Aquavision
Coll # 99-18
Date: 1992-1997
Extent 3 boxes (2 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
Collection consists of the records of Aquavision, a community
action group concerned with water conservation issues in the Las
Vegas Valley. Materials include bylaws, membership rosters, agendas,
and minutes. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Buck, Gilbert
Coll # 87-58
Date: 1945 - 1985
Extent 14 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the real estate records of Gilbert Buck:
records on individual properties from mortgage agreements and
records of rent payments to general repairs and appliance brochures.
Also included are newspaper articles about the Governor's Race,
a report to the Legislative Commission about the acquisition of
specific lands by the State Parks, Nevada's available water resources,
soil surveys, maps and photographs of land. (Real estate was located
in Las Vegas and Henderson Nevada.) INVENTORY AVAILABLE.
Cahlan, John and Florence Lee Jones
Coll # T128
Date: 1945- 1982
Extent 27 boxes (20 document boxes, 7 record storage boxes)
Collection consists of papers of Florence Lee (Jones) Cahlan and
her husband John Cahlan.
(Jones) Cahlan worked as a reporter for the Review Journal and
Cahlan served as editor for many years. The collection contains
materials documenting their personal lives, community interests,
articles and manuscripts , and drafts and notes for their book
Water -- A History of Las Vegas. Subjects include Nellis AFB,
Nevada American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, Las Vegas
Jubilee, high-speed ground transportation, Service League/Junior
League and Nevada State Museum. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
Cannon, Howard
Coll # MS2
Date: 1958 - 1983
Extent 715 boxes
Collection is comprised of the senatorial papers of U.S. Senator
(from Nevada) Howard Cannon from 1959 to 1982. Cannon strongly
supported the Great Society programs and the War on Poverty. As
a decorated WWII pilot, he was particularly interested in aviation
issues. Collection materials include correspondence, speeches,
invitations, press releases, appointment books, audio, video,
and film. There are specific files on Las Vegas and an index file.
There are two boxes with U.S. Senator George Malone's papers.
COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
NOTE: THIS COLLECTION IS STORED IN LIED LIBRARY'S LASR SYSTEM,
PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO OBTAIN BOXES.
Colorado River Commission
Coll # 2001-7
Date: 1920s-1990s
Extent 44 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of correspondence, memos, reports, Supreme
Court documents, legal briefs and various other published works
relating to the Arizona vs. California water lawsuit and the distribution
of power and water resources from the Colorado River and Hoover
Dam. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Ford, Jean
Coll # MS25
Date: 1958 -1998
Extent 39 boxes (25 document boxes, 13 slim doc boxes and 1 record
storage box) 17 linear ft.
A partial collection of the political papers of Jean Ford, longtime
community and political activist in Nevada. Ford served in the
Nevada state legislature as an assemblywoman and senator, and
was active in many women's organizations. This collection focuses
primarily on her legislative work and her work on a number of
women's issues facing Nevada. There are also numerous materials
on her work to preserve the environment. Documents include campaign
literature, financial records, correspondence, news clippings,
minutes, working files, flyers, and press releases. COLLECTION
GUIDE AVAILABLE
Griffith, Robert
B.
Coll # 90-48
Date: 1928 - 1968
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box; 1 record storage box)
This collections consists of Robert Griffith's papers pertaining
to the Colorado River Commission (he was chairman at one point
in his career) on water rights, usage and alternate water sources.
Included is a feasibility study of the mechanical system for the
Griffith Phytotronics Laboratories, labs designed for experimenting
with plant growth and development. And finally, the collection
has newsclippings about the national air races from 1928, a photograph
of an early airplane, Griffith's American Legion papers and the
death and burial records belonging to his father, an embalmer.
There is one box of slides that is inventoried.
Hecht, Chic
Coll # MS3
Date: 1983 - 1988
Extent 118 document boxes (60 linear ft.)
This collection contains the senatorial papers of Chic Hecht,
U.S. Senator from Nevada, from 1983-1988, with documentation from
the 98th, 99th, and 100th Congresses. Materials include correspondence,
bills, speeches, and press releases. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
NOTE: THIS COLLECTION IS STORED IN LIED LIBRARY'S LASR SYSTEM,
PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO OBTAIN BOXES.
Hickey, Thomas
Coll # 86-20
Date: 1970s-1990s
Extent 64 boxes (60 record storage boxes, 4 document boxes)
Collection consists of the political papers of Nevada state senator
and legislator Thomas Hickey. State Assembly and State Legislature
material relates to issues such as children, health, education,
budget, nuclear testing, Yucca Mt., Dept of Energy, women's issues,
women's prison, abortion, charitable organizations and mental
health. Includes correspondence. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Ives, Joseph C.
Coll # 1012
Date: 1857-1858
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of 17 letters (photocopies) between Lt. Joseph
C. Ives (United States Army
Corps of Topographic Engineers) and his wife, Cora Semmes Ives,
between Sept. 1857 and June 1858. Ives was in command of a U.S.
Army expedition whose mission was to explore the region of the
Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, and to establish the limit
of navigation of the Colorado River. The correspondence is largely
personal in nature, but is a useful supplement to the official
report documenting the voyage, Report Upon the Colorado River
of the West -- Explored in 1857-58.
Jensen, Frank C.
"Doc"
Date: 1931-1935
Collection consists of the digital facsimile of the personal diary
of Frank C. "Doc" Jensen, Hoover Dam medic, covering
the years of the Dam's construction. The original of this volume
and the others reside in the Boulder City Museum and Historical
Association. Link to the
digital copy at http://digital.library.unlv.edu/diaries_hooverdam/index.html
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.
Longwell, Chester
Coll # MS17
Date: 1919 - 1974
Extent 17 boxes (2 slim document boxes, 15 document boxes)
The Chester Longwell Papers document his professional career as
a geologist and his pioneering
field work in Clark County, Nevada. Includes Longwell's field
notes, manuscripts, articles and
speeches related to geology (mostly of Clark County), personal
and business correspondence,
publications of Longwell's and colleagues. The collection also
contains subject files, name files, and rock specimen tags. COLLECTION
GUIDE AVAILABLE
Manis
Coll # 87-92
Date: 1910 - 1955
Extent 3 record storage boxes; photo albums
Collection includes documents and publications relating to Boulder
(Hoover) Dam and the Boulder Canyon Project. Documents include
brochures, pamphlets, postcards, scrapbooks and news clippings.
Subjects include Boulder City, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Route
66. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Page, John Chatfield
Coll # MS23
Date: 1930 - 1947
Collection consists of the diaries of John Chatfield Page, who
served as Construction Engineer on Boulder (Hoover) Dam from 1931-35.
There is also a small amount of ephemera and biographical material
on Page that provide information on his career with the Bureau
of Reclamation. The original diaries have transferred to the Boulder
City Museum and Historical Association, but the library holds
complete digital facsimiles. To view, please go to:
http://digital.library.unlv.edu/diaries_hooverdam/index.html
Shaver, A. J.
Coll # T64
Date: 1925 - 1964
Extent 1 slim document box; 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of numerous government documents relating
to the Boulder (Hoover)
Dam/Colorado River Project (the Boulder Dam legislation passed
by the U.S. Senate and a copy of the Congressional Record April
13, 1928). Land Use, Development, Water and Power - Nevada - California
- Arizona; Boulder Canyon Reclamation; Lower Colorado River Valley
land Use Advisory Committee; Mrs. A. J. Shaver - Girl Scouts -
Las Vegas, Nevada; High School PTA - Las Vegas, Nevada INVENTORY
AVAILABLE
Sierra Club
Coll # 87-96
Date: 1975 - 1988
Extent 22 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the records of the Las Vegas chapter
of the Sierra Club. Contains some Sierra Club publications and
numerous government publications pertaining to environmental issues
in Southern Nevada, Arizona, California, and Utah. The bulk of
the material pertains to Clark County and the surrounding area,
and includes correspondance, environmental impact documents, development
plans, research studies and final decisions. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
Steamboats on the
Colorado River
Coll # T129
Date: 1976
Extent 3 record storage boxes
The "Steamboats on the Colorado" collection consists
of photographs and text used in the KIVX Channel 10 production,
Steamboats on the Colorado, 1852 -1907. The research was conducted
and authenticated in 1976.
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
Vergiels, John
Coll # 87-60
Date: 1977 - 1989
Extent 69 boxes (66 record storage boxes, 3 document boxes)
The Senator John M. Vergiels Papers document his career in the
Nevada Legislature in the 1980s. Materials include legislative
reports, bills, correspondence, committee reports and studies
from the Nevada Legislature. Subjects covered include nurses,
living wills, animal rights, and occupational therapy among others.
Wittwer, John
Coll # T101
Date: 1919 -1948
Extent 6 Boxes (4 record storage boxes, 1 slim document box, 1
document box)
Collection consists of the reports of Southern Nevada Agricultural
Extension Agent (County
Agent), J.H. Wittwer dating from 1919-1948. The reports contain
photographs and information on subjects such as the dairy industry,
soil conditions, vegetable production, and flood control in southern
Nevada. The reports also detail much of the 4-H activity in the
area during this time. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
