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Photograph of Mark Fine, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 02, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Local businessman Mark Fine at home in the Red Rock Country Club.
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Photograph of Jim and Gwen Mason, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 27, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Jim and Gwen Mason at his mother's Red Rock Country Club residence.
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Photograph of Bill and Sara Mason, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 27, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Bill and Sara Mason at his mother's Red Rock Country Club residence.
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Photograph of Bill and Jim Mason, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 27, 2016
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Archival Collection
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From left, Bill and Jim Mason at their mother's Red Rock Country Club residence.
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Hermi and John Hiatt oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Hermi and John Hiatt conducted by Jeff van Ee on April 02, 2010, April 03, 2010, and April 25, 2010 as part of the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In these interviews, Hermi and John Hiatt discuss their involvement in shaping the Red Rock Audubon Society, cataloging native plants, and the national Christmas Bird Count event. They later describe mapping around Southern Nevada, establishing boundaries for the sale of public lands, and the groundwater system under the Las Vegas, Nevada valley.
Archival Collection
Subject files, 1951-2003
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The Subject Files (1951-2003) provides documentation on the variety of environmental issues in which the Sierra Club Toiyabe chapter was interested or involved. It is divided into twelve files and includes significant amounts of information on the MX Missile Project, Aerojet General Corporation Florida-Nevada land swap, wilderness in Nevada, nuclear issues, and off-road vehicle events. Other environmental issues or areas of concern addressed include (but are not limited to) Red Rock Canyon Recreation Lands/National Conservation Area, legislation to protect the California desert, Groom Range Land Withdrawal, Sagebrush Rebellion, and transmission line projects. Among the documents included are correspondence, legislation, memoranda, newspaper clippings, newsletters, magazine articles, pamphlets, event information, and general information.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
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Archival Component
Doris Hancock Photograph Collection
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The Doris Hancock Photograph Collection (1882-1987) contains photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada educator Doris Hancock and her family. The collection includes images of Southern Nevada and surrounding areas, particularly the mining town of Rhyolite, Nevada, the Colorado River, the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Red Rock Canyon, early Las Vegas, and Death Valley, California.
Archival Collection
Barbara Conover oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Barbara Conover conducted by Patricia van Betten on November 25, 2006 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Conover discusses moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada after her husband found a job at the mine's processing plant. Conover talks about her career in education and hiking at Red Rock Canyon. Conover also describes life at Spring Mountain Ranch and Bonnie Springs Ranch including the buildings, residents, and local activities.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Sandstone Ranch, Nevada, circa 1900-1910
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Archival Collection
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