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William Mors Audiovisual Collection (MS-01147)

Abstract

The William Mors Audiovisual Collection (approximately 1989-2001) contains material created by William Mors Productions and the Las Vegas History Foundation. Subjects include Hoover Dam, entertainment in Las Vegas, Liberace, and the history of Las Vegas. The collection consists of vhs tapes, U-Matic tapes, betamax, and other formats and are originals, masters, edited masters, clips, and final production tapes.

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Date

1980 to 2001

Extent

23.33 Cubic Feet (32 boxes, 4 unboxed items)
19.50 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The William Mors Audiovisual Collection (approximately 1989-2001) contains material created by William Mors Productions and the Las Vegas History Foundation. Subjects include Hoover Dam, entertainment in Las Vegas, Liberace, and the history of Las Vegas. The collection consists of vhs tapes, U-Matic tapes, betamax, and other formats and are originals, masters, edited masters, clips, and final production tapes.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

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 are arranged by project when known.

Preferred Citation

William Mors Audiovisual Collection, approximately 1980-2001. MS-01147. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1949p

Acquisition Note

Material was acquired by UNLV Special Collections in an unknown year from Peter Michel; accession number 2023-027. There is no deed of gift on file for this collection.

Processing Note

In 2023, Sarah Jones and Celene Chavez organized the collection, created the inventory, and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. The inventory description was taken directly from the items and the tapes have not been reviewed for accuracy.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS01147

Appraisal Note

The provenance for this collection is unknown. Materials were reviewed and retained as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings.

Finding Aid Description Rules

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