Abstract
The Hank deLespinasse Photographs (approximately 1950-2010) contain the professional work of Hank deLespinasse while working in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs document a variety of events in the region. DeLespinasse photographed for Sports Illustrated and covered regional news events for Time, Newsweek, and other local, national, and international publications. The collection contains 35mm negatives, slides, and contact sheets arranged by assignment number. Some assignment folders also contain contracts, newspaper clippings, and shoot-specific notes taken by deLespinasse.
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The Hank deLespinasse Photographs (approximately 1950-2010) contain the professional work of Hank deLespinasse while working in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs document a variety of events in the region. DeLespinasse photographed for Sports Illustrated and covered regional news events for Time, Newsweek, and other local, national, and international publications. The collection contains 35mm negatives, slides, and contact sheets arranged by assignment number. Some assignment folders also contain contracts, newspaper clippings, and shoot-specific notes taken by deLespinasse.
Access Note
This collection has not been processed. Collection is open for research, but needs staff review and processing before access. Contact special.collections@unlv.edu for more information.
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. Some transcripts do not exist in final form, therefore any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked.
Arrangement
Materials remain in the order they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Hank deLespinasse was born August 8, 1943 in Washington, D.C. to Franklin and Helen deLespinasse and grew up in Redmond and Salem, Oregon; Subic Bay, Philipines; Hubbard, Oregon; and Lompoc, California. He graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Hank moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in October 1965 and began his career in photography. Hank photographed for Sports Illustrated and covered regional news events for Time, Newsweek, and other local, national, and international publications. Hank passed away November 14, 2017 at the age of 74.
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https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/hank-delespinasse-obituary?id=11849581
https://opensea.io/collection/rememberwhenlasvega
sPreferred Citation
Hank deLespinasse Photographs, approximately 1950-2010. PH-00454. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1fr13
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2023 by Dan deLespinasse; accession number 2023-061.
Processing Note
In 2023, Sarah Jones created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. This collection is unprocessed and requires additional processing. Contact special.collections@unlv.edu for information about accessing the collection.
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Acquired by Visual Materials Curator, Aaron Mayes, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings visually documenting the history of Southern Nevada. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.