Boulder City Bicentennial Time Capsule

Name/Title

Boulder City Bicentennial Time Capsule

Entry/Object ID

MS.89

Scope and Content

Boulder City Bicentennial Time Capsule MS 89 Boulder City Bicentennial Time Capsule On January 9, 1977, the Boulder City Bicentennial Committee placed a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Desert Research Institute building in Boulder City. The Committee had been established in 1975, with Jeanne Clark [Harshman] as chairman, to plan and and host Boulder City's American Revolution Bicentennial activities. Twenty-five years later, in July 2000, Jeanne Harshman returned to Boulder City to donate personal papers and Bicentennial Committee materials to the Boulder City Museum & Historical Association. In sorting through her papers before donating them, Jeanne found an article describing the time capsule she had placed in 1977, and decided it ought to be exhumed and deposited with the Boulder City Museum & Historical Association as part of a 25th reunion of the Boulder City Bicentennial Committee. An official presentation of the capsule and its contents was made to the museum in Bicentennial Park on July 4, 2000. The copper capsule itself is stored with the museum's three-dimensional objects. The material in the capsule included Bicentennial Committee papers; Damboree programs; Boulder City incorporation documents; and materials from the October 26, 1976 celebration of the 40th anniversary of Hoover Dam power generation. Photos from the time capsule have been added to photo collection no. 108 [the Jeanne Harshman Collection]. Bicentennial-related items may also be found in MS 69 [Jeanne Harshman Collection]. Also check the museum's subject files [BICENTENNIAL - Boulder City]. * * *

Collection

Manuscripts

Acquisition

Notes

000.56

Archive Items Details

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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photograph collection no. 0108 [Jeanne Harshman Collection] MS 69 [Jeanne Harshman Collection] subject file [Bicenntennial - Boulder City]

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November 10, 2002

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