadans from marriage. The "Protection of Marriage Initiative" was also known as Question Two on the ballot. Much of this material is photocopied from the Nevada State Archives and contains pages from Clark County, including Boulder City, as well as notable Southern Nevada signatures.

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Personal Papers

Identifier

MS-01099

Abstract

The Dennis McBride Personal Papers (approximately 1920-2023) contain the papers of local historian and activist Dennis McBride. Papers include correspondence between McBride and many prominent members of the Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ community; financial and employment records from McBride's time at University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Nevada State Museum; publications, press, and research surrounding McBride's numerous written works, unpublished and published; and family history, correspondence, and other personal documents. The collection also contains McBride's detailed personal date books and diaries that span multiple decades. Some audiovisual material and correspondence exist as digital files.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Mayme Stocker and Butch Leypoldt, (Nev.), May 27, 1963

Date

1963-05-27

Description

Mayme Stocker and Butch Leypoldt sit together and look at a piece of paper.

Image

Hal Erickson Correspondence

Identifier

MS-00745

Abstract

The Hal Erickson Correspondence (1967-1993) documents Erickson's role in higher education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection includes letters addressed to Hal Erickson from various Nevada politicians and educators relating to the possible acquisition of materials for the UNLV Special Collections and Archives, service on various boards, and congratulations on his impending retirement. The collection also includes materials that document Erickson's involvement with the national and Clark County Democratic conventions.

Archival Collection