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- 1 2 3 Audit Report (PDF) (Report). Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs Director's Office. August 15, 2005. p. 1. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ "Chapter 189". 2001 Statutes of Nevada. May 28, 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- 1 2 David McGrath Schwartz (September 23, 2011). "Cultural Affairs Department going into 'foster care'". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ↑ "Chapter 479". 2011 Statutes of Nevada. June 16, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ "Division of Museums and History". Nevada. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
