Abstract
The Slavin Family Papers (1905-1965) are materials related to Hale B. Slavin, a doctor who practiced in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1933 until his death in 1965, his wife Ruth Slavin, and his children, Thomas and Sarah Slavin. The collection includes memorabilia of events and commemorations, Hale B. Slavin's schoolwork from elementary through college, Thomas and Sarah Slavin's elementary school work, photographs, family correspondence, postcards, a diploma, and newspaper clippings.
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The Slavin Family Papers (1905-1965) are materials related to Hale B. Slavin, a doctor who practiced in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1933 until his death in 1965, his wife Ruth Slavin, and his children, Thomas and Sarah Slavin. The collection includes memorabilia of events and commemorations, Hale B. Slavin's schoolwork from elementary through college, Thomas and Sarah Slavin's elementary school work, photographs, family correspondence, postcards, a diploma, and newspaper clippings.
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Collection is open for research.
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Arrangement
Materials are arranged by subject matter and material type.
Biographical / Historical Note
Dr. Hale Burgher Slavin practiced medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada between 1933, when he first arrived, until his death in 1965. During this time, he held a number of positions in the state's medical society while working in a large private practice.
He was born on November 22, 1906 in Coatesville, Missouri, but moved to Moravia, Iowa with his father, Charles T. Slavin, and his mother, Kate Burgher. He stayed in Iowa throughout his childhood and graduated from the State University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa in 1930. Slavin did an internship at City Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and spent one year of residency at the Commonwealth Fund Hospital in New York City, New York. He was chosen as the first resident surgeon at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah and served there for one year before moving to Las Vegas in 1933.
In Las Vegas, Slavin served as official physician to county and federal prisoners held in the Clark County jail, in addition to working in a large private practice. He held a number of positions on the staff of the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and served for several years as the chief of staff. Slavin served as president of the Clark County Medical Society and for many years he was a member of the Nevada State Medical Examiners Board. He passed away on December 24, 1965.
Sources:
"A Good Doctor Treated More Than Physical Ills." Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 28, 1965.
"Services Set Tuesday For Prominent Doctor." Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 27, 1965.
Preferred Citation
Slavin Family Papers, 1905-1965. MS-00362. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1995; accession number 95-50.
Processing Note
In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Jimmy Chang reorganized and rehoused the collection, and revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.