Ashbaugh, Don
Coll # T13
Date: ca 1950s
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the working manuscript of Don Ashbaugh's book, Nevada's
Turbulent Yesterday: A Study in Ghost Towns. The collection also contains typescript drafts, newspaper clippings and a small amount of correspondence. Ashbaugh, columnist and editor at the Las Vegas Review Journal in the 1950s, wrote a weekly column entitled "Ghost Towns of Nevada" for many years.

Byrne, Grace Winkleman
Coll # 1006
Date: ca. 1950s
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of four typewritten essays, a manuscript about Utah entitled "History of
Grazing," and a photo of Grace W. Byrne. A note with this collection indicates that Grace Winkleman Byrne wrote for the Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review Journal, and the Henderson Pages, and that she founded the Henderson Chamber of Commerce.

Cheel, Chester W.
Coll # 1020
Date: ca. 1960's
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of two photocopies of manuscript on early Nevada History and Las Vegas,
with some focus on the Mormons role in developing the area. Includes a two-page hand-written
bibliography.

Clement, Mary Edna Brown
Coll # Mss39
Date: 1955
Extent 3 folders (containing 78 items)
Collection consists of correspondence, poetry manuscript and musical score. Two letters dated 19 January 1956 and 26 February 1956 from Zoe A. Tilghman, Oklahoma City, to Mary Brown Clement, Las Vegas. Correspondence refers to Pistol Pete by Eva Gillhouse. "Black and Silver" poetry manuscript draft that was published by Henry Harrison, poetry publisher, in New York, 1944, written by Mary Edna Brown. Musical score and verse "Neshabe" (Dark Water) from Cheyenne Indian melody, words by Zoe A. Tilghman, music arranged by Ruth F. McNaughton, dedicated to Mary B. Clement.

Crites, Diana
Coll # 96-15
Date: 1980s-1990s
Extent 4 record storage boxes (5.0 linear ft.)
Collection consists of the Nevada Power Company in-house phone book, several in-house cookbooks and recipes, and framed memorabilia.

Decker, Clarabelle
Coll # 86-09
Date: 1926 - 1980
Extent 2 slim document boxes and 1 large oversize folder
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Clarabelle Decker, a Nevada teacher, librarian and writer. She helped found the Nevada Library Association and was the first Clark County
Supervisor of Libraries. The collection consists of teaching aids, directories, and her guide for junior high school libraries. Also included are manuscripts and published versions of her work on Oatman, AZ, her poetry, and her book, Common Sense Grammar. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

de Longchamps, Joanne Papers
Coll # 2001-4
Date: ca. 1940s-1980s
Extent 4 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the work of noted Nevada poet and artist, Joanne de Longchamps and contains books, magazines, off prints, and photocopies. The collection also contains a large amount of correspondence between de Longchamps and her mother, and biographical information on de Longchamps. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Doughty, Nan
Coll # MS21
Date: 1845 -1987
Extent 67 boxes (3 record storage boxes, 21 slim document boxes, 42 document boxes, missing box #43) (26 linear ft.)
Collection consists of two series related to the life of Las Vegas writer Nan Doughty. The
Correspondence series contains letters written by many members of Doughty's family. The Family papers series contains news clippings, school papers, diaries, genealogy records, deeds, stock certificates, manuscript drafts, Desert Research Institute Grant information and notes from UNLV classes. Much of the material in both series pertains to early mining in Nevada and the Southwest. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Franklin Sr., George E.
Coll # T12
Date: 1966 - 1968
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of George E. Franklin Sr.'s original typescript manuscripts (with edits) for his two books: The Fallacy of Appeasement (essays on U.S. foreign policy spanning from WW II through Castro and Vietnam) and From Cotswolds to High Sierras (autobiography-boys life in England, emigrating to the western U.S. in the early 1900's at age 12). He designed the Franklin engine and was a successful businessman in Las Vegas in 1940s-1950s.

Friedman, William
Coll # T94
Date: 1974 - 1982
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains manuscript copies of the first and second editions of Bill Friedman's Casino Management and the rough draft of the second edition.

Greenspun, Hank
Coll # T29
Date: 1963 - 1966
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of the manuscript and galley proofs for Hank Greenspun's book, Where I Stand: The Record of a Reckless Man. Hank Greenspun was the publisher of the Las Vegas Sun and wrote a long-standing column of the same name. Galley proofs include an introduction by Ed Reid (author, The Green Felt Jungle).

Hulse Manuscript
Coll # 1023-2
Date: 1973
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of the original manuscript (typescript) copy of James W. Hulse's book
Lincoln County, Nevada -- 1864-1909: History of a Mining Region with handwritten edits noted throughout the text. Also contains letter from Hulse to former UNLV Library Director Hal Erickson regarding the manuscript.

Kaufman, Perry
Coll # 2000-07
Date: 1940-1960's
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of research files for his book The Best City Of Them All : A History Of Las Vegas, 1930-1960.

Leavitt, Cecil
Coll # 1023-3
Date: ca.1960s
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of photocopied typescript of "History of Bunkerville" which was written by Cecil Leavitt (resident of Bunkerville) as a term paper for a history course.

Luckman, John
Coll # T58
Date: 1977 - 1978
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains the typescripts and page proofs of the following gaming books: Gambler's Bedside Book edited by John K. Hutchens; The Big Player by Roger Rapoport and Ken Uston; How to Play and Win at Poker by John Montgomery (page proofs). Published copies of all three books are in UNLV Special Collections stacks.

Marshall, Gladys Boggs
Coll # T57
Date: 1910 - 1974
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection includes several poems by Gladys Boggs Marshall, a manuscript draft of her unfinished paper "History and Story of Las Vegas," news clippings, and a scrapbook. PARTIAL COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

McGonagill, Irma
Coll # T60
Date: 1904 - 1905
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the informal records of early Nevada mining in Tonopah, Nevada, including the outlines for a section of Irma McGonagill's memoir and a few fleshed out paragraphs and the beginnings of Chapter 1. There is also a stock certificate for the Silver Bow Mining Company. (see also Photo Collection 0246)

Moore, James
Coll # 1015
Date: ca. 1960's
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of three photocopied typescripts: The Dice Killer, Casino Dealer's Best
Friend, and Expert at the Blackjack Tables.

Paher, Stanley
Coll # T127
Date: 1976 - 1981
Extent 4 boxes (1 record storage box, 3 document boxes)
The Stanley Paher collection contains his original draft, book proofs and submitted articles for the book Nevada Official Bicentennial Book. The book was later published under the title, Nevada Towns and Tales.

Powell, Stephen
Coll # Mss40
Date: 1972
Extent 1 folder (containing 69 typescript pages)
Collection consists of the manuscript copy of Powell's gambling bibliography based on the
collections at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The published copy is in the Special Collections book stacks.

Roske, Ralph
Coll # 90-43
Date: 1865 - 1990
Extent 4 boxes (3 record storage boxes, 1 document box)
The papers of Dr. Ralph Roske, UNLV history professor from 1965 - 1990. The collection
contains a variety of class materials and student papers, Dr. Roske's original book manuscripts (Las Vegas: A Desert Paradise, Everyman's Eden, Lyman Trumball), Kraig Knapp and John Wittwer interviews along with various research notes and correspondence. The majority of the collection pertains to Southern Nevada history. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Sawyer, Byrd Wall
Coll # 90-52
Date: 1880-1969
Extent 9 boxes (5 record storage boxes, 3 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Byrd Wall Sawyer and contains a variety of materials related to Nevada history. Collection includes Nevada State Library materials and publications, news clippings, correspondence, speeches, and memos relating to Reno, Carson City and Washoe County. There are research notes and copies of the books; "Midwifery" and "The Open Range of Nevada, 1826-1900." The collection also contains some photographs and numerous slides of foreign countries. There are also audio recordings and video of the Boulder City anniversary. book manuscript - "Here is Nevada"; bibliography 1939; Co-authors - Byrd Wall Sawyer and Effie Mona Mack. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Silberstang, Edwin
Coll # T110
Date: 1973
Extent 1 record storage box
The Edwin Silberstang Collection contains rough draft, carbon copy, and final copies of his book, Playboy's Book of Games.

Smith, Benjamin Franklin
Coll # 1013
Date: ca. 1960s
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of (photocopied typescript) the autobiography of professional gambler Benjamin Franklin Smith, (Lady Luck and I) who gained fame after creating a system to beat the blackjack tables, and news clippings about Smith from Las Vegas newspapers.

Tales of Las Vegas (Students of Modern History)
Coll # Mss6
Date: 1924 - 1925
Extent 54 p., bound : ill. ; 31 cm
Collection consists of two [unpublished] manuscript copies of "Tales of Las Vegas." This early history of Las Vegas was created by Las Vegas high school students in the Modern History course in 1924 and was later revised by the students in the United States History course in 1925. Illustrated throughout with photographs of early Las Vegas. All photographs are captioned.

Waite, Lu Jones
Coll # T17
Date: 1968
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of the manuscript for Lu Jones Waite's novel -- Out of the West. Waite wrote a number of fictional works which were centered around Mormon families and the Mormon faith.