Mimi Rodden Papers

Name/Title

Mimi Rodden Papers

Entry/Object ID

MS.160

Scope and Content

Mimi Rodden Papers MS 160 Mimi Rodden Papers Descended from a prominent Northern Nevada ranching family, Mimi Garat Rodden's appreciation of the state's history is deep. For most of her professional life Rodden has worked to raise consciousness in Nevada for historic preservation. She directed the State Historic Preservation Office in 1978-82 and was appointed by Ronald Reagan to be an expert member of the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. After she moved to Boulder City in 1995, she chaired the city's Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee which produced Boulder City's first historic preservation ordinance. Thirteen years earlier, Rodden had facilitated Boulder City's listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the most significant projects Mimi has initiated and overseen have been the Tonopah Mining Park development; restoration of the famous Caliente, Nevada railroad depot and the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City; and the predevelopment and development design of the historic Kiel Ranch in Las Vegas. In 1993-94 Rodden served as the cultural resources coordinator for restoration of the Boulder Dam Hotel in Boulder City. In 1990 Mimi coordinated, marketed, and produced Nevada's first seminar on seismic retrofitting of unreinforced masonry buildings. In 1982 Mimi founded her own historic preservation consulting firm, Mimi Rodden Preservation Consultant [MRPC], which has provided expertise and direction to dozens of historic preservation projects around the state. Rodden has spoken at preservation seminars throughout the country, taught classes, and in 2000 published the book, Boulder City, Nevada, as part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series. Her own home in Boulder City at 324 Nevada Way is an outstanding example of properly conceived historic preservation. The material in this collection includes both personal and professional papers detailing Rodden's various historic preservation projects and efforts, as well as her political activities with the Republican Party. In addition to this manuscript collection, the museum maintains a biography file on Rodden and a photograph collection [no. 0103]. * * *

Collection

Rodden, Mimi

Acquisition

Notes

007.072

Archive Items Details

Notes

MS 160 Mimi Rodden Papers container list Box 1 of 8 ff no. 1. badges - Nevada State Museum 1 2. business cards 2 3. correspondence [political (1969-99)] 3 4. correspondence [professional (1970-2002)] 4 5. credit cards 5 6. employment - City of Boulder City personnel action form [1999] 6 7. consulting contract [form (1980s)] 7 8. membership and identification cards 8 9. membership and identification cards - Republican Party 9 10. receipts [1966, 1971] 10 11. receipts - Cam Solari Interior Design [1966] 11 12. receipts - Pacific Intermountain Express [1966] 12 13. receipts - Western Gillette, Inc. [1966] 13 14. resumes [2005] 14 Box 2 of 8 1. American Institute of Architects landscape assessment workshop [Boulder City, May 18, 2005] 1 2. American Institute of Architects landscape assessment workshop [Boulder City, May 18, 2005] - workbook 2 3. Boulder City Downtown Parking Study [2004] 3 4. Boulder City Master Plan: issues [2003] 4 5. Boulder City Museum and Historical Association - facilities: 1300 Wyoming Street and 549 California Ave. [2001] 5 6. Boulder Dam Hotel - Historic Preservation Recommendations [Melvyn Green and Associates (1994)] 6 7. Boulder Dam Hotel - Tinker Suite renovations [1996] 7 8. [Nevada] Commission for Cultural Affairs [1995-99] 8 9. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: "Adverse Effects of the Future Land Use Map on the Historical Area of Boulder City" [c. 1991] 9 10. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: district nomination [1983] 10 11. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: district nomination [1996 "update"] 11 12. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: press releases [1996] 12 13. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: members [1996-98] 13 14. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: Preservation Week [1997] 14 15. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: survey forms [c. 1996-97] 15 16. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: report to city council [spring 1997] 16 17. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: summary report [January 28, 1998] 17 18. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: Historic Property Register [2003] 18 19. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: housing: ownership lists [2004] 19 20. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: plaques [1997-2003] 20 21. historic districts - Nevada: Boulder City: walking tour [c. 1996] 21 22. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1980]: "Cultural Resources Inventory Project Report" 22 23. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1980]: "Main Street: Carson City, Nevada - A Case Study for Economic Development" 23 24. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1985] 24 25. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1987]: correspondence and notes 25 26. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1988] 26 27. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1990-92]: Carson Brewing Company 27 28. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1992]: Bicknell House 28 29. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [1992-93] 29 30. historic districts - Nevada: Carson City [c. 1993-94]: Federal Building 30 31. historic districts - Nevada: Comstock Historic District [1998] 31 32. historic districts - Nevada: Goldfield [1982] 32 33. historic districts - Nevada: Tonopah [c. 1982] 33 34. historic preservation - articles 34 35. historic preservation - California: San Francisco: "Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Un-reinforced Masonry Building: Program Alternatives: Final Environmental Impact Report" 35 36. historic preservation - California: San Francisco: "Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Un-reinforced Masonry Building - Program Alternatives: Final Environmental Impact Report" 36 37. historic preservation - California: San Francisco: Presidio Trust [2001] 37 38. historic preservation - California: San Francisco: "Seismic Retrofitting for San Francisco's Un-reinforced Masonry Buildings . . . " [1990] 38 39. historic preservation - California: "State Historical Building Code" [1990] 39 40. historic preservation - certified local government 40 41. historic preservation - disaster: earthquake 41 42. historic preservation - disaster: flooding 42 43. historic preservation - disaster: organizations: mitigation/recovery [1992] 43 44. historic preservation - disaster preparedness 44 45. historic preservation - disaster preparedness: workshop [San Francisco, ca (1990)]: materials 45 46. historic preservation - easement issues [1992] 46 47. historic preservation - Hoover Dam: Snacketeria [2001] 47 48. historic preservation - legislation [various states] 48 49. historic preservation - Native American issues [1990-93] 49 50. historic preservation - Nevada: Boulder City: Boulder Theatre [1996]: tourism report 50 51. historic preservation - Nevada: Boulder City: conflict-of-interest issues [2005] 51 52. historic preservation - Nevada: Boulder City: housing: Nevada Way: 324 [1997] 52 Box 3 of 8 1. historic preservation - Nevada: Caliente [c. 1996] 1 2. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: National Register of Historic Places: nomination form [1979] 2 3. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: feasibility study [1988 (preliminary)] 3 4. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: feasibility study [1991]: request for proposals 4 5. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: feasibility study [1991]: company prospectuses 5 6. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: feasibility study [1991]: outline 6 7. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: master plan [1994?]: project proposal 7 8. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: master plan [2004-05]: request for statement of interest and qualifications 8 9. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: master plan [2004-05]: requests for statement of interest and qualifications: response [design workshop] 9 10. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: master plan [2004-05]: request for proposal 10 11. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: master plan [2004-05]: request for proposal: response [Design workshop]: drafts 11 12. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: master plan [2004-05]: request for proposal: response [Design workshop]: final 12 13. historic preservation - Nevada: Carson Valley: Dangberg Ranch State Historic Park: correspondence, memoranda, notes [1991-2005] 13 14. historic preservation - Nevada: DeLongchamps, Frederick J. 14 15. historic preservation - Nevada: Historic Preservation Week [1995; 1996] 15 16. historic preservation - Nevada: legislation: Assembly Bill 170 [1993] 16 17. historic preservation - Nevada: legislation: Assembly Bill 536 [1997] 17 18. historic preservation - Nevada: National Register of Historic Places: Nevada enters [1994] 18 19. historic preservation - Nevada: "Nevada State Historic Preservation Plan" [1978] 19 20. historic preservation - Nevada: open space assessment [1995-98] 20 21. historic preservation - Nevada: organizations: State Historic Preservation Office [SHPO (1996-98)] 21 22. historic preservation - Nevada: organizations: State Historic Preservation Office [SHPO]: [the] 1995 Nevada Historic Preservation Plan" 22 23. historic preservation - Nevada: organizations: State Historic Preservation Office [SHPO]: information kit [c. 1997] 23 24. historic preservation - Nevada: "Revitalizing Smaller Communities" conference [Reno, NV, February 21-22, 1992] 24 25. historic preservation - New Jersey: "New Jersey Rehabilitation Code" [2001] 25 26. historic preservation - New Mexico: "Town of Bernalillo Main Street Design Guidelines" [2001] 26 27. historic preservation - organizations: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation [1994] 27 28. historic preservation - organizations: American Heritage Trust [legislation (1988)] 28 29. historic preservation - organizations: Federal Preservation Forum [1994] 29 30. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: conference [1994]: material 30 31. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: conference [1994]: material 31 32. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: conference [1996]: material 32 33. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: conference [1996]: material 33 34. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: conference [1996]: material 34 35. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: conference [2001]: material 35 36. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: conference [2001]: material 36 37. historic preservation - organizations: National Trust for Historic Preservation: ephemera [1990s] 37 Box 4 of 8 1. historic preservation - publications:"Dynamic Partnerships: Economic Development and Historic Preservation Conference Proceedings" [1998] 1 2. historic preservation - publications: "Federal Historic Preservation Case Law," 1966-1996 2 3. historic preservation - publications: "Interpreting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards For Rehabilitation," vol. II [c. 1985] 3 4. historic preservation - publications: "National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as Amended"[1984] 4 5. historic preservation - publications: "National Historic Preservation Act of 1966: An Assessment" [1986] 5 6. historic preservation - publications: "National Historic Preservation Act of 1966: 25th Anniversary Report" [1991] 6 7. historic preservation - publications: "National Historic Preservation Act of 1966: Revised Regulations Implementing Section 106" [1997] 7 8. historic preservation - publications: "Preparing a Historic Preservation Plan" [n. d.] 8 9. historic preservation - publications: "Preservation Tax Incentives for Historic Buildings" [1990] 9 10. historic preservation - publications: "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings" [1992] 10 11. historic preservation - publications: "State Enabling Laws for Local Preservation" [draft (August 17, 1991)] 11 12. historic preservation - publications: "Uniform Code for Building Conservation" [1985 (Rodden notes intact)] 12 13. historic preservation - publications:" Uniform Code for Building Conservation" [1987] 13 14. historic preservation - tax issues [c. 1990s] 14 15. Las Vegas Academy of International Studies and Performing Arts [1995] 15 16. Mapes Hotel [Reno, NV] - Timeshare Resort Hotel request for proposal [1997] 16 17. Nevada State Legislature [1995] 17 18. Nevada State Legislature [1995] - List of Bill Drafts . . . Through January 27, 1995 18 19. Nevada Women's Highway Safety Conference [June 17-18, 1970] 19 20. Nevada Women's Highway Safety Conference [December 1 and 3, 1970] 20 21. Riverside Hotel Apartments [Reno, NV c.1997)] 21 22. Rural Round-Up [Boulder City, NV (March 27-29, 1996)] - participant's kit 22 23. Statewide Transportation Technical Advisory Committee - agendas and meeting minutes [1994-96] 23 24. Statewide Transportation Technical Advisory Committee - enhancement projects [1993-96] 24 25. Statewide Transportation Technical Advisory Committee - publications: Transportation Enhancement: Definition, Guidelines, and Application [1992 and n. d.] 25 26. Tonopah Historic Mining Park - ephemera [c. 1990s] 26 27. Tonopah Historic Mining Park - grant application [1995 (2 copies)] 27 28. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [1996-97] 28 29. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: article: "Historic Site/Monument Registration: Boulder City,"by Daniel E. LeBas 1999/2003] 29 30. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: contacts 30 31. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: correspondence [2003] 31 32. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: correspondence [2004] 32 33. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2005]: correspondence [2005] 33 34. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-05]: ephemera 34 35. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: news clippings 35 36. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: notes 36 37. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: plant information 37 38. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: press packet [c. November 13, 2003] 38 39. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: public comments (July 2004) 39 40. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration bldg. - landscaping [2003-04]: summary of meetings June 17 - August 12, 2003] 40 41. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation administration - Workforce Consolidation/Security Measures [1999-2000] 41 42. Water Filtration Plant [2004-06] 42 Box 5 of 8 1. historic preservation: Hoover Dam: exhibit building [original (2005)] 1 2. historic preservation: organizations: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation [2001] 2 binder - "Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: A Briefing Book" [c. 1984] binder - "Evaluation of Effects to the Old Exhibit Building at Hoover Dam National Historic Landmark as a Result of the Installation of HVAC and Life Safety Systems, and Associated Upgrades and Minor Repairs to Electrical System Components" [2005] binder - historic preservation: Nevada: Boulder City: source book [1996] binder - "Historic Buildings in the Nineties: Safety and Access" [conference, June 4 & 5, 1992, Prescott, AZ] binder - National Park Service -" Death Valley National Monument: Historic Mining Workshop" [January 23-27, 1989] binder - "Transportation Planning for Livable Communities" [1990-93] Box 6 of 8 1. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - articles and citations [1931-1996] 1 2. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - advisory committee: formation [1995-97] 2 3. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - advisory committee: meeting minutes [1997-98] 3 4. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - advisory committee summary report [draft (April 31, 1998)] 4 5. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - advisory committee summary report [June 2, 1998] [2 copies] 5 6. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - condition assessment: proposal [Mervyn Green and Associates (December 1, 998)] 6 7. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - condition assessment: grant [May 26, 1998] 7 8. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - condition assessment: grand [April 13, 1999] 8 9. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - condition assessment: grant [July 21, 1999] 9 10. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - condition assessment: agreement: City of Boulder City / MRPC [July 12, 1999] 10 11. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - condition assessment: agreement: City of Boulder City/Melvyn Green and Associates, Inc. [June 30, 1999] 11 12. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - condition assessment: corrections [c. August 1991)] 12 13. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment [draft (August 20, 1999)] 13 14. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment [draft (October 1999)] 14 15. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment: grant: completion [October 25, 1999] 15 16. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment: grant: completion [December 8, 1999] 16 17. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment: grant: completion [March 8, 2000] 17 18. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment: grant: completion [March 22, 2000] 18 19. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment: grant: completion [June 14, 2000] 19 20. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment: repair and upgrade: cost estimate [November 3, 1999] 20 21. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - Condition Assessment: mentorship proposal [August 19, 1997 (2 copies)] 21 22. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - open house [August 8-9, 1996] 22 23. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - property exchange ordinance and deed [1995] 23 24. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power administration bldg. - uses [proposed (1996-97)] 24 Box 7 of 8 1. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s] 1 2. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Leadership Manual" [#1 in series, ca. 1968)] 2 3. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Leadership Manual" [ca. 1970s] 3 4. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Campaign Manual" [#2 in series c. 1968)] 4 5. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Fund Raising Manual" [#3 in series c. 1968)] 5 6. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Membership Manual" [#4 in series ( c.1968)] 6 7. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Program Manual" [#5 in series (c.1968)] 7 8. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Public Relations Manual" [#6 in series (c.1968)] 8 9. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Youth Activities Manual" [#7 in series (c.1968)] 9 10. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Community Service Manual" [#8 in series (c.1968)] 10 11. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Republican vs Democrat Philosophies" [c.1968] 11 12. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Focus," v. 2:2 February 1969] 12 13. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Focus," v. 3:1-10 [January - December 1970] 13 14. political ephemera: National Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s]: publications: "Focus," v. 4:1 [January 1971] 14 15. political ephemera: National Republican Party: product information [1960s-1970s] 15 16. political ephemera: Nevada Federation of Republican Women [1960s-70s] ... [truncated due to length]

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Other Number: Photo collection 0103

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Photograph collection no. 0103 [Mimi Rodden Collection] biography file subject file [historic preservation] map collection [see manuscript inventory for map numbers]

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 30, 2007

Updated By

bcmha.archives@gmail.com

Update Date

September 10, 2025