Abstract
The Dennis Lee Askew papers date from 1966 to 2013 and contain "Rock Talk" columns from the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, posters, photographs, correspondence, audio cassette tapes, one DVD of the "Rock Talk" television special, and newspaper clippings.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Dennis Lee Askew Papers (1966-2013) contain "Rock Talk" columns from the Las Vegas Sun, posters, photographs, correspondence with record companies, cassette tapes, a DVD of the "Rock Talk" television show, and newspaper clippings. Some items are originals, and some are photocopies. Many of the digital files contained in the flash drive are scanned copies of the originals that are present in the collection.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please
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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 website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in rough alphabetical order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Writer and talk show host Dennis Lee Askew began his career as a lyricist for "The Universe", a rock band that performed in Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1970s. After the group disbanded, he worked for the Las Vegas Sun newspaper where he composed essays, wrote feature stories, and published a weekly column titled "Rock Talk" that publicized information about all the rock and roll groups appearing in Las Vegas. Askew also hosted a live talk-radio program for two years and produced several television specials. In 1985, he left Las Vegas for Southern California. He passed away in 2016.
Preferred Citation
Dennis Lee Askew Papers, 1966-2013. MS-00766. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2015 by Dennis Lee Askew; accession number 2015-088.
Processing Note
Material was processed in 2015 by Joyce Moore. Born-digital materials (SanDisk flash media) were processed by Karla Irwin in 2016.