Manuscripts Collection
The Cahlan Research Library maintains various manuscript collections and records related to the history of Las Vegas and the surrounding area. Some of the papers included in the collection are:
- The personal papers of Helen J. Stewart and John Cahlan & Florence Lee Jones-Cahlan
- The Clark County Civil Defense, including pamphlets from the 1950s
- 1930s business records from the Boulder Club and Pair-O-Dice Club
Below is a continually updated list of the manuscript collections available at the Cahlan Research Library. You can click on each link to view information about the collection, including an inventory. To use a manuscript collection, please make an appointment by calling 702-822-8748 or emailing infonsmlv@nevadaulture.org.
Finding Aids are added here as they are created. For less detailed records, visit our page on PastPerfect Online.
- MS 001 – Papers of Helen J. Stewart, 1869 – 1948
- MS 002 – Papers of Lester “Benny” Binion, 1950 – 1952
- MS 003 – Papers of Frank A. Buol, 1898 – 1957
- MS 004 – Records of Southwestern Mining Company, 1881 – 1896
- MS 005 – Records of the Village Leather Shop, 1953 – 1956
- MS 006 – Papers of Frank Williams, 1897 – 1918
- MS 007 – Records of the United Spanish War Veterans, Pat McCarran Camp #10, 1935 – 1983
- MS 008 – Business License Receipts & Register of Town Lots, 1931 – 1944
- MS 009 – Appraisal Report of the Twin Lakes Resort for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1964
- MS 010 – Johnnie Mining and Milling Company, 1905 – 1911
- MS 011 – Papers of H.H. Johnson, 1908-1919
- MS 012 – Records of the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, 1930 – 1982
- MS 013 – Records of the Las Vegas Fire Department, 1945 – 1970s
- MS 014 – Records of the Bottle Club of Las Vegas, 1967 – 1974
- MS 015 – Papers of John F. And Florence Lee Cahlan, 1940s – 1970s
- MS 016 – Records of League of Women Voters, 1960s-1970s
- MS 017 – Thomas Taney Collection, 1930-2004
- MS 018 – Papers of J.L. Arnold, 1940 – 1959
- MS 019 – Papers of Elbert Edwards, 1905 – 1926
- MS 020 – Papers and Drawings of Elmo Bruner, 1950s – 1970s
- MS 021 – Papers of Oran K. Gragson, 1960 – 1969
- MS 196 – Ohana Magazine, 1996 – 2005 (Full copies of the magazine)
- UMS VM-2020-019 – Anthony Bondi, Las Vegas arts in print media, 1990-2015