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UNLV Libraries Collection of Primadonna Resorts, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports (MS-00981)

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Primadonna Resorts, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, a press kit, press releases, promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine clippings for Primadonna Resorts, Inc. in Primm and Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1970 to 1998.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1970 to 1998

Extent

0.46 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.42 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents Note

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Primadonna Resorts, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, a press kit, press releases, promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine clippings for Primadonna Resorts, Inc. in Primm and Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1970 to 1998. This collection includes materials previously described as "Promotional and publicity material: Primadonna Resorts Inc."

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

Collection is arranged by material type.

Biographical / Historical Note

Founded by Gary Primm in 1990, Primadonna Resorts, Inc. is an entertainment, hotel, and gaming company. Primadonna owns Whiskey Pete's, Buffalo Bill's, and Primm Valley Resort all located in Primm, Nevada. The company also operates two championship golf courses in California, and has a 50% interest in the New York - New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. MGM Grand Inc. and Primadonna Resorts merged in 1999. The company was later purchased by Herbst Gaming, now known Affinity Gaming.

Sources:

MGM Grand, Inc. and Primadonna Resorts, Inc. Announce Merger." PR Newswire, Nov 09, 1998. Accessed October 10, 2019. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/448435162?accountid=3611.

Stutz, H. “Back to a family fold in Primm.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 11, 2007. Accessed October 10, 2019. Retrieved from https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/11877F6E677FF810?p=AWNB.

Preferred Citation

UNLV Libraries Collection of Primadonna Resorts, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports, 1970-1998. MS-00981. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were acquired periodically by UNLV Special Collections and Archives from a variety of sources; accession number 2019-112.

Processing Note

In 2019 as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Miguel Dominguez compiled the materials from multiple sources that included subject files and previously cataloged material. Miguel Dominguez wrote the finding aid.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00981

Finding Aid Description Rules

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