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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia (MS-00831)

Abstract

The Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia (1931-2005) consists of items from Las Vegas, Nevada casinos and hotels such as the Flamingo, El Rancho, and Hotel Last Frontier. Materials include ashtrays, silverware and glassware, postcards, photographs, dice, playing cards, matchbooks, and other casino memorabilia. Materials also include Nevada license plates from 1933 and 1936 and a hard hat from the construction of the Hoover Dam.

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Date

1931 to 2005
bulk 1950 to 1969

Extent

14.88 Cubic Feet (6 boxes, 1 flat file, 1 unboxed item)
8.28 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia (1931-2005) consists of items from Las Vegas, Nevada casinos and hotels such as the Flamingo, El Rancho, and Hotel Last Frontier. Materials include ash trays, silverware, postcards, photographs, dice, playing cards, and casino memorabilia. Materials also include Nevada license plates from 1933 and 1936 and a hard hat from the construction of the Hoover Dam. Included in the collection is a 1951 Jennings Sun Chief slot machine from the Flamingo Hotel and Casino.

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 in original order.

Preferred Citation

Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia, 1933-2005. MS-00831. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2010 by Art Sloan; accession number 2010-06.

Processing Note

The collection was minimally processed by Tammi Kim and Maggie Bukowski in 2017 at the time of accessioning. The materials were quickly reviewed to provide a general description of the contents of each box and an estimate of dates represented in the material. Loose papers were foldered. No further work was performed on the materials. In 2020, Landon Paljusaj updated the inventory in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00831

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