A view of Archie C. Grant, second from left, and four other unidentified men inside of Frazier Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

An unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street in 1948 or 1949. Crowds gather and watch as women sit on top on the float shaped like an elephant pass in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

Photograph of a street scene in Goldfield, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

On March 19, 1980, Alice Brown interviewed Dr. William Carlson (born 1914 in Sandstone, Minnesota) about his experience working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Carlson, who joined UNLV in 1957, provides his accounts on the history of the university library. The first part of the interview involves a discussion of the beginnings of the library from the location of Las Vegas High School to Maude Frazier Hall and its eventual move to Archie Grant Hall. Carlson also talks about some of the first librarians who were a part of the library, the funding and donations used to build and develop it, and the eventual construction and architecture of the James R. Dickinson Library. The two also discuss the first graduation of the university, the work it took to get students registered for classes in early days, and some of the overall changes over the years at the university.

Aerial view of the town of Rhyolite, Nevada.