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Tropicana Lobby relocation scheme C: plans, 2012

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Tropicana floor plans (Friedmutter Group), 2012 November 30

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Carol C. Harter Professional Papers

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The Carol C. Harter Professional Papers (1940-2023) consist of material documenting Harter's scholarly and administrative career. The collection includes letters, publications and reports, speeches, and photographs from Harter's time as the 11th and first female president of State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo and as the 7th president of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). As of 2024, Harter was UNLV's longest-serving and also its first female president.

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#68151: Roy W. Martin Middle School, 2011 June 20

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)

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#68156: Athletics Media Relations staff Rosa Guzman and Paul Pancoe, 2011 June 27

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)

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#68167: Classified Staff Awards held inside the Student Union Ballroom, 2011 July 11

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)

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#69150: UNLV football player and staff portraits, 2023 June 05

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)

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#69309: UNLV Radio Chemistry program individual and group portraits, 2013 September 09

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)

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Michael Newcomb oral history interview, 2024 July 12

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Oral history interview with Michael Newcomb conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 12, 2024 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Michael Newcomb recalls his childhood in Connecticut and watching the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels games on television. In 1990, Newcomb moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend UNLV. He worked as an usher at outdoor athletic events at Caesars Palace and The Mirage, and eventually became supervisor and then personnel director of the company. Newcomb talks about starting work at the Thomas & Mack Center in 1996 managing the parking lot and the events. He recalls the experiences and people who have shaped his nearly 30 years at the Center, as he became Executive Director in 2011. Newcomb discusses events at Sam Boyd Stadium and its eventual closure. He describes the community-wide effort required to host such major events as the National Finals Rodeo and Cowboy Christmas, the Super Bowl, the NBA AllStars Weekend in 2007, NBA Summer League since 2004, Team USA Basketball in 2006, and plans to host the Final Four in 2028. He closes the interview recalling how the T&M was a reunification center after the 1 October shooting in 2017 and again on December 6, 2023, as other buildings on the UNLV campus were evacuated. Digital audio available.

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Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews

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Tony Cordasco oral history interview, 2024 July 03

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Oral history interview with Tony Cordasco conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 3, 2024 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Tony Cordasco recalls his childhood in Newark, New Jersey, and eventually moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979, where he became the first sports director of the new "KJON" radio station. In 1981, the station earned its FCC license as KUNV, and he was the first program director. After graduating with a degree in communications in 1982, he worked at news radio stations in Las Vegas and New Jersey until returning to Las Vegas permanently in 1987 to host a daily sports radio show and UNLV basketball play-by-play on a new station, KROL, co-owned by Sig Rogich and Mark Ratner. He also headed public relations for sports at The Showboat, which offered professional bowling, boxing, and wrestling. In 2000, he joined Red Bull as its marketing director and produced the company's first marketing plan. After fifteen years with the company, he opened his own consulting firm. He discusses his personal history with sports reporting and commentating and his work with Red Bull; the Professional Women's Volleyball team, Vegas Thrill; Jerry Tarkanian; and attending boxing matches at the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion. Digital audio and photograph available.

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Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews

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