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Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
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The Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls (1935-1997) includes personal scrapbooks created by Margaret Kelly, programs from international shows featuring the Bluebell Girls dance troupe, and photographs of the Bluebell Girls. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings covering Kelly's work at the Folies-Bergère and Lido de Paris, Paris, France, and her long career as creator and manager of the world famous Bluebell Girls. Also included are materials from 1958 about the Bluebell Girls shows in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Jeff Van Ee Papers
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The Jeff Van Ee Papers consist of the papers of environmentalist John Jeffrey Van Ee from 1974 to 2012 that document a portion of Van Ee’s environmental activity, notably his participation on environmental committees in the Las Vegas, Nevada area for water conservation and wildlife protection. The papers are comprised of correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, newspaper clippings and meeting agendas and minutes.
Archival Collection
Letter from C. M. Bates (Los Angeles) to E. E. Bennett, August 19, 1952
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Archival Collection
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In the appraisal of lands for sale to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, certain facts were overlooked regarding some tracts; this letter discusses those oversights
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 24, 1978
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Archival Collection
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Ponderosa Motel (American Inn Motel) Neon Survey document, September 16, 2017
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Archival Collection
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Site address: 3325 Fremont St
Sign owner: American Inn Motel LLC
Sign details: This location has been around since 1968, but mid-2016 it was renovated from the Ponderosa Inn Motel to the American Inn Motel but they use the same sign that was slightly redesigned for their use.
Sign condition: 5- very good condition and shines brightly at night
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: This pylon sign has a red steel beam base that has a reader board on the bottom portion of the sign. Above the reader board spells out "MOTEL" vertically in white Frontier font letters, with each letter in its own red square. Each letter of this is outlined in red skeletal neon. Above this is a rectangular plastic back lit sign (used to say Ponderosa on it) that now currently has the American Inn logo in it with white letters but a red and blue background. The whole sign is outlined in chasing incandescent light bulbs.
Sign - type of display: Neon, incandescent and plastic back lit sign
Sign - media: Steel and plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic back lit portion
Sign animation: Incandescent light bulbs chasing all around the sign.
Sign environment: This property is very east on Fremont in between St. Louis street and Sahara. There are also many other motels and apartments surrounding this property. This motel is right next door to the Lucky Cuss Motel (their old sign is now one of the restored signs in the Las Vegas Signs project showcases on Las Vegas Blvd.).
Sign - date of installation: Has been up since around 2011
Sign - date of redesign/move: 2016 the plastic portion of the sign was swapped out from the Ponderosa motel sign and the American Inn sign that is currently there now.
Sign - thematic influences: The big MOTEL portion of this sign was very prominent on motel signs in the 50's/60's, such as the La Concha and Tam O' Shanter Motel signs.
Sign - artistic significance: Font was an old west Frontier font which was prominently popular in Las Vegas in the 1940's but has been recreated many times throughout Vegas history.
Survey - research locations: Booking.com website has information on the American Inn Motel https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/ponderosa-motel-las-vegas.html , google map sattelite view, Asessor's page
Survey - research notes: When trying to search Ponderosa Motel on google is when it was discovered that it has switched over to the American Inn motel, but google maps helped with dating when the switch occurred.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-16
Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Plastic; Backlit; Steel; Chasing; Pole sign; Reader board
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Education 33rd commencement program
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Archival Collection
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Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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