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Bergman, Joel David, 1936-2016
Joel Bergman was born in 1936 and spent his childhood in Venice, California. He graduated with an honors degree in architecture from the University of Southern California in 1965, then he went to work for Martin Stern in 1968. BBy 1978 Bergman was working
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Hansen, Tom
Choreographer Tom Hansen worked on the Jubilee! production show at the MGM Grand Hotel and other stage shows in Las Vegas, Nevada with noted producer Donn Arden; famous for his work on the Lido de Paris, Hallelujah Hollywood, Jubilee! and others.
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Feldman, Alan
Alan Feldman was born January 16, 1960 and was raised in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989 to work for Wynn Hotel properties such as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Feldman has held positions such as a board member of the Smith Center and chairmen of the National Center for Responsible Gambling.
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Bill Willard Photograph Collection
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The Bill Willard Photograph Collection depicts Las Vegas, Nevada, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Valley, and Laughlin, Nevada from 1905 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1999. The photographs primarily depict hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, including the Sahara Hotel, Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Caesars Palace, Flamingo Hotel, and the Aladdin Hotel. The photographs also depict students at Nevada Southern University (predecessor of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), the city of Las Vegas, industrial plants in Henderson and Apex, Nevada, and events in Laughlin, Nevada.
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Kerkorian, Kirk, 1917-2015
Kirk Kerkorian was born in 1917. He was highly influential in the building of Las Vegas, Nevada, especially the Las Vegas Strip area. He helped build Bally's, The International, and the MGM Grand. Kerkorian died on June 15, 2015.
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Tonemah, Chris
Chris Tonemah came to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband. After her marriage dissolved she went to dealer school and got a job as a dice shill and a dealer at the Four Queens before women were really accepted in those jobs. Chris also worked at MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, the Venetian, and the Palazzo.
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Martin Stern Architectural Records
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The collection is comprised of drawings (1950-1990) completed by American architect Martin Stern and/or his architectural firm, Martin Stern Jr., AIA Architect and Associates, and contains 400 cubic feet of materials including 710 drawings from over 300 different projects involving over 100 buildings. Stern’s work focused on the resort centers of Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from pencil and ink on tracing paper preliminary sketches to ink on Mylar (TM) construction documents, and a number of artist’s renderings, used for presentations and promotional materials. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The collection includes architectural drawings for: hotels, casinos, integrated casino resorts, office towers, multi-family residential developments, and custom single-family homes.
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MGM Mirage Corporation Records
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The MGM Mirage Corporation Records date from 1970 to 2010 and consist of the records of the Las Vegas, Nevada based global entertainment company. The collection contains organizational records, employee newsletters, files about the MGM Mirage diversity and inclusion initiative, correspondence, reports on gambling addiction, gambling statistics, press clippings, and audiovisual materials. There are also photographs, photographic slides, and photographic negatives of performers, corporate executives, and MGM Mirage properties.
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