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Kathryn Howell Papers on Civic Engagement in Nevada
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The Kathryn Howell Papers on Civic Engagement in Nevada (1960-2002) contain newspaper articles, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and personal writings of Kathryn Howell, a teacher, activist, and lobbyist in Southern Nevada. The collection also includes memorabilia from the election of President John F. Kennedy and the 1964 Nevada Centennial celebration, as well as a photograph and letter from former Nevada governor and U.S. senator, Richard H. Bryan.
Archival Collection
Nevada Theatre flag mounted wall sign, Wells, Nevada
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Archival Collection
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Views of the flag mounted wall sign for the Nevada Theatre during the day with unlit neon.
Nevada Theatre
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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing the approximate piezometric surface in 1912
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1780. Originally published as plate 7 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780.
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Unidentified crowd of people Nevada Test Site, Nevada: photographic slide
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Archival Collection
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From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Appear to be waiting for a test bombing.
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George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada, page 006
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Three black and white photographs on a black scrapbook page. One photo shows a young boy sitting on a horse. One photo shows a young boy in overalls facing away from the camera. Mountains are visible in the background. One photo shows the face and shoulders of a young boy.
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Exterior view of the State Building in Reno, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas law school: questionnaire, press releases, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings
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Archival Collection
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Folder contains: law school questionnaire and responses, 1973; press release about a statewide advisory board charged with developing preliminary plans for a law school at UNLV, June 20, 1973; Minutes of the Joint Senate-Assembly Education Committee Meeting for a Law School, March 16, 1973; press releases about donations; notes; and newspaper clippings. From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law Records (UA-00048).
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Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment
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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
Events held in Tonopah, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
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Northumberland Mill, Nevada, image 002: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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