This collection is unprocessed. See Access Note for more information. The Nancy Wright Hardy Papers (1972-2023) consist of materials documenting the career of Las Vegas, Nevada dancer and showgirl, Nancy Hardy. The collection includes photographs, showroom ephemera, contracts, personal correspondence, show programs and scripts, press clippings, and audiovisual material. The materials encompass the Las Vegas production shows Lido de Paris, Folies Bergere, and Jubilee!, as well as Hardy’s early dance career and role as a cast member at Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. Audiovisual materials include rehearsal cassette tapes of the soundtracks from the three production shows, as well as VHS tapes of Lido performers appearing in two Siegfried and Roy television specials and in the film Lookin' to Get Out.
This collection is unprocessed. See Access Note for more information. The Nancy Wright Hardy Papers (1972-2023) consist of materials documenting the career of Las Vegas, Nevada dancer and showgirl, Nancy Hardy. The collection includes photographs, showroom ephemera, contracts, personal correspondence, show programs and scripts, press clippings, and audiovisual material. The materials encompass the Las Vegas production shows Lido de Paris, Folies Bergere, and Jubilee!, as well as Hardy’s early dance career and role as a cast member at Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. Audiovisual materials include rehearsal cassette tapes of the soundtracks from the three production shows, as well as VHS tapes of Lido performers appearing in two Siegfried and Roy television specials and in the film Lookin' to Get Out.
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Nancy Wright Hardy Papers [UNPROCESSED], 1972-2023. MS-01229. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 2026 by Nancy Hardy; accession number 2026-011.
These records are unprocessed. In 2026, Landon Paljusaj accessioned the collection. No other work has been performed on the materials.
Administrative Information
Acquired by Su Kim Chung, curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on entertainment in Las Vegas.