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Charles J. Hirsch Photographic Slide Collection (PH-00233)

Abstract

The Charles J. Hirsch Photographic Slide Collection (approximately 1956-1987) is comprised of forty-six color slides that depict gaming tables, gaming cards and dice, slot machines, captured cheating devices, and statistical graphs from the Golden Nugget Casino, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Date

1956 to 1987

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (3 sheets of slides)
0.03 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Charles J. Hirsch Photographic Slide Collection (approximately 1956-1987) is comprised of forty-six color slides that depict gaming tables, gaming cards and dice, slot machines, captured cheating devices, and statistical graphs from the Golden Nugget Casino, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Charles Joseph Hirsch was born in New York City, New York in 1912 and attended Pace University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business Administration in 1938. In 1950, Hirsch was hired by the Golden Nugget, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he served as Chief Accounting Officer, Controller, and Assistant Corporate Secretary until 1970. Charles J. Hirsch passed away on July 3, 2002.

Source:

Charles J. Hirsch Papers, 1952-1987. MS-00291. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries,

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Charles J. Hirsch papers, 1952-2002. MS-00291. Special Collections and Archives, University

Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

UNLV Libraries Collection of Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials and Reports, 1948-2005. MS-00999. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Charles J. Hirsch Photographic Slide Collection, approximately 1956-1987. PH-00233. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in February and August 1987 by Charles Hirsch; accession number 1987-151.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Joseph Puentes wrote the finding aid and

entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00233

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