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Samuel Gompers Hotel Architectural Drawings (MS-01217)

Abstract

The Samuel Gompers Hotel Architectural Drawings (1965) consists of seven drawings created by Melvin Grossman (architect) for an unrealized Samuel Gompers Hotel project on Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965. The drawings include north and east elevations, as well as lobby, mezzanine, and parking garage floor plans. Gompers was a key figure in American labor history, and the hotel was to be named in his honor.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1965

Extent

0.42 Cubic Feet (1 roll)
0.31 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Samuel Gompers Hotel Architectural Drawings (1965) consists of seven drawings created by Melvin Grossman (architect) for an unrealized Samuel Gompers Hotel project on Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965. The drawings include north and east elevations, as well as lobby, mezzanine, and parking garage floor plans. Gompers was a key figure in American labor history, and the hotel was to be named in his honor.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Related Collections

The following resource may provide additional information related to material in this collection:

Delores Brownhofer Neonis Papers, 1941-1975. MS-00182. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f19w2m

Preferred Citation

Samuel Gompers Hotel Architectural Drawings, 1965. MS-01217. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1c206

Acquisition Note

Materials were purchased by Sarah Quigley from Vigilante Rare Documents (Greg Bock) in 2025; accession number 2025-072.

Processing Note

In 2025, Landon Paljusaj accessioned the collection. Sarah Jones rehoused the material and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS01217

Appraisal Note

Purchased from Vigilante Rare Documents (Greg Bock) in 2025 by Sarah Quigley, Director, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on the history of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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