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Joan Gordon Family Films (MS-01172)

Abstract

The Joan Gordon Family Films (approximately 1930-1939) consist of two color 16mm films from the 1930s which feature Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and his daughters in a swimming pool in Los Angeles, California and other locations in Southern California. Also included are two reproductions of black-and-white photographs featuring Esther, Milicent, and Barbara Siegel along with Joan Gordon, her sister and mother. Joan Gordon grew up in Los Angeles, California and her family was neighbors with Benjamin and Esther Siegel and their daughters Millicent and Barbara.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1930 to 1939

Extent

0.19 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.21 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Creator: Gordon, Joan

Scope and Contents Note

The Joan Gordon Family Films (approximately 1930-1939) consist of two color 16mm films from the 1930s which feature Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and his daughters in a swimming pool in Los Angeles, California and other locations in Southern California. Also included are two reproductions of black-and-white photographs featuring Esther, Milicent, and Barbara Siegel along with Joan Gordon, her sister and mother. Joan Gordon grew up in Los Angeles, California and her family was neighbors with Benjamin and Esther Siegel and their daughters Millicent and Barbara.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives for additional 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.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Preferred Citation

Joan Gordon Family Films, approximately 1930-1939. MS-01172. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1sv2m

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2009 by Joan Gordon; accession number 2024-006. There is no deed of gift on file for this collection.

Processing Note

In 2023, Sarah Jones rehoused the material and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS01172

Appraisal Note

Acquired by Su Kim Chung, curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings in Las Vegas and gaming history. There is no deed of gift on file for this collection. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.

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