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Red Rock Audubon Society Records
Red Rock Audubon Society Records (1981-1996) contain correspondence, field trip notifications, newspaper clippings, fliers, and copies of the Society's newsletter, The Rock Wren.
Archival Collection
John Myron Partridge Papers
The John Myron Papers (1928-1979) contain his educational records from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and University of Nevada, Reno. Included are grades, essays and reports, a teaching manual, and certificates. Also included are his Naval records from the service as a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves during and after World War Two.
Archival Collection
Hixon Boranian Music Scores
The Hixon Boranian Music Scores (approximately 1950-1988) is comprised solely of music manuscripts and scores that Boranian wrote, edited, and performed.
Archival Collection
James Perkins Correspondence
The James Perkins Correspondence consist solely of letters he wrote while stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada in 1951 and 1952.
Archival Collection
The Gem Bar and Rioville Ferry Ledgers
The Gem Bar and Rioville Ferry Ledgers consist of of three ledgers, two of which date from 1911 to 1913 for The Gem, owned and operated by John Wesley Horden. The bar was built in 1905, and located on Block 16 in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The third ledger is of unknown origin, and is a record book of travellers crossing the Colorado River using the Rioville, Nevada ferry. Rioville, Nevada (first known as Junction City) was a settlement founded by Latter-day Saints in what they thought was Utah Territory in 1869, now under Lake Mead and within Clark County, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Ruthadele Stearns Doyle Lathrop Personal Papers
The Ruthadele Stearns Doyle Lathrop Personal Papers (1900s-1991) contains scrapbooks, slides, and matted competition photographs created by Ruthadele Stearns Doyle Lathrop, a photographer and ballroom dancer. The scrapbooks include photographs of Ruthadele’s family, travels, and ballroom dance competitions, as well as newspaper clippings and other ephemera. The slides and matted photographs consist mostly of Western landscape scenes, including California and Nevada.
Archival Collection
Silver Slipper Scrapbook
Silver Slipper Scrapbook (1974-1976) consists of one scrapbook containing advertisements announcing upcoming performers and performance reviews at the Silver Slipper Casino.
Archival Collection
Horse Racing Collection
The Horse Racing Collection (1927-1979) contains brochures, handicapping information, programs, and articles written by Harry McCalla related to horse racing. There are also advertisements and clippings from racing forms. This material covers various venues in the United States.
Archival Collection
Frederic Apcar Collection on the Casino de Paris Show
The Frederic Apcar Collection on the Casino de Paris Show (approximately 1963-1992) contains Casino de Paris programs, tent cards, and promotional information. There are also three
Archival Collection