A Guide to the Special Collections Vertical File No. 2008-09

Scope and Content

The Special Collections Vertical File contains booklets, broadsides, brochures, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, postcards, reports and other resources that have been gathered through the years about a variety of organizations, people, places and topics relevant to the history and resources of Nevada and the Great Basin Region. The material is arranged alphabetically in folders in the Special Collections and Archives Department's MARS unit. Oversized items are stored with the Special Collections manuscript collection. There is a wide variation in the dates and kind of information and resources available for each topic. Links to online guides for related Special Collections manuscript collections are provided.

Of particular interest are commercially produced broadsides created through the years to support tourism in Nevada and to commemorate historic events. Topics whose folders include broadsides are indicated with a superscripted b.

The Special Collections Vertical Files are contained in 16 archival boxes, consisting of 16 cubic feet, and must be requested at the Special Collections and Archives Reference Desk for retrieval from the Special Collections MARS unit:

Box 1 (A-B), 1 cu. ft.

Box 2 (C), 1 cu. ft.

Box 3 (D-E), 1 cu. ft.

Box 4 (F-G), 1 cu. ft.

Box 5 (H-I), 1 cu. ft.

Box 6 (J-Le), 1 cu. ft.

Box 7 (Li-Mi), 1 cu. ft.

Box 8 (Mo-Ne), 1 cu. ft.

Box 9, (Nevada-Nye), 1 cu. ft.

Box 10 (O-Q), 1 cu. ft.

Box 11 (R), 1 cu. ft.

Box 12 (S), 1 cu. ft.

Box 13 (T-V), 1 cu. ft.

Box 14 (W), 1 cu. ft.

Box 15 (Oversized A-Nevada), 0.9 cu. ft.

Box 16 (Oversized O-Y), 0.9 cu. ft.