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Nevada Bank of Commerce roof mounted signs, Elko, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1975 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

View of the Nevada Bank of Commerce with other small businesses nearby.

401 Railroad St, Elko, NV 89801

Image

Essays on the Nevada MX Missile Project

Identifier

MS-00040

Abstract

Essays on the Nevada MX Missile Project collection is dated to 1980 and is comprised of essays by various authors predicting the damage the MX Missile Project, a plan for a new intercontinental ballistic missile system, could do to Nevada. The majority of the essays were published in the book MX in Nevada: A humanistic perspective. The additional essay is an annotated draft by James W. Hulse.

Archival Collection

Gary Marsh Scrapbook on Nevada History

Identifier

MS-01024

Abstract

The Gary Marsh Scrapbook on Nevada History consists of one scrapbook with newspaper clippings from the Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) and the LVRJ Sunday supplement, the Nevadan dating from 1963 to 1964. Topics include information on Nevada history, industry, natural resources, society, and culture. The scrapbook likely represents a school project completed by Marsh.

Archival Collection

William McLeod interview, March 16, 1978: transcript

Date

1978-03-16

Description

On March 16, 1978, Valerie McLeod interviewed her father William Lee McLeod (b. January 31st, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) about his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McLeod begins by speaking about his career as a contractor, the growth of Las Vegas and the city’s population. Moreover, he speaks about recreational activities such as riding motorcycles and exploring mines around Nevada. McLeod also spends time going over Indian reservations around Nevada and neighboring states, the Lost City in Nevada, boomtowns and ghost towns. Lastly, McLeod talks about the history of water and springs in the state of Nevada, what he would consider to be the Old Ranch and the stagecoaches that passed through Gold Point, Nevada.

Text

Aid for AIDS of Nevada White Party flyer

Date

1997-08-16

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

Text

Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corporation Records

Identifier

MS-00719

Abstract

The Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corporation Records (1889-1949) are comprised of the financial records of the company's activity regarding the Manhattan mine in Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada. The collection contains bank records, accounts, and some correspondence, and is generally related to the company's financial activities. It also includes the company's financial vouchers, bills, receipts, and checks.

Archival Collection

Postcard of Winnemucca, Nevada, 1911

Date

1911

Description

A picture postcard showing a panoramic view of Winnemucca, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Pioche, Nevada, 1873

Date

1873

Description

Black and white photograph of Pioche, Nevada by John Banks.

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Photograph of Nevada Board of Regents, University of Nevada, Reno, January 1963

Date

1963-01

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "University of Nevada Board of Regents, January 1963. (Photographed at UNR) L-R: around table (clockwise): Grant Davis; Juanita Greer White; Dr. Fred Anderson; Harold Jacobsen; Alice Terry, Secretary; Archie C. Grant, Chairman; Pres. Charles Armstrong; Ray Germain; Molly Magee; Dr. Louis Lombardi; Proctor Hug, Jr."

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Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment

Identifier

MS-00384

Abstract

The Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment (1977-1996) consists of writings by Jackie Brett and publications and clippings about Las Vegas, Nevada entertainment and tourism. Brett worked for the Nevada Commission on Tourism and promoted southern Nevada through her column "Brett's Vegas View." She wrote about production shows, concerts, special performances, and events as well as the overall development of Las Vegas tourist industry in the 1980s and 1990s.

Archival Collection