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Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-01130)

Abstract

The Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada (1988-2023) contains digitized broadcast commercial television shows about various topics related to Las Vegas, Nevada that were recorded by Scott Rayer as his way of "airchecking" television content he enjoyed about Las Vegas, Nevada. Airchecking is a broadcast industry term that refers to a recording of a broadcast from radio or television created for archival purposes. The television programs represent a broad range of genres including entertainment, news, documentary, and talk shows on local and national television networks.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1988 to 2023

Extent

410 digital_files (1,230.000 GB) JPG, MP4

Related People/Corporations

Creator: Rayer, Scott

Scope and Contents Note

The Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada (1988-2023) contains digitized broadcast commercial television shows about various topics related to Las Vegas, Nevada that were recorded by Scott Rayer as his way of "airchecking" television content he enjoyed about Las Vegas, Nevada. Airchecking is a broadcast industry term that refers to a recording of a broadcast from radio or television created for archival purposes. The television programs represent a broad range of genres including entertainment, news, documentary, and talk shows. Television shows include programming that aired on local networks such as CCTV-4 Clark County TV, KLAS-TV, and Vegas PBS. The majority of programs represented in this collection includes television shows that aired on The Discovery Channel, History Channel, and the Travel Channel.

Access Note

The materials in this collection are unprocessed. Advanced notice is required for access. Please contact Special Collections and Archives for more 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.

Preferred Citation

Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada, 1988-2023. MS-01130. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1vr26

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by Scott Rayer in 2023; accession number 2023-066.

Processing Note

In 2023, Tammi Kim processing the collection and input the inventory and notes created by donor Scott Rayer into ArchivesSpace. Digital files were transferred off of an external hard drive, filenames were edited, and files were arranged into topical folders.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS01130

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