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Nancy Wright Hardy Papers

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The Nancy Wright Hardy Papers (1967-2025) consist of materials documenting the career of Las Vegas dancer and showgirl, Nancy Hardy. The collection includes photographs, showroom ephemera, contracts, correspondence, show programs and scripts, press clippings, and audiovisual material. The materials encompass the Las Vegas production shows Lido de Paris, Folies Bergère, and Jubilee!, as well as Hardy’s early dance career and role as a cast member at Star Trek: The Experience.

Stephanie Fisher Collection of Cannabis Marketing and Research

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The Stephanie Fisher Collection of Cannabis Marketing and Research (approximately 2010-2025) primarily contains printed promotional materials, publications, lab reports, and ephemera related to the medical and recreational cannabis industry in Nevada and throughout the United States. The majority of the materials are promotional items gathered at conferences from assorted vendors and companies in the cannabis industry.

Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NASLA) Records

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The Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NASLA) Records (1972-2024) consist of organizational files, newsletters, correspondence, awards, and reports documenting the chapter's operations and activities. The materials include meeting agendas, financial documents, chapter guidelines, landscape studies, environmental reports, and planning documents for projects including the Las Vegas Springs Preserve and Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. The awards files contain project summaries, photographs, and plans of various member projects.

Photographs of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Photographs of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada (2020) are comprised of digital images captured by Aaron Mayes, UNLV Special Collections and Archives Curator for Visual Materials, to document what quarantine measures and restrictions to tourism, business, and everyday life in the Las Vegas Valley looked like in the spring and summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Olind Jenni Scrapbook on Las Vegas Casinos

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The Olind Jenni Scrapbook on Las Vegas Casinos (1974-1986) is a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, advertisements and promotions, and photographs relating to hotels and casinos owned by Jenni, including the King 8 Hotel and Casino, Ambassador Casino, and the Opera House Casino. The materials in the scrapbook document events, personnel, and publicity and promotions used to draw customers to the properties.

William M. Moore Papers

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The William M. Moore Papers (approximately 1970-2025) contain correspondence, property reports, agreements, and survey maps and plans related to the Valley View Acres development near Pahrump, Nevada. Other materials included in the collection are Moore's tax returns, Spanish Trails Country Club newsletters and directories, Utah Shakespeare Festival brochures, and three unlabeled 8mm films.

Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers

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The Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers (1937-1992) consist of structural engineering plans, calculations, and correspondence for a variety of construction projects Turner worked on as a founding partner of the firm Jack Miller and Associates (JMA). The projects include hotels and casinos, municipal buildings, commercial businesses, and private residences throughout Clark and Nye counties, with the majority located in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.

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