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Walter E. Lundberg Collection on Dining and Entertainment (MS-00905)

Abstract

The Walter E. Lundberg collection is comprised of menus from various United States and foreign locations from the 1960s to 2001. The collection also includes a scrapbook featuring holiday cards and matchbook covers from different business and restaurants across the United States from the 1930s and 1940s. The menus come from locations United States locations such as Las Vegas, Nevada, California, and New York, New York. The menus from foreign locations come from China and Denmark.

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Date

1939-2001

Extent

0.44 Cubic Feet (2 boxes and 1 flat file)
2.21 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Walter E. Lundberg collection is comprised of menus from various United States and foreign locations from the 1960s to 2001. The collection also includes a scrapbook featuring holiday cards and matchbook covers different business and restaurants across the United States from the 1930s and 1940s. The matchbook covers are from various states including Oregon, California, Washington, Minnesota, Idaho, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Indiana, Alaska, West Virginia, Iowa, Hawaii, Wyoming, Washington, DC, and British Columbia. The menus come from locations United States locations including Las Vegas, Nevada, California, and New York, New York. The Las Vegas, Nevada menus are from restaurants located in casinos including Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino and the Riviera Hotel and Casino. The menus from foreign locations come from China and Denmark. The collection also includes menus from United Airlines and Alaska Airways.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

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 are arranged by geographic location.

Preferred Citation

Walter E. Lundberg Collection on Dining and Entertainment, 1939-2001. MS-00905. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2018 by Walter E. Lundberg; accession number 2018-054.

Processing Note

These records were minimally processed by Maggie Bukowski in 2018. To prepare the summary, the described materials were reviewed to create contents lists, estimate dates, and identify material types. No other work has been preformed on the materials.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00905

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