Elizabeth von Till Warren
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Elizabeth von Till Warren (Born Mary Elizabeth von Till, 1934) is an historian and preservationist. She has expertise in the history of water development in the Mojave Desert and the Las Vegas valley in particular. She also has expertise in the historical route of the Old Spanish Trail in Southern Nevada.
She is married to Claude Warren
. They have four children: Claude Jr., Susan, Louis
, and Jonathan.
She attended Barnard College
where she earned her bachelors in anthropology in 1955. She then attended Northwestern University as a Carnegie Fellow in the African Studies
Program. While at Northwestern Warren met and, in December, 1955, married Claude Warren
who was also attending Northwestern as a Carnegie Fellow in the African Studies Program.
. Her thesis revisited Antonio Armijo
's route through the Las Vegas valley.
Warren earned her Ph.D. from Washington State University
with a dissertation on the history of the Las Vegas springs. Her work chronicled the boom and bust of water development in the Southern Nevada Mojave Desert, from 1844 to the late 20th century.
Warren taught history and anthropology for Clark County Community College, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
, and Clark County School District
Professional Growth Services. She was a volunteer instructor in history of water use in Las Vegas Valley for Nevada Project Wet, a water education program for teachers sponsored by the US Bureau of Reclamation and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
She as an archivist for the Women’s Archives in the Special Collections Department of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Library.
She is currently an historian for HRA, Inc., Conservation Archaeology. where her work entails preparing historical component and evaluating cultural resources for projects in southern Nevada, including Table Mountain Wind Project in Spring Mountains
(Yellow Pine Mining District), Corn Creek Field Station
, and all remaining parcels in Las Vegas Valley which the BLM
is preparing for public auction. She is currently researching and writing the history of the Las Vegas Wash
for the US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada
.
, Las Vegas Springs
, Old Spanish Trail
, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
, Oliver Ranch, Yellow Pine Mining District, Eldorado Canyon Mining District.
She has developed, designed or significantly contributed to area exhibits at virtually all historical water resources in southern Nevada, including Valley of Fire State Park, Tule Springs
, Goodsprings
, Spring Mountain Ranch, Clark County Wetlands Park
, the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, the Old Spanish Trail Park and Las Vegas Springs, where Las Vegas began.
She was the founder and president of Friends of Big Springs
. the organization that preserved Big Springs and helped to create the Las Vegas Springs Preserve
.
She was instrumental in the creation of the Las Vegas Neon Museum
.
She is a former national Past President of Old Spanish Trail Association and currently President, Nevada Chapter.. Warren is also a Past President of Southern Nevada Historical Society, Preservation Association of Clark County and a former Southern Nevada representative to National Trust for Historic Preservation
.
She has won numerous awards for public service and for historic preservation, including the Daughters of the American Revolution
’s National Preservation Award for 2004-2005.
She is married to Claude Warren
Claude Nelson Warren
Claude Nelson Warren is a California Desert anthropologist and specialist in early man in the Far West and has been instrumental in defining the San Dieguito and La Jolla cultural complexes...
. They have four children: Claude Jr., Susan, Louis
Louis S. Warren
Louis S Warren is an American historian, and W. Turrentine Jackson Professor of Western U.S. History at the University of California, Davis, where he teaches environmental history, the history of the American West, and U.S...
, and Jonathan.
Early Life
Warren is one of eight children born in Brooklyn, New York to Louis Alois von Till and Mary Ellen von Till nee McNulty.She attended Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
where she earned her bachelors in anthropology in 1955. She then attended Northwestern University as a Carnegie Fellow in the African Studies
African studies
African studies is the study of Africa, especially the cultures and societies of Africa .The field includes the study of:Culture of Africa, History of Africa , Anthropology of Africa , Politics of Africa, Economy of Africa African studies is the study of Africa, especially the cultures and...
Program. While at Northwestern Warren met and, in December, 1955, married Claude Warren
Claude Nelson Warren
Claude Nelson Warren is a California Desert anthropologist and specialist in early man in the Far West and has been instrumental in defining the San Dieguito and La Jolla cultural complexes...
who was also attending Northwestern as a Carnegie Fellow in the African Studies Program.
Professional Career
In 1974 she earned her Masters in history from the University of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...
. Her thesis revisited Antonio Armijo
Antonio Armijo
Antonio Armijo was a Spanish Mexican explorer and merchant who was famous for leading the first commercial caravan party across the Las Vegas Valley in 1829. His route is known as the Old Spanish Trail...
's route through the Las Vegas valley.
Warren earned her Ph.D. from Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
with a dissertation on the history of the Las Vegas springs. Her work chronicled the boom and bust of water development in the Southern Nevada Mojave Desert, from 1844 to the late 20th century.
Warren taught history and anthropology for Clark County Community College, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...
, and Clark County School District
Clark County School District
The Clark County School District, , is the 5th largest school district in the United States. It serves all of Clark County, Nevada, including the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Mesquite; plus the census-designated places of Laughlin, Blue Diamond, Logandale,...
Professional Growth Services. She was a volunteer instructor in history of water use in Las Vegas Valley for Nevada Project Wet, a water education program for teachers sponsored by the US Bureau of Reclamation and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
She as an archivist for the Women’s Archives in the Special Collections Department of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Library.
She is currently an historian for HRA, Inc., Conservation Archaeology. where her work entails preparing historical component and evaluating cultural resources for projects in southern Nevada, including Table Mountain Wind Project in Spring Mountains
Spring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a mountain range of southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest-southeast along the west side of Las Vegas and down to the border with California...
(Yellow Pine Mining District), Corn Creek Field Station
Desert National Wildlife Refuge
The Desert National Wildlife Range is a protected wildlife refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in northwestern Clark and southwestern Lincoln counties, with much of its land area lying within the southeastern section of the Nevada Test and...
, and all remaining parcels in Las Vegas Valley which the BLM
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
is preparing for public auction. She is currently researching and writing the history of the Las Vegas Wash
Las Vegas Wash
Las Vegas Wash is a 12 mile-long channel which feeds most of Las Vegas Valley's excess water into Lake Mead. The wash is sometimes called an urban river, and it exists in its present capacity because of an urban population. The wash also works in a systemic conjunction with the pre-existing...
for the US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling....
.
Preservation
Warren has been a resident of Southern Nevada since 1969 and is active in anthropological and historical research of the region, and related historic preservation projects, notably Old Las Vegas Mormon FortOld Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park
Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park is a state park of Nevada, USA, containing the Old Mormon Fort, the first structure built by people of European blood in what would become Las Vegas fifty years later....
, Las Vegas Springs
Las Vegas Springs
The Las Vegas Springs or Big Springs is the site of a natural oasis, known traditionally as a cienega. For more than 15,000 years, springs broke through the desert floor, creating grassy meadows . The bubbling springs were a source of water for Native Americans living here at least 5,000 years ago...
, Old Spanish Trail
Old Spanish Trail (trade route)
The Old Spanish Trail is a historical trade route which connected the northern New Mexico settlements near or in Santa Fe, New Mexico with that of Los Angeles, California and southern California. Approximately long, it ran through areas of high mountains, arid deserts, and deep canyons. It is...
, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park is a state park of Nevada, USA, preserving the historic Sandstone Ranch established in 1876. It is located within the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in the Cottonwood Valley, west of Las Vegas. It has a picnic area and a summer theater program through...
, Oliver Ranch, Yellow Pine Mining District, Eldorado Canyon Mining District.
She has developed, designed or significantly contributed to area exhibits at virtually all historical water resources in southern Nevada, including Valley of Fire State Park, Tule Springs
Tule Springs
Tule Springs in Las Vegas, Nevada, is one of the larger urban retreats in the Las Vegas Valley. It is a significant desert ecosystem consisting of a series of small lakes that formed an oasis in this part of the Mojave Desert...
, Goodsprings
Goodsprings, Nevada
Goodsprings is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 232 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goodsprings is located at ....
, Spring Mountain Ranch, Clark County Wetlands Park
Clark County Wetlands Park
The Clark County Wetlands Park is the largest park in the Clark County, Nevada park system. The park is located on the east side of the Las Vegas valley and runs from the various water treatment plants near the natural beginning of the Las Vegas Wash to where the wash flows under Lake Las Vegas...
, the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, the Old Spanish Trail Park and Las Vegas Springs, where Las Vegas began.
She was the founder and president of Friends of Big Springs
Las Vegas Springs
The Las Vegas Springs or Big Springs is the site of a natural oasis, known traditionally as a cienega. For more than 15,000 years, springs broke through the desert floor, creating grassy meadows . The bubbling springs were a source of water for Native Americans living here at least 5,000 years ago...
. the organization that preserved Big Springs and helped to create the Las Vegas Springs Preserve
Las Vegas Springs Preserve
Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of dedicated to nature walks and displays and is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Preserve is located approximately three miles west of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada...
.
She was instrumental in the creation of the Las Vegas Neon Museum
Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, features signs from old casinos and other businesses displayed outdoors on over . The museum is restoring the La Concha Motel lobby as its visitor center....
.
She is a former national Past President of Old Spanish Trail Association and currently President, Nevada Chapter.. Warren is also a Past President of Southern Nevada Historical Society, Preservation Association of Clark County and a former Southern Nevada representative to National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities, including the publication of Preservation...
.
She has won numerous awards for public service and for historic preservation, including the Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based membership organization for women who are descended from a person involved in United States' independence....
’s National Preservation Award for 2004-2005.