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Norman Kaye Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00061

Abstract

The Norman Kaye Photograph Collection (approximately 1950-1970) consists of black-and-white photographic prints of Norman Kaye and the Mary Kaye Trio in performance at the Hotel Last Frontier in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Norman Kaye Papers

Identifier

MS-00131

Abstract

The Norman Kaye Papers span the years of 1952 to 1969 and are comprised of material from the career of Norman Kaye, a Las Vegas lounge entertainer and longtime poet laureate of Nevada. The materials contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, music manuscripts and poetry, and audio recordings from the Mary Kaye Trio.

Archival Collection

William White Postcard Collection

Identifier

PH-00335

Abstract

The William White Postcard Collection (approximately 1930-1940) consists of three postcards depicting the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) on the border of Nevada and Arizona. One postcard showcases Oskar J. W. Hansen’s “Figures of the Republic” sculptures near the Hoover Dam. Another postcard displays an interior view of the visitor’s gallery at the Hoover Dam. The final postcard depicts the Hoover Dam at sunset.

Archival Collection

The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs

Identifier

PH-00122

Abstract

The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs (approximately 1900-1930) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting Agnes Murphy Neve, Luke Whitney, Julia Whitney, and Alfred Syphus near the Whitney family ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada. One image portrays an overflow drainage pipe connected to the St. Thomas pond near Bunkerville, Nevada.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection on Nevada Mining

Identifier

MS-00011

Abstract

The Nevada Mining Collection is comprised of records that document mining and mines in Nevada from 1842 to 1966. The majority of the collection includes records of various mines and mining companies located in the Esmeralda, Lincoln, Clark, White Pine, and Nye counties, dating from 1900 to 1928. The collection includes financial, administrative, and business related records; photographs of miners, mining camps, and towns; correspondence; maps; newspaper clippings, pamphlets, newsletters, and booklets.

Archival Collection

Charles Lanman Papers

Identifier

MS-00124

Abstract

Charles Lanman Papers (1864-1868) contain the title page of the Dictionary of the United States Congress and the General Government, written by Lanman, solicitation requests for biographical information from notable government figures, and written replies. Of interest with regard to Nevada are the original handwritten letters from James W. Nye and William M. Stewart.

Archival Collection

Mack, Jerome D. "Jerry", 1920-1998

Jerome D. "Jerry" Mack (1920-1998) was a banker, investor, and community leader in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mack and his business partner E. Parry Thomas were the first bankers to loan money to casinos in Las Vegas. Mack was a co-founder of Nevada Southern College in the 1950s, now known as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Mack and Thomas established UNLV's land foundation, which added 400 acres to the campus in 1967, and they funded the basketball stadium, which was named the Thomas & Mack Center in their honor.

Person

Noyes, Billie Mott, 1914-2014

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/wilma-noyes-obituary?id=19446520

Person