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Professional papers, 1945-1996
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Nat Hart's professional papers are comprised of records, designs, and photographs relating to his career in the Las Vegas, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey casino industry as a food and beverage executive from 1945 to 1996. The series contains documents from his employment with Caesars World, Desert Inn, and as a freelance consultant. Also included are architectural drawings and designs, records from the Nat Hart Cooking School, recipes, documents from professional groups, articles about the hospitality industry, and artifacts from his career.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Personal papers, 1930s-2000
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The personal papers are comprised of documents, letters, and photographs of Nat Hart and his family. The series includes documents from both Nat and Sylvia Hart’s memberships in the Las Vegas Jewish service organization B’nai B’rith, and correspondence regarding the establishment of a scholarship in Nat Hart’s name at the University of Houston.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Cooking school papers and photographs, 1970-1992
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The cooking school papers and photographs include lesson plans, photographs, and documents from cooking courses organized by Nat Hart from 1970 to 1992. Materials document courses taught at Nat Hart's Gourmet Cooking School, a culinary school owned and operated by Nat and Sylvia Hart in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1980s. Also included are materials from classes taught at Caesars Palace, Caesars Boardwalk Regency, and the Desert Inn.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Caesars World papers and photographs, 1968-1990
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The Caesars World papers and photographs contain restaurant business plans, correspondence, financial information, design plans, memoranda, and photographs pertaining to Nat Hart’s career as the Vice-President of Food and Beverage for the Caesars World Corporation dating from 1968 to 1990.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Desert Inn Hotel and Casino papers and photographs, 1985-1990
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The Desert Inn Hotel and Casino papers and photographs contain restaurant business plans, correspondence, financial information, architectural drawings, design plans, memoranda, and photographs pertaining to Nat Hart’s career with MGM Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1985 to 1990.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Recipes, 1970-1994
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Nat Hart's recipes are comprised of food recipe cards, recipe collections, and recipes clipped from print material collected by Hart from 1970 to 1994.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Professional membership papers and photographs, 1980-1993
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Nat Hart's professional membership papers and photographs contain correspondence, documents, and photographs from his activity in professional organizations from 1976 to 1993. Hart was a member of the National Restaurant Association, the Food and Beverage Directors Association, and Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, Las Vegas Chapter.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Research papers and photographs, 1970-1991
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The research papers and photographs are comprised of Nat Hart's handwritten notes, research, articles, photographs, and correspondence about topics related to his work in the food and beverage industry dating from 1970 to 1991.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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Menus, 1950s-1990s
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The menus series is comprised of restaurant, cafe, and hotel dining menus collected by Nat Hart from the 1950s through the 1990s. The series contains menus from Nat Hart's restaurants at Caesars Palace, Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, and the Boardwalk Regency in Atlantic City. Nat Hart collected menus from Florida, Oregon, Hawaii, and many other states. He also collected menus from Mexico, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and China.
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
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La Vie en Rose, Desert Inn design binder: correspondence, stock orders, inventories, insurance documents, purchase orders, training guides, 1989
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Collection Name: Nat Hart Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
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