Abstract
The George Petri Collection (approximately 1977-2010) contains food and beverage management manuals and employee instructional documentation from various resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada including Empress Casino, Harrah's Entertainment, Luxor, and Station Casinos. The materials were collected by George Petri, who was a Maître d'hôtel at the Regency Room restaurant at the Sands Hotel and Casino and also worked at other resorts in Las Vegas. Materials also include artifacts such as silver plated dinnerware from the Regency Room and various menus and memorabilia from the Sands Hotel over the years.
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The George Petri Collection (approximately 1977-2010) contains food and beverage management manuals and employee instructional documentation from various resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada including Empress Casino, Harrah's Entertainment, Luxor, and Station Casinos. The materials were collected by George Petri, who was a Maître d'hôtel at the Regency Room restaurant at the Sands Hotel and Casino and also worked at other resorts in Las Vegas. Materials also include artifacts such as silver plated dinnerware from the Regency Room and various menus and memorabilia from the Sands Hotel over the years.
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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, 2076.
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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.
Preferred Citation
George Petri Collection, approximately 1977-2010. MS-01166. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1q209
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by George Petri in 2023; accession number 2023-084.
Processing Note
In 2023, Tammi Kim accessioned the collection. In 2023, Sarah Jones rehoused the collection, organized it, and created the inventory in ArchivesSpace.
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Acquired by Su Kim Chung, curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings in entertainment and hospitality history. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.