Abstract
The Dan Lovil Audiovisual Collection (approximately 1970-2000) contains examples of commercial production work created by Dan Lovil who was a video tape operator in the televisions production industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes examples of Lovil's work on commercials for local businesses such as Christensen Jewelers and Discount Furniture Mart as well as directing and editing Las Vegas City Council, County Commission meetings.
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The Dan Lovil Audiovisual Collection (approximately 1970-2000) contains examples of commercial production work created by Dan Lovil who was a video tape operator in the televisions production industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes examples of Lovil's work on commercials for local businesses such as Christensen Jewelers and Discount Furniture Mart as well as directing and editing Las Vegas City Council, County Commission meetings.
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. Please contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives for additional information.
Publication Rights
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Marcie Collins-Stout, transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Dan Lovil Audiovisual Collection (MS-01165) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
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Materials are in rough chronological order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Daniel "Dan" Dibrell Lovil was born August 1, 1948 in Santa Monica, California. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1966 and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. After serving, he entered the field of radio and television production. Lovil moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1970 and earned his master's degree in Communication Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1979. He taught communication and television production classes and later directed and edited Las Vegas City Council County Commission meetings and many years of projects with UNLV-TV. Lovil became a member of IATSE Local 720 in 1971, and spent nearly fifty years of his life working as a video tape operator in the television production industry for numerous entertainment and sports events across the country and abroad.
Dan Lovil passed away on February 27, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Source:
Daniel Lovil obituary, March 16, 2023. https://obituaries.reviewjournal.com/obituary/daniel-lovil-1087283360
Preferred Citation
Dan Lovil Audiovisual Collection, approximately 1970-2000. MS-01165. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by Marcie Collins-Stout in 2023 and 2025; accession numbers 2023-082 and 2025-041.
Processing Note
In 2023, Tammi Kim accessioned the collection. In 2023, Sarah Jones created the inventory and updated the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. In 2025, Landon Paljusaj accessioned the collection and Sarah Jones rehoused the material and updated the finding aid.
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Appraisal Note
Materials were acquired by Aaron Mayes, Visual Materials Curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on Las Vegas history.