Baker, C. D.
Coll # T35
Date: 1920s-1972
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of papers relating to the life and activities
of civil engineer C.D. Baker who served as chief engineer, county
surveyor and two-term mayor of Las Vegas in the 1950s. Baker also
served as a Nevada State senator and assemblyman and ran an unsuccessful
campaign for Nevada governor. Collection contains mayoral correspondence,
campaign ephemera, scrapbooks, award certificates, and news clippings
relating primarily to his career in politics. The collection also
contains correspondence and newsletters focusing on the Las Vegas
Rotary Club in the 1920s including the "The Boulder Dam"
newsletter.
Brown, Harlan
Coll # 1023-1
Date: 1943-1956
Extent 2 folders
Collection consists of mimeographed copy of the Index to Las Vegas
City Charter (1943), Chicago Tribune newspaper (8/12/52) focusing
on engineers and their achievements, and official drawings of
lots and additions with Harlan Brown's signature of approval as
a registered professional engineer in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Clark County Economic
Opportunity Board
Coll # MS16
Date: 1962 - 1973
Extent 11 boxes (1 slim document box and 10 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of the administrative and program records
of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board from 1963 - 1973.
The CCEOB was responsible for
administering and disbursing funds allocated from the federal
government's Economic Opportunity Act. The collection includes
minutes, reports, budget and financial reports,
correspondence, news clippings, press releases, and numerous files
on programs funded
by the CCEOB such as Operation Independence and Head Start. COLLECTION
GUIDE AVAILABLE
Cornwall, Beda
Coll # MS1
Date: 1940 - 1970s
Extent 4 boxes (2 document boxes, 2 flat oversize boxes)
Collection begins with minimal biographic information on Cornwall
and her involvement with the Library Committee moving then into
a history of the committee: minutes, articles of incorporation,
by-laws, annual reports, treasurer's reports, fund raising info,
news clippings, photographs, and general subcommittee reports
on building projects, reciprocal borrowing, etc.
INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Dondero, Thalia M.
Coll # 94-48
Date: 1966 - 1994
Extent 68 boxes (10 slim document boxes, 58 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of the political papers of Thalia Dondero
during her last four years as a Clark County Commissioner from
1990 - 1994. Dondero, a long-time political and community activist
in Las Vegas, currently serves on the Nevada Board of Regents.
The collection consists of a variety of documents, brochures,
reports and statements pertaining to Clark County, Las Vegas and
Nevada. Issues covered in the collection include: environment,
liquor, gambling, public works, water management and nuclear waste.
COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
Down, James H. Sr.
Scrapbook
Coll # 79-209
Date: 1918 - 1979
Extent 1 oversize box
This collection contains two scrapbooks of family memorabilia.
This includes photocopies of photos of Down's early days in Las
Vegas along with newspaper clippings about his run for mayor and
his time in office as County Commissioner.
Ferron, William
E.
Coll # Mss41
Date: 1892 -1976
Extent 8 folders (containing 59 items)
Collection consists of biographical material, speeches, and memorabilia
of Las Vegas pioneer
William E. Ferron (former mayor and owner of several Las Vegas
drug stores including the White Cross Pharmacy), his wife Mary
Ruth Cooper Ferron (Mesquite Club pioneer), and their two daughters,
Barbara Ferron Doyle, and Shirley Elizabeth Ferron Swanson. Includes
an early history of Las Vegas, presented by Florence Lee Jones
Cahlan to the Rotary Club.
I NVENTORY AVAILABLE
Gragson, Oran
Coll # T86
Date: 1959 - 1974
Extent 16 boxes (13 record storage boxes, 3 document boxes) 14
linear ft.
Collection is comprised of the political papers of Oran Gragson,
Las Vegas mayor from 1959-1974. Collection includes news clippings,
city documents, memos, daily planners and correspondence. The
bulk of the collection consists of Gragson's mayoral files which
are arranged alphabetically . Subjects include crime, labor union
arbitration, race relations,
pollution abatement, and there is much information concerning
the city's involvement with county and federal agencies regarding
law enforcement, economic opportunity projects and planning. The
collection also documents Gragson's failed bid to win the 1962
Nevada gubernatorial election. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
Gregory, Leila (Walker)
Collection
Coll # T162
Date: ca. 1920 - 1970s
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of news clippings and handwritten notes regarding
the murder of Reed
Walker (Leila's second husband) who was Chief Building Inspector
for Las Vegas (includes his
identification card and inspector badge). There are also notes
and Mormon genealogy information on Leila and her third husband,
Arthur Gregory, Gregory's diplomas, and Leila's correspondence
with Anna Dean Kepper regarding her donation.
Harmon Family Papers (Harley)
Coll # 89-01
Date: 1910 - 1920
Extent 5 boxes (3 document boxes, 2 record storage boxes) and1
folder
Collection consists of the political and personal correspondence
of Las Vegas pioneer Harley A.
Harmon. There are family scrapbooks with his wedding announcement,
birthday cards, childrens' honors etc.: correspondence includes
letters and greeting cards, certificates of acceptance into groups
like the Fraternal Brotherhood of Eagles, etc.; news clippings
of running for County Clerk, District Attorney, Governor and reporting
on his death, and a Western Union Telegraph from Franklin Roosevelt
looking forward to counting Nevada as a Democratic state in the
upcoming presidential election. There are also clippings about
the rise of his son in politics.
COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
Henderson, A.S.
Coll # T113
Date: 1898 - 1960
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box, 1 oversize box)
This collection is comprised of the papers of A. S. Henderson,
a native Nevadan who served on the Eighth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada from 1946 to 1960. The collection focuses
primarily on his prominent career as a district court judge in
Las Vegas. Little is mentioned about his service as an educator,
district attorney, or legislator. Types of documents in the collection
include Henderson's correspondence, campaign statements, certificates
and proclamations, his memorial book, newspaper clippings, an
1879 edition of Eureka and Its Resources, and ephemera. COLLECTION
GUIDE AVAILABLE
Inspector of Election
(Griffith, Robert)
Coll # Mss4
Date: 1911
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of tally list, poll list, challenge list,
and rejected ballots tally list, and cover
envelope for the first election of mayor and commissioners in
Las Vegas. Records of a
precinct in the election for adoption of the charter of the City
of Las Vegas. The poll list provides the names of each individual
voting in this first election, including pioneers such as "Pop"
Squires, A.S. Henderson, and Harley Harmon.
Keeler, Dorothy
V.
Coll # T121
Date: ca. 1920 -1970s
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of news clippings, telegrams, and photographs
relating to the career of Dorothy Keeler, who was Las Vegas Deputy
City Clerk from the late 1920s to 1938. There are also materials
relating to the career of Eva Adams, Nevada-born director of the
U.S. Mint from 1961-1969, and programs from the 100th Anniversary
of Nevada celebration and "Nevada's Outstanding Women of
the Century" celebration.
Las Vegas Board
of Commissioners
Coll # 85-88
Date: 1921 - 1946
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection is comprised of documents produced by the City of Las
Vegas - Board of Commissioners. Materials include minutes, resolutions
and budgets, call of special meetings, petitions, leases and reports.
Subjects include Las Vegas Land and Water Company deed,
War Memorial Building, city elections, city library, and the Department
of Recreation. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Las Vegas Chamber
of Commerce
Coll # 96-07
Date: 1911 - 1988
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of organizational records of the Las Vegas
Chamber of Commerce. Materials include Board of Directors' meetings
- minutes (incomplete); financial records, news clippings, photographs,
correspondence, reports, publications and scrapbooks. There are
a series of files on the history of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
and Las Vegas News Bureau. Includes some Chamber of Commerce publications.
COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
Las Vegas City Commission
Minutes
Date: 1911-1958
Extent 16 oversize volumes
Collection is comprised of the typescript minute books of the
Las Vegas City Commission, the governing body formed with the
incorporation of Las Vegas in 1911. The minute books chronicle
all aspects of the city's early development from laying of sewage
and water lines to the issuance of gaming licenses for the period
spanning 1911-1958. Also includes one volume of legal documents
and three volumes of city ordinances.
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.
Las Vegas/Clark County Consolidation
Coll # 93-17
Date: 1977 - 1992
Extent 1 document box
Las Vegas City/Clark County Consolidation collection is comprised
of newspaper articles and
legislative notes used in a research paper titled "Blurred
Boundaries and Business Licenses" by Jim Azar. This consolidation
movement focused on government entities not included in the
consolidation of county and city law enforcement in the early
and mid-seventies. Refer to collection 90-84 for that earlier
consolidation move.
Las Vegas/Clark
County Urban Action Committee
Coll # 90-84
Date: 1972 - 1974
Extent 1 document box
The Las Vegas/Clark County Urban Action Committee Task Forces
were formed to study and
report findings for consolidation of Clark County and Las Vegas
government entities. Collection is comprised of the reports, meeting
minutes and recommendations of this task force.
Lowman, Zelvin
Coll # 91-35 (also x-ref. with T104)
Date: 1971-1976
Extent 8 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the legislative papers of Zelvin Lowman
who served in the Nevada State Legislature from 1966-1976. Collection
includes publications, correspondence, reports and newspaper clippings
pertaining to his time in office. Subjects include Clark High
School, capital punishment, medical malpractice, Las Vegas/Clark
County consolidation, ERA. PARTIAL INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Lurie, Ron
Coll # 91-45
Date: 1972-1990
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of manuscripts and photographs of the
former mayor of Las Vegas.
Neonis, Delores
Coll # T102
Date: 1945-1976
Extent 7 record storage boxes
Collection contains the personal and professional records of Delores
Neonis, secretary for the Committee for Effective Mass Transportation.
Included in these records are correspondence and reports from
the Board of County Commissioners and the District Attorney's
Office regarding the feasibility of mass transportation, specifically
the monorail, and possible location sites. Ms. Neonis' personal
records contain copies of plays, miscellaneous photos of people,
daytimers, receipt books and personal "chit-chat" correspondence.
O'Donnell, Tom (Judge)
Coll # 85-61
Date: 1966 - 1984
Extent 1 large flat oversize box
Collection contains the scrapbooks and news clippings of Judge
O'Donnell's campaign for district judge, events/court cases while
he was on the bench and general personal detritus.
Ortiz Collection
Coll # Mss38
Date: 1976 - 1977
Extent 10 folders (containing 208 items)
Collection consists of material relating to issue of consolidation/annexation
of local governments in Clark County. Primarily concerns limits
of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada in clippings from the newspapers,
Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun, 9 July 1975 through
13 November 1977. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
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
Rhodine, George
Coll # T95
Date: 1974 -1976
Extent 2 record storage boxes
The George Rhodine collection focuses primarily on the US Bicentennial
celebrations, both nationally and locally. It contains a variety
of news clippings, correspondence, publications and articles.
A portion of the collection includes items on juvenile delinquency,
ERA, parenthood and community service.
Ronzone Family Papers
Coll# MS 2005-27
Date: 1900-1991
Extent 1 record storage carton and 1 slim document box
The materials in this collection document the story of the prominent Ronzone family of Las Vegas, their successful department store, and Dick Ronzone’s involvement in local politics. Most documents range from the 1950s through the early 1990s. The bulk of the materials are newspaper clippings that follow the political career of Dick Ronzone in the 1970s and 1980s. Other topics covered by the collection include Ronzone family history dating back to 1900, their department store in the 1940s and 1950s, Ann Ronzone’s community activities from the 1950s to the 1990s, and a broad local history of the Las Vegas area. This collection contains various materials including newspaper clippings, documents, correspondence, certificates, ephemera, yearbooks, publications, artifacts, photographs (see separation note), and one oral history on cassette tape. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
Wile, Albert E.
Coll # T54
Date: 1941 - 1970
Extent 1 slim document box (3 linear inches)
Collection consists of personal and business records of Albert
E. Wile, former Las Vegas Police Captain and Chief of Police,
North Las Vegas. Collection contains Las Vegas jail records, correspondence,
war time food allotments, financial, insurance, and medical records.
Williams, Aaron
Coll # 87-36
Date: 1965 - 1975
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the papers of Aaron Williams, North
Las Vegas City Councilman and
Clark County Commissioner. Consists mainly of material from scrapbooks
and newspaper clippings chronicling Williams' political career
and the issues he dealt with. Issues included are those related
to community and infrastructure development, such as airports,
sewage treatment plants, senior citizens, health, and urban planning,
as well as local government activities
during the late 1960's and early 1970's. The remainder of the
materials in the collection consist
primarily of correspondence from 1966-1976, various certificates,
and a very limited number of
items pertaining to affirmative action programs and the organization
"Poor People Pulling Together." COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
Williams, Nancy
Coll # 97-10
Date: 1983-1996
Extent 1 document box (.25 linear ft.)
Nancy Williams' collection contains news clippings, poetry, photos
and correspondence focusing on Clark County Nevada Juvenile Services
and African American poetry
