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Googie architectural design drawing of Louigi's Cafe and Motel building (Las Vegas), south elevation, circa 1961
Date
1958 to 1964
Archival Collection
Description
Conceptual drawing of the proposed Louigi's Cafe and Motel on Las Vegas Boulevard South.
Address: 3417 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Image
Photograph of a color rendering of the proposed Frontier Junction, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's rendering of a bird's-eye view of the proposed Frontier Junction recreation complex.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Image
Photograph of a rendering of a proposed hotel complex (Las Vegas), circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's color rendering of an unknown proposed hotel complex.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada
Image
Googie architectural style design drawing of the Clark County Convention Center (Las Vegas), exterior perspective, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's rendering of the proposed Clark County Convention Center.
Site Name: Clark County Convention Center
Address: 3150 Paradise Road
Image
Transcript of interview with Dr. Lonnie D. Spight by Dr. David Emerson, May 8, 2007
Date
2007-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Dr. Lonnie D. Spight grew up in northern Colorado, earned his bachelor's degree at Colorado State University, and his PhD at University of Nevada Reno. His interest in astronomy dates from his early years on the farm in Colorado, star-gazing in the fields at night. Before coming to UNLV, Lonnie worked for the Department of Defense on scattering cross sections and explosions. Working between Los Alamos and the Test Site, he was often in Las Vegas and had met most of the physicists at the university. He was invited midterm to take over a physics class for a faculty member who had fallen ill, and was offered a job the following fall of 1970. In the seventies when Dr. Spight arrived, the physics department was located in trailers, and the university campus was mostly desert. Lonnie served as chair of the department on several occasions, and was responsible for insisting that faculty members get involved in research, no matter how tight the budget. He worked on solar energy and far-field microwave analysis, and helped set up safety standards for the new laser technology. One of Dr. Spight's interests outside of physics is a love for classical music. He was a volunteer "Deejay" for 12 years with KNPR once it got started in 1980. Meanwhile, after 37 years with UNLV Lonnie retains his enthusiasm and love for teaching. Today he teaches quantum mechanics and hopes that one day he will be able to teach a particle physics course which ties together cosmology, the beginning of the universe, fundamental cutting edge physics, quarks, gluon plasmas, and more. He has the course materials ready to go and is looking forward to many more years at UNLV.
Text
Leslie H. Smith and Smith family personal papers
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Leslie H. Smith Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Las Vegas High School reunions
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Las Vegas Grammar School
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Boulder Echo (Las Vegas High School yearbooks), 1942 to 1945
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Artemisia (University of Nevada yearbook), 1947
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Leslie H. Smith Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component