The Helen M. Shepp Photograph Collection contains photographs of community organizations, entertainers, and significant figures in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1950 to 1964. The collection includes photographs of the American Association of the United Nations, the Navy Mother's Club, and the Women's Democratic Club. The collection also includes photographs of Nevada politicians and entertainers.
The Helen M. Shepp Photograph Collection contains photographs of community organizations, entertainers, and significant figures in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1950 to 1964. The collection includes photographs of the American Association of the United Nations, the Navy Mother's Club, and the Women's Democratic Club. The collection also includes photographs of Nevada politicians such as Las Vegas Mayor C. D. Baker, U.S. Senator Howard Cannon, and U.S. Congressman Walter Baring. In addition, the collection also includes autographed photographs of entertainers, including actors Loretta Young and Gene Barry and singers Dean Martin and Nancy Sinatra.
The 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 website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Materials are roughly arranged by topic.
Helen M. Shepp Photograph Collection, 1950-1964. PH-00217. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 1985 by Helen Shepp; accession number 1985-085.
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.