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Includes agenda for January 6, 1981 meeting, but erroneously lists the date as January 6, 1980 instead of 1981. See uac000269 for accompanying meeting minutes. CSUN Session 11 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Parking

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Admissions

A picture postcard showing tipis along a road in Nevada, next to wooden cabins and a horse-drawn carriage. Caption: "Nevada Indian Camp."

Theodore Parsons, enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at the Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building, Boulder Dam & Power Plant

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Was on display at Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club in downtown Las Vegas.

The Bowers Mansion was built in 1863 by Lemuel "Sandy" Bowers and his wife, Eilley Orrum Bowers, and is a prime example of the homes built in Nevada by the new millionaires of the Comstock Lode mining boom. The mansion, designed by J. Neely Johnson, a builder and ex-governor of California, combined Georgian Revival and Italianate architectural styles. It was modeled after a design conceived by Eilley based on her recollection of elegant buildings in her native Scotland. Following the death of Sandy Bowers in 1868, Eilley fell on hard financial times. She generated income by renting out rooms in the mansion and hosting parties and picnics on the grounds. The mansion hosted a ball for the women's suffrage movement and was the location of the annual Miner's Ball. The period of 1873–75 was the height of the mansion's popularity. However, this was not enough to overcome Eilley's debts and she finally lost her home to foreclosure in 1876. The mansion was abandoned by the time Henry Riter acquired it and operated it as a resort until 1946. The building is currently owned and operated by the Washoe County Parks Department. Some 500 Nevada families have donated period furniture housed in the mansion. The park blends the historical site with recreational facilities such as a spring-fed swimming pool, picnic areas, and a playground. The Bowers Mansion is located in Washoe Valley, within the Bowers Mansion Regional Park at 4005 Old U.S. Highway 395 North, North Washoe Valley, Nevada.