The Lucille "Seely" Cragin Papers contain materials documenting the public relations activities of Cragin and her husband, former Las Vegas Mayor Ernie W. Cragin. The collection dates from 1926 to 1957 and is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs. The majority of this collection focuses on the christening of the cargo ship the S.S. Las Vegas Victory, which she helped sponsor. This material was formerly known as the Mrs. E. W. Cragin Papers.
The Lucille "Seely" Cragin Papers contain materials documenting the public relations activities of Cragin and her husband, former Las Vegas Mayor Ernie W. Cragin. The collection dates from 1926 to 1957 and is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs. The majority of this collection focuses on the christening of the cargo ship the S.S. Las Vegas Victory, which she helped sponsor. This material was formerly known as the Mrs. E. W. Cragin Papers.
Collection is open for research.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Materials remain in original order.
Lucille "Seely" Cragin Papers, 1926-1957. MS-00233. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f13p5t
Materials were donated in 1976 by Lucille Cragin; accession number 77-76.
In 2017, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Brooks Whittaker revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2025, Sarah Jones added a scrapbook into the collection and revised the title to reflect Cragin's full name.