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League of Women Voters records and newspaper clippings, 1977-1981

Date

1977 to 1981

Archival Collection

Description

The press releases and ephemera from the League of Women Voters provide details about meetings and officer installations for the Las Vegas chapter.

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Transcript of interview with Burton Cohen by Claytee White, January 9, 2009

Date

2009-01-09

Description

In this interview, Burton Cohen discusses his involvement in the Las Vegas casino industry, including booking entertainment for various hotels.

Burton Cohen's long casino executive career began in the mid-1960s when he accepted a proposition to become involved with the transformation of the Frontier Hotel. He left his south Florida roots and law practice to become a co-owner/general manager of the Frontier Hotel. Thus, began his highly regarded Las Vegas presence. For nearly four decades he served in the management of some of the Strip's most famous casinos: Flamingo, Dunes, Circus Circus, Caesar Palace, Thunderbird and the Desert Inn, which remains his favorite. In this interview, Burt reflects on the positions he held, the celebrities he hired and befriended, and offers a unique look at the behind the scenes marketing and entertainment strategies that he helmed. He shares stories of becoming entrenched in casino operations, his reflections of union experiences, and even anecdotes about moving his mother to Las Vegas.

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Irma I. Varela interview, March 5, 2019: transcript

Date

2019-03-05

Description

Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Born and raised in Zacatecas, Mexico, Irma moved to Las Vegas in 1989. She is the Cultural Program Supervisor at Winchester Community Center and has devoted much of her career to preserving Hispanic cultural traditions in Las Vegas. She has been an active leader in local events such as Community Roots, International Food & Folk Life Festival, World Vibrations, and Dio de Los Muertos.

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Transcript of interview with Mildred Breedlove by Steve Drappo, February 18, 1979

Date

1979-02-18

Description

Steve Drappo interviews Mildred Breedlove (b. 1904) who was born in Coal Hill, Arkansas. Breedlove relocated to Nevada in 1949. During this interview Breedlove discusses her personal experience of owning her own ranch in Nevada.

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Appraisal report for a house, 1985

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File

Archival Collection

David R. Parks Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00418
Collection Name: David R. Parks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

"Camp David," men's health club, Las Vegas, Nevada, brochures, undated

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File

Archival Collection

David R. Parks Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00418
Collection Name: David R. Parks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Certificate of Appreciation, undated

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File

Archival Collection

David R. Parks Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00418
Collection Name: David R. Parks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Copy of a plaque, 1994

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File

Archival Collection

David R. Parks Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00418
Collection Name: David R. Parks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Correspondence re: use of Camp David Men's Health Club, Las Vegas, Nevada property, 1986

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File

Archival Collection

David R. Parks Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00418
Collection Name: David R. Parks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

JTJ Corporation v City of Las Vegas, legal papers, 1985-1986

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

David R. Parks Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00418
Collection Name: David R. Parks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component