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Southern Nevada Community Concerts Association Records

MS-00543
Abstract

The Southern Nevada Community Concerts Association (SNCCA) Records (1939-2004) document the activities of the SNCCA and consist of meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, promotional papers, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and recordings of select concerts on VHS, Betamax, and an optical disc. The SNCCA worked to bring various singers, orchestras, and ballets to the communities of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada.

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Nevada Motion Picture Division Collection of Scripts

MS-00005
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The Nevada Motion Picture Division Collection of Scripts dates from 1981 to 2005 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1984 to 1996 and consists primarily of scripts for feature films, television movies and shows, and commercials filmed in the state of Nevada. The collection includes location reports and shooting schedules for some of the productions. The collection also contains press materials received by the Motion Picture Division.

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John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada

MS-00181
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The John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada (1898-1972) contains the professional papers and records of John Wittwer in his capacity as an Agricultural Extension agent for the University of Nevada from 1921 to 1954. The records are primarily annual reports containing text, photographs, newspaper clippings, and charts that provide a rich chronicle of the conditions of agriculture and ranching in southern Nevada from 1898 to 1972, with the bulk of the material dating from 1929 to 1955. These conditions span water issues, such as flood control and irrigation, to the general difficulties of sustaining agriculture and viable food production in a desert environment. The reports come from the Agricultural Experiment Stations in Clark and Lincoln counties and most contain both a statistical report and a narrative summary.

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Nevada History Elementary School Teaching Kits

MS-00781
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The Nevada History Elementary School Teaching Kits (approximately 1990-1999) collection contains teaching kits for elementary school teachers in Nevada about mining and Nevada history. The kits contain textbooks, booklets, pamphlets, puzzles, and maps designed for elementary school educators in Nevada.

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Epilogue: Nevada Southern University Yearbook, 1959

Date
1959
Description

Yearbook main highlights: schools and departments; detailed lists with names and headshots of faculty, administration and students; variety of photos from activities, festivals, campus life, and buildings; campus organizations such as sororities, fraternities and councils; beauty contest winners; college sports and featured athletes; and printed advertisements of local businesses; Institution name: Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the Old Gold stamp mill at Eldorado Canyon Techatticup Mine, Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description
1800-1900 Old Gold stamp mill Eldorado Canyon Techatticup Mine in Searchlight, Nevada

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Photograph of Jean Nevada Fayle, circa 1909

Date
1908 to 1910
Description
Portrait of Jean Nevada Fayle as a baby.

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Chabad of Southern Nevada

Chabad of Southern Nevada was established in 1990 by Rabbi Shea Harlig and his wife Dina Harlig. It is an outpost of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch organization that provides social services and educational programs for members of the Jewish community. Chabad of Southern Nevada is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and has six affiliated centers: Chabad of Summerlin, Chabad of Green Valley, Chabad of East-Or Bamidbar, Chabad of Southwest, Chabad Hebrew Center, and Chabad Student Services at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Nevada Records

MS-00702
Abstract

The Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Nevada Records contain proceedings of yearly meetings of this charitable organization for the years of 1937, 1946, 1948-1956, 1958, 1960-1968.

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Aid for AIDS of Nevada 1999 AIDS Walk flyer

Date
1999-04-18
Description
From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

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