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Dorothy Damrow Lee and Clark "Danny" Lee Papers (MS-00841)

Abstract

The collection is comprised of Dorothy and Clark "Danny" Lee's personal ephemera relating to their childhoods and high school experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. The materials focus mainly on Dorothy Damrow Lee's involvement with the Rhythmettes, a Las Vegas High School club. The collection highlights children's and young adults' experiences growing up in early Las Vegas as well as information on Las Vegas High School activities.

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Date

1930s, 1954-1958, 1988-1999, 2014

Extent

0.21 Cubic Feet (1 box and 1 oversize flat file)
1.88 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The collection is comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, event programs, and personal ephemera collected by Dorothy Damrow Lee and Clark "Danny" Lee during their childhood and teenage years growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. The collection primarily focuses on Dorothy's high school experience attending Las Vegas High School and preforming in the Rhythmettes dance club at Las Vegas High. The collection also includes information about Danny's involvement with the creation of the Wildcat Lair at Las Vegas High School as well as his activities in the Boy Scouts. In addition to the information on their early lives, the collection includes information about Danny's involvement with the Clark Country Library District in the late 1980s and early 1990s as well as a photo of the Rhythmettes' 2014 reunion.

Access Note

Collection is open for research, with the exception of materials that are restricted to protect personally identifiable information. Restrictions are noted at the file level of this inventory and will be open for research on January 1, 2035.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by topic.

Preferred Citation

Dorothy Damrow Lee and Clark "Danny" Lee Papers, 1935-2014. MS-00841. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2017 by Danny C. Lee; accession number 2017-023.

Processing Note

The materials in this collection were minimally processed during accessioning by Maggie Bukowski in 2017. Loose papers were foldered and a the described materials were reviewed to create a contents list, estimate dates, and identify material types. No other work has been performed on the materials.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00841

Finding Aid Description Rules

Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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