The Charley Henchis Papers (approximately 1945-1987) document the career of international cabaret show producer Charley Henchis and the shows he produced in Las Vegas, Nevada and Beirut, Lebanon. Materials include Henchis' business files which includes correspondence, files on specialty acts, photographs, and press about Henchis. Shows represented in this collection includes La Parisienne which was performed at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas in 1960 before moving to Casino du Liban in Beirut. Other shows represented in this collection that were produced for Casino du Liban includes Mais Oui, S'il Vous Plait, Flash!, and Hello!. Additional materials include press and publicity files, music arrangements and scores, recordings of musical numbers used for the productions, and film footage of shows and production reels. Also included is film footage of the Charley Ballet, Henchis' dance troupe who were featured in his shows.
Black and white image showing an aerial view of Nellis Air Force Base, taken from the book, "Epitome of the History of Nellis Air Force Base" by James R. Hinds, found in the Nellis Air Force Base Library (call #: U634.5N3H56). Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Description provided with image: "L-R: 1.) Harold Jacobsen, Chr. Bd of regents 2.) Dr. Roman J. Zorn, pres, UNLV 3.) Senator James I. Gibson. Gibson given citation as distinguished Nevadan, May 09, 1973, UNLV." Provided with the image is a copy of a Las Vegas Review-Journal article titled "Help Us Write History."