Notes
MS 89
Boulder City Bicentennial Time Capsule
inventory
[2 boxes and 3 folders]
Box 1 of 1 ff no.
1. list of contents [capsule item 88] 1
2. list of officers of Grand Lodge F. & A. M. [1977 (capsule item 1)] 2
3. list of officers of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite [1977
(capsule item 2)] 3
4. list of officers of Kerak Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. [January 5,
1977 (capsule item 3)] 4
5. list of Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Nevada [1976-77
(capsule item 4)] 5
6. list of Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Nevada [1976-77
(capsule item 5)] 6
7. list of officers of Grand Royal and Select Masters of Nevada
[1976-77 (capsule item 6)] 7
8. full list of cornerstones laid by Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of
Nevada [1866 - 1977 (capsule item 7)] 8
9. Current Proceedings of Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. of Nevada [1975
(capsule item 8)] 9
10. A Cornerstone for the Capitol [1964 (capsule item 9)] 10
11. "Sagebrush Sermon" [eulogy for Riley Grannan (d. 1903), by
Herman Knickerbocker [capsule item 10] ) ] 11
12. oration given at the [cornerstone laying] ceremony [January 9,
1977 (capsule item 11 [same as ff 28] ) ] 12
13. list of officers of Zelzah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. [1977
(capsule item 12] 13
14. list of members of the Board of Regents, University of Nevada
System [capsule item 13 - missing] 14
15. Desert Research Institute brochure [c. 1977 (capsule item 14)] 15
16. Desert Research Institute solar energy brochure [c. 1977 (capsule
item 15)] 16
17. cornerstone ceremony program [January 9, 1977 (capsule item
16)] 17
18. copy of Assembly Bill 351 [1973] and Senate Bill 552 [1975]
establishing a solar energy research program at the Desert
Research Institute [capsule item 17] 18
19. page from State Senate History, 58th Session, tracing the
progress of Senate Bill 552 appropriating funds for a solar
energy research project at the Desert Research Institute [capsule
item 18] 19
20. August 5, 1975 memo to University [of Nevada] System
Architect Harry Wood, from Desert Research Institute
President Dr. Lloyd P. Smith, listing preliminary building
specifications [capsule item 19] 20
21. DRI Quarterly Newsletter, v. 3:2 [c. 1976-77 (capsule item 20)] 21
22. letter from State Senator James Gibson to DRI President Dr.
Lloyd P. Smith regarding the Desert Research Institute project
[August 6, 1975 (capsule item 21)] 22
23. DRI news release on the cornerstone ceremony [January 9,
1977 (capsule item 22)] 23
24. DRI news release on the groundbreaking ceremony [June 26,
1976 (capsule item 23)] 24
25. Board of Regents meeting minutes of 18 June 1976 approving
supplemental funding for DRI solar energy research facility
[capsule item 24] 25
26. Board of Regents meeting minutes of 23 July 1976 - Dr. Lloyd
P. Smith notifies Board of approval by State Public Works Board
and the Legislative Interim Finance Committee of construction
of the solar energy lab in Boulder City [capsule item 25] 26
27. copy of Dr. Lloyd P. Smith's remarks at the cornerstone
ceremony [January 9, 1977 (capsule item 26)] 27
28. copy of oration given by State Senator James Gibson at the
cornerstone ceremony [January 9, 1977 (capsule item 27
[same as ff 12] ) ] 28
29. letter from Boulder City Mayor Tom Cooper [January 9, 1977
(capsule item 28)] 29
30. copy of the Boulder City Charter [August 6, 1959 [capsule item
29)] 30
31. Public Law 85-900 effecting Boulder City's incorporation
[September 2, 1958 (capsule item 30)] 31
32. copy of the contract between the United States Bureau of
Reclamation and the City of Boulder City [January 4, 1960
(capsule item 31, copy 1 of 2)] 32
33. [same as ff 32, copy 2] 33
34. list of Boulder City Council members [1977 (capsule item 32)] 34
35. copy of the Reining Report study to establish a Boulder City
municipality [1949-50 (capsule item 33)] 35
36. Boulder City promotional folder [c. 1969-70 (capsule item 34)] 36
37. Boulder City scenic drive map [1975 (capsule item 35)] 37
38. Boulder City brochure [c. 1970s (capsule item 36)] 38
39. brochure of Boulder City churches [c. 1970s (capsule item 37)] 39
40. list of Boulder City Bicentennial Committee board members
[April 1, 1976 (capsule item 40)] 40
41. calendar of events for 1976 and year-end report of the Boulder
City Bicentennial Committee [capsule item 41] 41
42. Bicentennial bumper sticker [1976 (capsule item 51)] 42
43. Bicentennial logo poster [1976 (capsule item 52 [stored in
Folder 2]) ] 43
44. set of Bicentennial stationery [1976 (capsule item 54)] 44
45. certificate of participation from the American Legion Post 31
[1976 (capsule item 55)] 45
46. certificate of commendation from U. S. Conference of Mayors
[c. 1976 (capsule item 56)] 46
47. certificate from Boulder City High School Championship
Basketball Team, re: trip to Australia [1976 (capsule item 57)] 47
48. Hoover Dam commemoration, 40th Anniversary of Power
Generation [October 26, 1976 (capsule items 59-64; items 65-66
are in photo collection no. 108)] 48
49. Gazebo/Bandstand in Bicentennial park [1976-77 (capsule items
68-71; item 72 in photo collection no. 108)] 49
50. Lake Mead National Recreation Area travel data [November 1976
(capsule item 75)] 50
51. Boulder City telephone directory [1976 (capsule item 77)] 51
52. Luskey's Henderson/Boulder City Directory [1961 (capsule item
78)] 52
53. Boulder City Horsemen's Association "Boulder Roundup"
[1962 and 1964 (capsule item 80)] 53
54. Highway 93 brochures [1962-63, 1966-67, and 1976-77 (capsule
item 81)] 54
55. Lake Mead brochure [c. 1960s-70s (capsule item 82)] 55
56. "ABC's of Boulder City" brochure [c. 1960s (capsule item 83)] 56
57. Arizona Wildlife Association Boulder City brochures [November
1958 and May 1961 (capsule item 84)] 57
58. Boulder City Chamber of Commerce brochure [1950s (capsule
item 85)] 58
59. Boulder City First Nighters play program [1972 (capsule
item 86)] 59
60. "Vital Facts About Boulder City" brochure [c. 1960s-70s
(capsule item 87)] 60
61. commemorative Boulder City/Hoover Dam Bicentennial
medallion - order form [c. 1976 (not listed among capsule
contents [see Box 2 of 2] ) ] 61
62. tribute to Dr. David Bruce Dill by Elton Garrett [1977 (not
listed among capsule contents)] 62
63. "Construction Notebook" [June 11, 1976; p. 19: jobs bidding -
solar energy facility for the Desert Research Institute in Boulder
City (not listed among capsule contents)] 63
64. certificate of official recognition [c. 1976 (not listed among
capsule contents)] 64
65. letter from Elton Garrett to Dr. Lloyd Smith suggesting
placement of a time capsule at the Boulder City Desert
Research Institute facility to mark the Bicentennial of the
United States [January 8, 1976] 65
Box 2 of 2 [stored inside Box 1]
1. Boulder City Post Office cancellation cachet - envelope [capsule
items 47-48 and 50 (000.56.2b)]
2. Boulder City Post Office cancellation cachet [capsule items 47-48
and 50 (000.56.2a)]
3. Nevada Bicentennial pin [capsule item 45 (000.56.6)]
4. commemorative Boulder City/Hoover Dam Bicentennial medallion
[silver; capsule item 43 (000.56.4)]
5. commemorative Boulder City/Hoover Dam Bicentennial medallion
[bronze; capsule item 44 (000.56.5)]
6. Nevada State bronze medallion minted by the State Bicentennial
Commission [capsule item 46 (000.56.7a-c)]
7. Boulder City cancellation die [capsule item 59 (000.56.3a-b)]
Folder 1 of 3
1. Damboree program [1960 (capsule item 76)]
2. Damboree program [1968 (capsule item 76)]
3. Damboree program back cover [1971 (capsule item 76)]
4. Damboree program [1971 (capsule item 76)]
5. Damboree supplement from the Boulder City News [July 3, 1976
(capsule item 58; 2 copies)]
Folder 2 of 3
1. Bicentennial logo flag [1976 (nylon, 12" x 18" [capsule item 53] ) ]
2. Bicentennial logo poster [1976 (capsule item 52)]
Folder 3 of 3
1. "Solar Energy Lab to Open Here" [Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Sunday, December 26, 1976 (capsule item 39)]
2. "Boulder City Observes 17th Anniversary" [Las Vegas Sun,
Tuesday, January 4, 1977 (capsule item 38)]
3. "Boulder City Celebrates 2nd Birthday with 'Boulder Roundup' "
[Boulder City News, Thursday, January 4, 1962 (capsule item 79)]
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