Bruner, Elmo
Coll # T96
Date: 1947 - 1965
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the papers of Elmo C. Bruner, reflecting on his time in Las Vegas as an architect, appraiser, and member of the Nevada State Board of Architects. He was responsible for the designs of many local buildings, including McCarran Air Terminal, a number of churches, school buildings, and residences. This collection contains building specifications, projects, and correspondence.

First Good Shepard Lutheran Church
Coll # Mss19
Date: 1944 -1976
Extent 1 legal sized folder containing 98 sheets of legal sized paper
Collection consists primarily of photocopies of scrapbook pages (also in Special Collections) and
additional material not placed in the scrapbook. Materials include (photocopies of) photographs, programs, news clippings and architectural drawings of the First Good Shepard Lutheran Church. Materials focus on the construction of church building at 12 Maryland Parkway and Bridger Avenue in downtown Las Vegas.

Kearns, Ardis
Coll # 95-12
Date: 1960s-1970s
Extent 12 document boxes
Collection consists of the papers of Ardis Kearns, Las Vegas resident and longtime member of the Nevada branch of the League of Women Voters. Subjects include juvenile delinquency, criminal justice, Clark County land use, energy and the League of Women Voters. The collection is comprised of notes, publications, reports, and correspondence on women's organizations, and various social and political issues. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Las Vegas City, Engineering and Planning
Coll # 86-69
Date: 1949 - 1975
Extent 2 record storage boxes (2 linear ft)
Collection contains various published studies and reports dealing with transportation in the Las Vegas Valley. Documents include environmental action plans, reports, evaluations of parking, highway projects and budgets for projects; includes some publications of codes and standards. Also contains a significant amount of information on Interstate 15. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Housing Developments and Apartment Complexes
Coll # 93-36
Date: 1980s-1990s
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains brochures and prospectuses on Las Vegas housing developments and apartment complexes from the 1980s and 1990s.There is a both an alphabetical and geographical index. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Land and Water Co.
Coll # Mss35
Date: 1927 -1940
Extent 1 folder (containing 15 items)
Collection concerns water shortages in the City of Las Vegas due in part to wasteful water usage; and refers to City Ordinance No. 247. It includes correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for permit and newspaper clippings. Several items signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A.M. Folger, Assistant Agent.

McDaniel, James B.
Coll # T133
Date: 1960 - 1978
Extent 8 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the plans and drawings of Las Vegas architect James B. McDaniel, who designed many UNLV buildings. Collection includes both rolled drawings and files that contain construction estimates, outline specifications, invoices, change orders and correspondence. Buildings include UNLV PE Complex, St. Viator Church, UNLV Bookstore remodel, and Helen J. Stewart School. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

MGM Grand
Coll # T175
Date: 1970 - 1982
Extent 3 boxes (2 record storage boxes, 1 document box)
Collection is comprised of litigation documentation stemming from the November 1980 MGM Grand Hotel fire that killed 85 people. Included in the documentation are testimonies regarding construction materials and processes, testimonies regarding the electrical system and the ways in which fire and smoke spread, and an index of eyewitness accounts. There is also included in this collection a transcript from a Nova special "Why America Burns" and a copy of the 1970 Building Code.

Petitions
Coll # Mss29
Date: 1940
Extent 1 folder (containing [24] items)
Collection consists of petitions of citizens of Las Vegas from 1 February 1940 to 4 December 1940 that were filed with the Clerk, City of Las Vegas. A number of these petitions focus on the need for improvements on the Westside and were filed by the Westside Improvement Committee. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Pichot, Mary Kozlowski
Coll # 96-16
Date: 1969-90
Extent 3 document boxes
Collection consists of the records of Mary Kozlowski Pichot, a Las Vegas environmental
activist. The collection focuses on Pichot's work in various environmental and strategic planning
committees such as Aquavision, Las Vegas 2000 and Beyond, and Citizen's General Plan Adivising Committee. Much of the collection documents early environmental activism regarding the Las Vegas Wash. Types of documents include meeting minutes, clippings, correspondence, governmental reports, and testimony regarding regional planning and environmental issues.

Rissman, Homer
Coll # 2002-20
Date: 1957-1996
Extent 18 boxes (1 slim document box, 17 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of the drawings and architectural renderings of noted Las Vegas architect Homer Rissman. Some of Rissman's most notable projects include the Flamingo Towers, Sands Expo Center, Circus Circus (the original), and the additions to the original International (later Las Vegas Hilton).

Stern, Martin
Coll # 96-23
Date: x
Extent
Collection consists of the drawings and architectural renderings of noted architect Martin Stern, famous for his work on the Googie-style Ship's coffee shops in Los Angeles, and for his work on various Las Vegas hotel/casino projects such as the Sands Tower, the International (now Hilton) Hotel and the MGM Grand (now Ballys). INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Union Pacific Railroad
Coll # 97-19
Date: 1902-
Extent 123 boxes (1 flat box, 1 slim document box, 1 document box, 120 record storage boxes)
51 unlabeled boxes (1 slim document box, 50 document boxes) 6 3-ringed binders
Collection documents the Union Pacific Railroad's presence in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. The collection includes correspondence, documents, booklets, maps, blueprints, drawings, and tracings. Subjects include: Walter Bracken/ Las Vegas Land and Water Co., UPRR Land & Tax Department, UPPR Law Dept., UPRR Engineering & Industrial Development, US Harbor Reports, Tide Lands Abstracts, J. Ross Clark -- 2nd Vice President. Architectural drawings/blueprints include: LV Depot Buildings & Stock Yards, LV Yard Facilities &
Systems, LV City Buildings & Improvements, LV RR-Owned Structures "Off Yards", LV Ranch, LV Water Supply, LV Yard Buildings, LV Airports & Air Force Base, Nevada Highways, Boulder City & Henderson, and Nevada Stations South of Las Vegas. Also comprised of numerous ink on linen drawings by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad for the Southern California and Southern Nevada Region.
COLLECTION GUIDES AVAILABLE

Whiteley, Harry Hayden
Coll # T21
Date: 1949 - 1969
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of the papers and drawings of Las Vegas architect Harry Hayden Whiteley, who designed a number of buildings in the 1950s-1960s. Whiteley had previously designed residential and commercial buildings in Beverly Hills and San Diego before settling in Las Vegas. Collection is comprised of structural calculations, building specifications, drawings, renderings, and photographs. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Wilson, Gary Guy
Coll # 2001-25
Date: x
Extent
Collection consists of the drawings and renderings of local Las Vegas architect Gary Guy Wilson. SEE PETER MICHEL FOR INVENTORY