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As-installed furniture plans for levels 1-5, sheets 1-5, 2000 December 14-19

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lied Library Architectural Records
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Collection Number: UA-00074
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lied Library Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 64

Archival Component

Letter from A. M. Folger to Walter R. Bracken, May 7, 1945

Date
1945-05-07
Description

Discussion of the ramifications of withdrawing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company's protest to the proposed Griffith well.

Text

Letter from A. M. Folger to Howard Mount (Kennewick, Washington), January 21, 1948

Date
1948-01-21
Description

Letter from Folger to a student who was writing a paper on water in Las Vegas containing a brief overview of the topic.

Text

Photograph of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Hoover Dam, September 23, 1932

Date
1932-09-23
Description
Black and white image of Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, on a tour of inspection at Hoover Dam. It was under Dr. Wilbur's supervision that the Boulder Canyon Project was commenced. In the background the concrete form used in lining the 50-foot diversion tunnels at the outlet portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 2 can be seen. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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The Mating Call, 1927 to 1929

Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents

The Mating Call sub-series (1927-1929) is comprised of materials pertaining to the film's editing, legal, financial, production and direction, and story development records. Under director Lewis Milestone and producer Howard Hughes, The Mating Call was released on July 21, 1928 and starred Thomas Meighan, Renée Adorée, and Evelyn Brent. It was considered a lost film until 2016.

Editing records include multiple censor requests. Legal records include agreements for Renée Adorée and Evelyn Brent, Rex Beach’s agreement for story rights, and supporting actor contracts. The financial records are reports of domestic and international revenues. The production and direction records contain black-and-white photographic prints and a negative depicting principal and supporting cast, interior and exterior sets, and publicity images, as well as a production report ledger. The story development records include a manuscript copy of the story, a production script, and cutting and dialogue continuities.

Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component