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Photograph of desert quarries, Nevada, circa 1900-1910
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Barbara Conover oral history interview
Oral history interview with Barbara Conover conducted by Patricia van Betten on November 25, 2006 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Conover discusses moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada after her husband found a job at the mine's processing plant. Conover talks about her career in education and hiking at Red Rock Canyon. Conover also describes life at Spring Mountain Ranch and Bonnie Springs Ranch including the buildings, residents, and local activities.
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Photograph of spring near sandstone quarry, Nevada, circa 1900-1910
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"Hallelujah Hollywood" production at the MGM Grand Hotel, image 001: photographic print
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"Hallelujah Hollywood" production at the MGM Grand Hotel, image 019: photographic print
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Album 2: travel and commercially produced photographs of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: photographic prints, image 015
Hermi and John Hiatt oral history interviews
Oral history interviews with Hermi and John Hiatt conducted by Jeff van Ee on April 02, 2010, April 03, 2010, and April 25, 2010 as part of the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In these interviews, Hermi and John Hiatt discuss their involvement in shaping the Red Rock Audubon Society, cataloging native plants, and the national Christmas Bird Count event. They later describe mapping around Southern Nevada, establishing boundaries for the sale of public lands, and the groundwater system under the Las Vegas, Nevada valley.
Archival Collection
Subject files, 1951-2003
The Subject Files (1951-2003) provides documentation on the variety of environmental issues in which the Sierra Club Toiyabe chapter was interested or involved. It is divided into twelve files and includes significant amounts of information on the MX Missile Project, Aerojet General Corporation Florida-Nevada land swap, wilderness in Nevada, nuclear issues, and off-road vehicle events. Other environmental issues or areas of concern addressed include (but are not limited to) Red Rock Canyon Recreation Lands/National Conservation Area, legislation to protect the California desert, Groom Range Land Withdrawal, Sagebrush Rebellion, and transmission line projects. Among the documents included are correspondence, legislation, memoranda, newspaper clippings, newsletters, magazine articles, pamphlets, event information, and general information.
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
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