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C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
The C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada (approximately 1900-1915) contains individual black-and-white photographic prints, photographic albums, black-and-white and tinted postcards, and photographic negatives that document the history of early twentieth century Goldfield, Nevada. The images include photographic prints of Goldfield and surrounding areas during its peak years of 1906-1910; postcards showing scenes of Goldfield, Tonopah, and other areas in central Nevada; and negatives that contain images of Rinker's family and homelife in Indiana and Illinois.
Archival Collection
Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 1, 1983
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"Thesis Problem: Studying Southern Nevada Migration": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.
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Transcript of interview with Margie Joanne Corderman by Leora Cohen, March 11, 1981
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Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill Papers on Nevada Mining
The Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill Papers on Nevada Mining (1904-1925) are comprised of various records from the mining companies owned and operated by businessmen Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill who were active in the central Nevada boomtowns of Goldfield and Tonopah in the early twentieth century. Documents include correspondence, receipts and invoices, detailed records and copies of government legislative bills relating to the mining industry, and other business correspondence. Sprague's collection consists of his mining business correspondence dating from 1906 to 1925. Gill's papers are comprised of his business correspondence from 1916 to 1922.
Archival Collection
Letter from Frederick F. Barker to the Directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, circa 1950
Discussion of the feasibility of bringing water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, September 27, 1948, and newspaper clipping, From where I sit, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 26, 1948
In the enclosed editorial sent with correspondence, Cahlan expressed a concern that if the water district were created, they would begin to get their water from Lake Mead, which of necessity would be chlorinated.
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Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada
The Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada (approximately 1940-1988) depicts life and growth in Southern Nevada. The collection documents the growth of Henderson, Nevada through images of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, housing throughout the area, and events. The documentation of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, its activites, personnel, and buildings from 1942 through 1944 is prominent in this collection.
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