City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection

This nationally significant collection features objects, photographs, and documents relating to the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and Theodore Roosevelt. The collection includes material from the Cuban Campaign of the 1898 Spanish-American War as well as the reunions of Roosevelt's Rough Riders Association through 1972. The objects in this accession were assembled by members of the Association and entrusted to Ozella Todhunter prior to the founding of the City Museum. In 1961, the Association transferred ownership of the entire collection to the City of Las Vegas to be held by the city as a public memorial.

The City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection is a unit of the Community Development Department of the City of Las Vegas.

The Museum Board was created by a Las Vegas City ordinance, and its seven members are appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council. The Board oversees strategic planning and policy for the museum. Museum operations are administered by a small staff, supplemented with a dedicated group of volunteers.

The Friends of the City of Las Vegas Museum support the Museum's mission and goals through financial support of educational programs and community outreach projects.

Mission Statement

The City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection engages visitors in the rich history of the Las Vegas area by collecting, preserving, and presenting objects and themes relating to the region's unique heritage, to increase our understanding of the link between the past, present and future.

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