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Stonewall Park Collection
Identifier
MS-00501
Abstract
The Stonewall Park Collection (1983-1987) documents the Stonewall Park project, an unrealized gay community in Nevada. Material includes news clippings and ephemera, as well as financial records and ancillary documents detailing bankruptcies and litigation associated with the Stonewall Park project. Much of this material is photocopied from MS 1990-15 (Fred Schoonmaker Papers), held at the Museum of GLBT History in San Francisco, CA.
Archival Collection
Norman C. Jensen Collection
Identifier
MS-00073
Abstract
The Norman C. Jensen Collection, dated from 1867 to 1968, contains documents discovered by Norman C. Jensen at Fort Taylor, Florida. The collection includes a copy of the "Report of a Guard Mounted at Fort Jefferson, Florida on May 28, 1867" that describes four individuals accused of conspiracy in connection with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The collection also contains an original report entitled "Quarterly Report of Artillery Inspection of Fort Taylor, Florida" dated December 31, 1903, and Lt. Col. Jensen's notes explaining the military abbreviations contained within the original report.
Archival Collection
Collection processing guidelines, collection guides, collection inventories, collection status worksheets, training session information, 1994-1998
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Nevada Women's Archives Records
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Collection Number: UA-00052
Collection Name: Nevada Women's Archives Records
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: Nevada Women's Archives Records
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Pacifica Hotel Collection
Identifier
MS-01066
Abstract
The Pacifica Hotel Collection (1981-1985) contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and contracts on the Pacifica Hotel, the first resort geared specifically towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes one optical disc with a compilation of Las Vegas television news stories from the summer of 1985 about the Pacifica Hotel project.
Archival Collection
Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013
Date
2013-02-09
Archival Collection
Description
Banner unveiling speakers at the Berkley Square Historic District: Esther Langston, Juana Leia Jordan, Ricki Barlow, Joseph Watson, Jarmilla McMillan Arnold.
Image
Sandstone Ranch Collection
Identifier
MS-00871
Abstract
The Sandstone Ranch Collection is comprised of bank statements, letters, correspondence, and photographs relating to the Wilson family from 1907 to 1941. The collection includes information about the financial aspect of the Wilson Ranch, later renamed the Sandstone Ranch, located outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes information about the personal lives of those working on the including contracts about grazing cattle, selling cattle, and appropriation of water.
Archival Collection
Sidney R. Whitmore Collection
Identifier
MS-00068
Abstract
The Sidney R. Whitmore Collection (approximately 1885-1970) contains land deeds and other documents about Mount Diablo, Nevada; documents detailing parts of his family history; and eight framed paintings of landscapes and portraits.
Archival Collection
Terry Ritter Collection
Identifier
MS-00773
Abstract
The Terry Ritter Collection, dating from approximately 1995-2012, contains six color prints of Ritter's artwork depicting Las Vegas, Nevada showgirls. There is also one convention flier advertising her artwork.
Archival Collection
Film transparency of Historical Societies trip, Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1970
Date
1970
Archival Collection
Description
Joshua trees seen on the Historical Societies trip to Searchlight, Nevada.
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