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Las Vegas Fire & Rescue 65th Anniversary: commemorative book

Date
2008
Archival Collection
Description

Cherina Kleven appears on pages 124, 134, 135, 153, 159, 162, 198, 201, and 210.

Mixed Content

Alice Foley Yarish interview, August 31, 1993: transcript

Date
1993-08-31
Description

An oral history interview conducted and edited by Robert D. McCracken; Esmeralda County History Project; Goldfield, 1993

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Letter including Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 123 from Harvey Dickerson to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), October 26, 1955

Date
1955-10-26
Description

Notwithstanding Section 6112 of the Public Service Commission Act, the Las Vegas Valley Water District was allowed to meter water to customers; Opinion No. 123.

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Schedule of rates, rules and regulations of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, December 24, 1946

Date
1946-12-24
Description

Detailed list of water rates and rules for water usage in Las Vegas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Arpil 8, 1992

Date
1992-04-08
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes.

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Irving Junior Foreman interview, March 16, 1978: transcript

Date
1978-03-16
Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas collection OH-00600. On March 16, 1978, collector John Russell Foreman interviewed Irving Junior Foreman (born June 25th, 1930 in Beaver, Utah) in North Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Foreman speaks about his career in the construction industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses the changes in the construction industry from the 1950s to the 1970s, including the machinery used.

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Transcript of interview with William Carlson by Alice Brown, March 19, 1980

Date
1980-03-19
Description
On March 19, 1980, Alice Brown interviewed Dr. William Carlson (born 1914 in Sandstone, Minnesota) about his experience working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Carlson, who joined UNLV in 1957, provides his accounts on the history of the university library. The first part of the interview involves a discussion of the beginnings of the library from the location of Las Vegas High School to Maude Frazier Hall and its eventual move to Archie Grant Hall. Carlson also talks about some of the first librarians who were a part of the library, the funding and donations used to build and develop it, and the eventual construction and architecture of the James R. Dickinson Library. The two also discuss the first graduation of the university, the work it took to get students registered for classes in early days, and some of the overall changes over the years at the university.

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Letter from Alfred J. Ryan to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, circa 1950

Date
1948 to 1952
Description

Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Pittman is an older name for the city of Henderson. Whitney is an older name for East Las Vegas.

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Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to members of underwriting group for bonds, including supporting documents, 1957

Date
1957
Description

Letter from the Las Vegas Valley Water District's president informing the District's bond underwriters that pending legislation had been defeated. The measures would have affected holders of the $8,700,000 waterworks bonds. Supporting documents from the District include a report dated March 30, 1957, which summarized the six pieces of legislation and a press release dated April 1, 1957, outlining the 48th session of the State Legislature's decisions on the legislation.

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