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Nevada Division of State Parks Records (MS-00136)

Abstract

The Nevada Division of State Parks Records consist of materials produced or collected between 1863 and 1978 by the Nevada Division of State Parks. The collection includes materials recovered at Spring Mountain Ranch belonging to the Kiel, George, and Wilson families. The majority of the collection consists of administrative records and correspondence from the Nevada Division of State Parks. It also contains a photograph album of images taken during excavation efforts at the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site.

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Date

1863 to 1978
bulk 1920-1970

Extent

1.20 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
1.25 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Nevada Division of State Parks Records consist of materials produced or collected between 1863 and 1978 by the Nevada Division of State Parks. The collection includes materials recovered at Spring Mountain Ranch belonging to the Kiel, George, and Wilson families. The majority of the collection consists of administrative records and correspondence from the Nevada Division of State Parks. It also contains a photograph album of images taken during excavation efforts at the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Biographical / Historical Note

The Nevada Division of State Parks is charged with protecting and managing parks in the Nevada State Parks System. The Nevada Legislature renamed the system the Nevada Division of State Parks in 1963 and reorganized operations under the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Source:

"History," Nevada State Parks website, Accessed February 4, 2020. http://parks.nv.gov/about/about-nevada-state-parks

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Wilson Family Papers, 1880-1972. MS-00125. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

James B. Wilson Photographs. PH-00011. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kiel Family Photographs, approximately 1893-1904. MS-00838. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection, 1924-1983. MS-00208. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Nevada Division of State Parks Records, 1863-1978. MS-00136. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were deposited in UNLV Special Collections and Archives by the Nevada Division of State Parks, who retain ownership, between approximately 1975 to 1982; accession numbers T-23, 1977-213, 1979-79, 1980-109, 1981-113, and 1982-5.

Processing Note

Materials were processed by Special Collections Staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Franklin Howard revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Angela Moor and James Howard rehoused the materials and revised the finding aid.

Resource Type

Records

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00136

Finding Aid Description Rules

Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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