PO Box 60516
1305 Arizona Street
Boulder City, NV 89005-0516
Clark County
phone: (170)229-4198
link: http://www.bcmha.org
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday -10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday -12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Exceptions -January 1; Easter Sunday; Mother's
Day; Thanksgiving Day; December 25
While the musuem is open to the
public at the hours listed, the archives are open by
appointment only.
Staff:
Dennis McBride (curator) [bcmha@yahoo.com]
Diane E. Greene, Assistant Curator
Collections:
Among the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association's more significant collections are the diaries of Frank C. "Doc" Jensen, medic during Hoover Dam construction, and John C. Page, Bureau of Reclamation Office Engineer on the Hoover Dam project. The Elton and Madelaine Garrett manuscript collection details construction and development of Hoover Dam and Boulder City from 1931 through the 1970s; while the Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Papers document the private life of one of Southern Nevada's most influential philanthropists. In addition, the archives houses nearly 10,000 photographs and 6,000 biography files.
Access to holdings:
Other
In-house inventories or collection guides
Directories
Card Catalog
Subject Areas Covered:
Arts & Crafts
Business and Industry
Civic/Community Organizations
Education
Engineering
Ethnic Groups
FolkLife
Genealogy
Hospitals
Labor
Military
Politics - Local
Tourism
Water
Women
Women's Groups
Other
Types of Materials:
Books/Serials
Government Records
Ephemera (clippings, pamphlets)
Films/Videotapes
Maps
Oral Histories
Organizational Records
Personal Papers/Manuscript Collections
Photographs
three-dimensional artifacts
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