Abstract
The Shade Tree Shelter Records date from 1990 to 1996 and consist primarily of logbooks and journals compiled by the staff of the Shade Tree, a shelter for homeless and abused women and children in Las Vegas, Nevada, documenting daily activities, incidents, and residents at the shelter. The collection also includes summaries of the staff's telephone conversations, a newspaper article about Shade Tree, and fliers and brochures about social services available in Southern Nevada.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Shade Tree Shelter Records date from 1990 to 1996 and consist primarily of logbooks and journals compiled by the staff of the Shade Tree, a shelter for homeless and abused women and children in Las Vegas, Nevada, documenting daily activities, incidents, and residents at the shelter. The collection also includes summaries of the staff's telephone conversations, a newspaper article about Shade Tree, and fliers and brochures about social services available in Southern Nevada.
Access Note
Collection is open for research, with the exception of materials that are restricted to protect personally identifiable information. Restrictions are noted at the file level of this inventory and will be open for research use January 1, 2070.
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 remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Shade Tree shelter began in 1989 as Jubilee Ministries when a group of Las Vegas, Nevada residents recognized a need for services for abused women and children in the city. At first, they offered limited shelter and resources in the basement of Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church. In 1990, the group renamed themselves Shade Tree. With the help of volunteers, the Junior League, and the City of Las Vegas, Shade Tree opened a shelter in a building owned by Saint Vincent’s Catholic Charities. They served primarily women and children but faced limitations due to the poor condition and size of the space. In 1998, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation awarded Shade Tree a grant that allowed them to open a new facility that provides shelter to women and children in the Las Vegas Valley.
Source:
“Who We Are.” Shade Tree. Accessed January 23, 2018. http://www.theshadetree.org/about-us/who-we-are/.
Preferred Citation
The Shade Tree Shelter Records, 1990-1996. MS-00365. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1996 by Nancy Gott; accession number 96-6.
Processing Note
In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, John A. Heldt processed the collection and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2018, Angela Moor revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.