Description
Container list
Box 39-D
Personal Collection
Morgan Sweeney
004.047.1
plaque: "Certificate of Appreciation/August 6, 1969/Awarded to/Morgan J.
Sweeney/in grateful appreciation for public service,/sound judgment and sincere
effort/on behalf of the people of/Clark County and/for outstanding and dedicated
service/as a member of the/board of directors,/Las Vegas convention authority"
[copper-toned plastic mounted on wood; 12" x 15"]
004.047.2
plaque: "Distinguished Visitor/ to the atomic energy commission's /Nevada Test
Site/[map of the test site]/Mayor Morgan J. Sweeney" [c. 1960s; metal mounted
on wood; 6.5" x 7.5"]
004.047.3
plaque: "Special Recognition to/Morgan J. Sweeney/for outstanding service/and
contribution to/Boulder City/presented by/Boulder City/Chamber of Commerce"
[n. d., c. 1970s; shield-shaped; metal mounted on wood; 9" x 101
004.047.4
plaque: "To/Morgan Sweeney/in appreciation and recognition/of distinguished
service/as a member of the/district board of health/Clark County, Nevada/1972 -
1976" [metal mounted on wood; shield-shaped; 8.75" x 12.5" (includes a loose
metal bar which rests on the plaque)]
004.047.5
Morgan J. Sweeney, Jr.'s rock and mineral collection, with specimens gathered
mostly in the vicinity of Boulder City, with other specimens gathered in other
southern Nevada locations, c. late 1930s [balsa wood box with a scene of a
Spanish mission on the lid; 2.75" x 8.25" x 12.75"; contains two cardboard trays
with specimens held down with elastic cord, each one numbered to correspond
with an identification sheet; also contains several loose, unidentified specimens]
004.047.11
membership medallion from the International Alliance [of] Theatrical Stage
Employees [IATSE]`c. 1920s [metal; 1.5" diameter]
007.097.1
lunch box, Morgan Sweeney