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City of Las Vegas building codes, notices, correspondence
Date
1956 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
City of Las Vegas building codes, notices, correspondence
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Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers
Identifier
MS-00200
Abstract
The Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers (1929-1983) contain material created by the couple related to their work at the
Archival Collection
Mariteresa Rivera-Rogers oral history interview: transcript
Date
2018-10-24
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Mariteresa Rivera-Rogers conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón on October 24, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Mariteresa discusses her early life in Concepción, Chile. She talks about her experience moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965, the immigration process at the time, and becoming a Spanish language court interpreter. Rivera-Rogers recalls enrolling at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' (UNLV) Sam Boyd School of Law, and her involvement with the Latino Bar Association. Lastly, Rivera-Rodgers discusses the challenges in translating Spanish language to English.
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Marie and James B. McMillan Papers
Identifier
MS-00482
Abstract
The Marie and James B. McMillan Papers (1928-2010) primarily contain documents pertaining to the families and careers of Marie and James B. McMillan. Included in the collection are photographs, biographical materials, newspaper clippings, award certificates, programs, obituaries, scrapbooks, trophies, legal and military documents, and political campaign documents. Marie McMillan is a former Las Vegas, Nevada flight instructor and one of the first women to work at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. James B. McMillan was the first African-American dentist to practice in Nevada, as well as a prominent Nevada civil rights leader.
Archival Collection
Correspondence, Thomas Toland to Levi Syphus
Date
1917-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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Minutes of Clark County commission meeting, November 1, 1909
Date
1909-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Minutes of meeting discussing the granting of a franchise to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
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