Las Vegas Library .. 833 Las Vegas Boulevard North Las Vegas, NV 89101 Clark County phone: (702)507-3512 link: http://www.lvccld.org Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday - 9am - 9pm Friday - Sunday -10am - 6pm Exceptions - Closed Holidays Staff: Vickie Barnett (Reference Department Head) [barnettv@lvccld.org] Arthur Cabrales, Las Vegas Library-Branch Manager Barbara A. Bopp, Reference Librarian Focus : State, Local history, and Gaming Collections: Vertical file of newspaper clippings and photographs pertaining to the local area 1930s- 1960s; Gaming Publications and videos "How-to" titles, and history; Las Vegas Telephone Directories 1933-present; Aerial Topography maps of Las Vegas in from the 1970s-present; Las Vegas City Directories from late 1950s to 1975 (not concurrent) Cross-Reference Directories of Las Vegas and Surrounding Areas 1976-present; Nevada History Collection with emphasis on Southern Nevada; Sandborn Fire Maps on Microfilm Las Vegas, NV History of Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Las Vegas Area Newspaper Card Catalog Index 1971-1981. Special Instructions: To use the Jack I. Gardner Special Collections Room at Las Vegas Library the following is required: Valid Driver's License or ID Card. Visitors must contact the Reference Department at Las Vegas Library in order to access materials. The Special Collections Room at Las Vegas Library honors Library Administrator Jack I. Gardner 1972- 1991, who started the collection. The primary mission of the Special Collections Room is to serve as a repository to materials related to Nevada history and gaming. Access to holdings: Open to the general public Online Catalog In-house inventories or collection guides Directories Card Catalog Subject Areas Covered: Arts & Crafts Architecture Business and Industry Casinos / Hotels Civic/Community Organizations Entertainment Environment Ethnic Groups FolkLife Gaming Ghost Towns Native Americans Nevada -- Early Settlers Nuclear Waste Politics - Local Politics - State Politics - Federal Prostitution Social Activism Tourism 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 00000019

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District .. 833 Las Vegas Boulevard North Las Vegas, NV 89101 Clark County phone: (507)356-2 link: http://www.lvccld.org Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday - 9am - 9 pm Friday - Sunday - 10 am - 6 pm Exceptions - Closed Holidays Staff: Karen Bramwell-Thomas (Public Relations Manger) [bramwellk@lvccld.org] Vickie Barnett - Las Vegas Library, 507-3521 Johnette Morales - Spring Valley Library, 507-3830 Florence Jakus - West Charleston Library, 507-3962 Leo Segura - Sahara West Library, 507-3658 Ellen Reed - Clark County Library, 507-4348 Barb Carey - Whitney Library, 507-4020 Focus : Specified Branches of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District focus on specific special collections. Collections: African American - West Las Vegas Library Asian - Spring Valley Library Health Medical - West Charleston Library International Language - Sahara West Library Jean Ford - Clark County Library Gaming/Local History - Las Vegas Library Grants - Clark County Library Government Documents - Las Vegas Library Patents - Clark County Library Southwest - Whitney Library : Special Instructions: More information can be found at www.lvccld.org. and click on "Special Collections" or visit the special collections branch library at the Las Vegas- Clark County Library District. Access to holdings: Open to the general public Online Catalog In-house inventories or collection guides Directories Subject Areas Covered: Architecture Agriculture Business and Industry Casinos / Hotels Civic/Community Organizations Education Entertainment Ethnic Groups Gaming Genealogy Health Care Hospitals Nature Nevada -- Early Settlers Politics - Local Politics - State Politics - Federal Tourism Transportation Women Women's Groups Other Southwest Types of Materials: Books/Serials Government Records Ephemera (clippings, pamphlets) Electronic Records Films/Videotapes Maps Oral Histories Organizational Records Personal Papers/Manuscript Collections Photographs 00000002

Nevada State Museum and Historical Society .. 700 Twin Lakes Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89015 Clark County phone: (702)486-5205 link: http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/lv/vegas.htm Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday - 12pm - 4pm, and by appointment Saturday - closed Sunday - closed Exceptions - closed all state holidays Staff: Thonni C. Morikawa (Curator of Manuscripts) [tcmorika@clan.lib.nv.us] Focus : Index to the Las Vegas Age 1905-1940 Index to the Las Vegas Review Journal 1930-1968 Manuscript collections Newspaper collections Ephemera files Photograph collections Collections: Physical copies of Las Vegas Age, Las Vegas Review Journal and Las Vegas Sun. Helen J. Stewart Collection The Cahlan Collection Clark Co. Civil Defense Records Papers of Frank A. Boul unprocessed papers of the Women's Democratic Club of Clark County Access to holdings: Open to the general public In-house inventories or collection guides Card Catalog Subject Areas Covered: Architecture Archaelogy Casinos / Hotels Civic/Community Organizations Entertainment Environment Ghost Towns Mining Nevada -- Early Settlers Politics - Local Prostitution Railroads Tourism Transportation Women's Groups Other Types of Materials: Books/Serials Ephemera (clippings, pamphlets) Films/Videotapes Maps Oral Histories Organizational Records Personal Papers/Manuscript Collections Photographs Newspapers 00000007

UNLV Special Collections .. 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 457010 Las Vegas, NV 89154-2253 Clark County phone: (702)895-2241 link: http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/index.html Hours of Operation: Hours Mon - Wed - Fri: 9am-5pm Tues -- Thurs: 9am-9pm Closed weekends Other hours by appointment. Exceptions: Closed New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Staff: Su Kim Chung (Manuscripts Librarian) [skchung@unlv.nevada.edu] Staff Peter Michel, Director Toby Murray, Preservation Librarian David Schwartz, Coordinator Gaming Studies Research Center Claytee White, Director Oral History Research Center Michael Frazier, Library Assistant Preservation Jonnie Kennedy,Library Technician Joyce Marshall, Archivist Arnold Shaw Research Center for Popular Music Kathy War, Photo Archivist Collections: UNLV Special Collections holds a number of manuscript collections relating to the history of Las Vegas. These include the papers of Las Vegas pioneers such as Helen J. Stewart, Charles "Pop" Squires, James Cashman, and Harley Harmon. There are a number of papers documenting the history of mining in the southern Nevada area, and the business records of the San Pedro, Los Angeles Salt Lake Railroad, Union Pacific, and Las Vegas-Tonapah Railroad. The department's Gaming Studies Research Collection holds probably the largest collection of gambling- related research material in the world including promotional and publicity documents from numerous hotels and casinos. The history of entertainment in Las Vegas is also documented by a number of collections such as the papers of hotels such as the Sands, Dunes, Frontier, Desert Inn, and Thunderbird. The papers of show producers such as Donn Arden, Matt Gregory, Harold Minsky and Jess Mack are also represented. Other unique collections include the business records of the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) and the files of William Hannah, PR Director for Howard Hughes. Architectural collections include the work of Martin Stern and Homer Rissman. The Nevada Women's Archives form a subset of the collection and include the papers of a number of notable Las Vegas women. The department also holds the archives of the Arnold Shaw Research Center for Popular Music which includes the papers of notables such as Arnold Shaw, Bill Willard, and Wingy Manone. Photograph collections document a range of subjects including the city's early days, Fremont Street, Hoover Dam, the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas Valley, showgirls, and entertainers from numerous hotels, most notably the Rat Pack. The collection also holds a growing number of oral histories of notable Las Vegans. : Access to holdings: Open to the general public Online Catalog In-house inventories or collection guides Directories Card Catalog Subject Areas Covered: Architecture Archaelogy Agriculture Business and Industry Casinos / Hotels Civic/Community Organizations Education Engineering Entertainment Environment Ethnic Groups Gaming Genealogy Geology Ghost Towns Labor Military Mining Music Native Americans Nevada -- Early Settlers Nevada Test Site Nuclear Waste Politics - Local Politics - State Politics - Federal Prostitution Railroads Ranching Social Activism Tourism Transportation Water Women Women's Groups Other Types of Materials: Books/Serials Government Records Ephemera (clippings, pamphlets) Electronic Records Films/Videotapes Maps Oral Histories Organizational Records Personal Papers/Manuscript Collections Photographs architectural drawings and plans 00000045

West Las Vegas Library .. 951 W. Lake Mead Las Vegas, NV 89106 Clark County phone: (702)507-3982 link: http://www.lvccld.org Hours of Operation: Monday - Thurs- 9am to 9pm Friday-10am -6pm Saturday -10am -6 pm Sunday -10am -6pm Exceptions -Closed on State Holidays Staff: Elaine Wing (Dept. Head) [winge@lvccld.org] Ruth Billhimer Focus : African American Memorabelia Collections: This special collection's primary focus is on African American's in Nevada Access to holdings: Open to the general public Online Catalog In-house inventories or collection guides Directories Subject Areas Covered: Business and Industry Casinos / Hotels Civic/Community Organizations Education Entertainment Ethnic Groups FolkLife Genealogy Military Nevada -- Early Settlers Politics - Local Politics - State Politics - Federal Railroads Ranching Religion Social Activism Women Other African American Special Collection Types of Materials: Books/Serials Government Records Ephemera (clippings, pamphlets) Electronic Records Films/Videotapes Oral Histories Personal Papers/Manuscript Collections Photographs 00000017