Abstract
The Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1950 to 1960. Wright was an executive at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the photographs depict him with friends and business associates, and at events promoting the hotel. Also included are photographs of the Riviera Hotel and Las Vegas Strip.
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The Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1950 to 1960. Wright was an executive at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs depict him with friends and business associates and his participation in events promoting the hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, San Francisco, California, and Calgary, Alberta. Also included are photographs of the Riviera Hotel and Las Vegas Strip.
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.
Biographical / Historical Note
Marshall L. Wright moved to Southern California to pursue a career in entertainment. After failing to make it big, he went to work in the hospitality business. He worked at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, and served as president of the Hotel Greeters of America, a trade association. He went to work for the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada while it was under construction in 1954 and promoted it before its opening. He served as general manager of the Riviera until late 1956. After leaving the Riviera, he held a similar post at the Flamingo. He later returned to Los Angeles, and continued to work in the hospitality business. In 1998, he authored the book,
Preferred Citation
Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection, approximately 1950-1960. PH-00304. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1997; accession number 97-14.
Processing Note
In 2020, Lauren Paljusaj entered the data and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.