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Alice Elizabeth Farrar Quay Family Papers

Identifier

MS-00824

Abstract

The Alice Elizabeth Farrar Quay Family Papers are comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence dating from approximately 1830 to 1960 collected by Alice Elizabeth Farrar Quay documenting the Farrar Quay family's relation to Benjamin Harrison. The collection includes information about Alice Elizabeth Farrar Quay's inquiries into her relation to Benjamin Harrison V, Governor of Colonial Virginia and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and presidents William Henry Harrison. The collection also includes American Civil War correspondence of Colonel (later General and President) Benjamin Harrison and other family members.

Archival Collection

Garwood and Joan Van Family Papers

Identifier

MS-00825

Abstract

The Garwood and Joan Van Family Papers (1920-2003) contain scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, and newspaper clippings collected by Garwood Van and his wife Joan Van.The collection includes material on Garwood's music career as a popular band leader in New York, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada as well as material about Joan's early life as a model and dancing career.

Archival Collection

Ffolliott "Fluff" LeCoque Papers

Identifier

MS-00826

Abstract

Collection is comprised of Ffolliott "Fluff" LeCoque's professional and personal papers (1879-2015), documenting her life and career working as a dancer and later as company manager for Las Vegas entertainment productions; most notably the long-running Jubilee! show produced by Donn Arden for the MGM Grand and Bally's Hotel-Casinos. Materials include personal letters, drawings, professional papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, magazines, commericially produced sheet music, and related ephemera.

Archival Collection

George Stewart Personal Papers

Identifier

MS-00828

Abstract

The George Stewart Personal Papers (1914-2014) are comprised of military records and personal papers of George Stewart, a fifty-year Las Vegas, Nevada resident. The collection includes information about the Clark County Republican Party, Stewart's service in the United States Army Air Corps, and documents and photographs from Stewart's childhood in the Boy Scouts of America during the 1930s and 1940s. The collection also contains a personal scrapbook containing photographs, fliers, and memorabilia from his early education and military training. Stewart also collected menus and keychains from local Las Vegas, Nevada country clubs and casinos.

Archival Collection

Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project

Identifier

MS-00829

Abstract

The collection is comprised of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor, Dr. Patrick W. Carlton's, research files dating from 1982 to 2011 in the "Oral History of the Public School Principalship" Project. The papers include research files about principals in Las Vegas, Nevada and Superintendents on the Clark County School District.

Archival Collection

Horse Racing Collection

Identifier

MS-00830

Abstract

The Horse Racing Collection (1927-1979) contains brochures, handicapping information, programs, and articles written by Harry McCalla related to horse racing. There are also advertisements and clippings from racing forms. This material covers various venues in the United States.

Archival Collection

Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia

Identifier

MS-00831

Abstract

The Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia (1931-2005) consists of items from Las Vegas, Nevada casinos and hotels such as the Flamingo, El Rancho, and Hotel Last Frontier. Materials include ashtrays, silverware and glassware, postcards, photographs, dice, playing cards, matchbooks, and other casino memorabilia. Materials also include Nevada license plates from 1933 and 1936 and a hard hat from the construction of the Hoover Dam.

Archival Collection

John Levy Lighting Productions, Inc. Records

Identifier

MS-00832

Abstract

The John Levy Lighting Productions, Inc. Records (approximately 1990-2022) contain correspondence, invoices, contracts, expense reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, slides, and digital files detailing the development of various projects primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. The records also contain architectural lighting drawings, electrical schematics and design details, conceptual sketches, and artist renderings of projects in Las Vegas, throughout United States, and various international locations.

Archival Collection

Nevada Chili Boosters and Nevada Association for the Handicapped Chili Cookoff Records

Identifier

MS-00834

Abstract

Records are comprised of meeting minutes, newsletters, and event planning communication produced by the Nevada Chili Boosters in conjunction with the Nevada Association for the Handicapped between 1988 and 1998. The records provide information about the Chili Boosters "Hot Pot Chili Cookoff" benefiting the Nevada Association for the Handicapped and other charities.

Archival Collection

Rochelle Hornsby Papers

Identifier

MS-00835

Abstract

Papers are comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera collected by Rochelle Hornsby about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1970s and 1980s and her involvement with Temple Beth Sholom. The papers include information about Temple Beth Sholom productions and plays as well as Hornsby's involvement with local sport leagues.

Archival Collection