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Portrait of Howard J. Mitchell: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1985 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection (PH-00185).
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Portrait of Andrew J. Mitchell: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1985 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection (PH-00185).
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Unidentified man with glasses: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1985 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection (PH-00185).
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President of Turkey's visit to Boulder City Schools: photographic print
Date
1958-11-09
Archival Collection
Description
From the Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection (PH-00185).
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Sue B. Robinson, Principal of Robert L. Taylor Elementary School, and Robert L. Taylor: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1985 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection (PH-00185).
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Portrait of Rex Bell, former Lt. Governor of the State of Nevada: photographic print
Date
1997-05-09
Archival Collection
Description
From the Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection (PH-00185).
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Portrait of Dr. Kenny C. Guinn: photographic print
Date
1979
Archival Collection
Description
From the Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection (PH-00185).
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Irma I. Varela interview, March 5, 2019: transcript
Date
2019-03-05
Archival Collection
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 Peter Gratton by Clayee D. White, February 26, 2009
Date
2009-02-26
Archival Collection
Description
Peter Gratton was born in 1944 in Staten Island, New York, where his father was in the Coast Guard. However, he spent his childhood in Minnesota. From 1965 to 1969, Peter was a member of the US Marine Corps, serving a tour in Vietnam. As his military duty was ending, he learned that his parents were relocating to Vegas, bringing with them all of Peter's belongings. So Peter caught up with them in Vegas where he transitioned to civilian life in a new city by "bumming around for a couple of months." He decided to stay and took a keno job at Golden Gate Casino. In 1981, he graduated from UNLV and was accredit to teach history and earth science. This proved to be a good background for an opening at the UNLV library and he helped organize the map collection. With that, his UNLV library career was successfully launched. At the time of this interview, Peter was Administrative Assistant III Lied Library Building Department. In the following pages Peter tells of his experiences that lead up to becoming a Las Vegas resident and longtime member of the UNLV library staff.
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Transcript of interview with Will Provance by David G. Schwartz, July 14, 2016
Date
2016-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
Will Provance was born in Mississippi and grew up mostly in St. Louis, where he earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri before earning a Master’s in Business Administration from Shiller University. Provance would eventually attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he earned a Master of Science in Hotel Administration. He started in the gaming industry as a pool manager at Sunset Station, where he would eventually become slot analyst before entering Station Casinos’ management development program. Provance then trained in various positions at Red Rock Resort prior to moving to Green Valley Ranch as a shift manager. He then went back to Sunset Station to become slot operations manager and was promoted to director of slots at that property. Provance is currently the director of VLT operations at Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park in Northfield, Ohio. Provance’s interview begins with his discussion of the various roles he has held in the gaming industry, including the types of duties he was assigned at the different properties. He then describes the difference between managing slot machines in his earlier positions and video lottery terminals (VLTs) in his current position in Ohio. Provance then mentions some of the mentors he has had in his career, and he describes what he believes are the qualities of both good and bad slot managers. He also discusses what he believes makes a good slot floor, including the process of working with slot vendors in getting new slot machines for the slot floor as well as working with other departments in the casino. Provance then talks about how slot operations has changed since he started in the industry and what he thinks the future of slot machines will be, specifically regarding skill-based gaming. The interview concludes with Provance’s discussion of his personal gambling and his advice to young people who want to go into the slot industry.
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