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Mirage Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00247

Abstract

The Mirage Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection (1989) consists of color slides and a color negative depicting locations around the Mirage hotel and casino in 1989. Images include exterior shots of the lagoon and volcano fountain and interior shots of the resort's amenities.

Archival Collection

Cave Nightclub Records

Identifier

MS-00519

Abstract

The Cave Nightclub Records (1992-1994) are comprised of materials generated during the planning and construction of the Cave Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada. It opened in 1992 as a straight nightclub. It changed ownership in 1993, and reopened on September 3, 1993 as a gay nightclub and closed early in 1995. The collection contains policy documents, building plans, and promotional and publicity materials, as well as artifacts, including waiter uniforms from the nightclub.

Archival Collection

Ruth St. Denis Collection

Identifier

MS-00249

Abstract

The Ruth St. Denis Collection (1916-1986) contains materials relating to the St. Denis School of Dance in Los Angeles, California. Included are scrapbooks containing magazine cutouts from early 20th century performers and celebrities and programs featuring St. Denis or performances honoring her memory.

Archival Collection

Mary Jane Griffith Reiter Papers

Identifier

MS-00262

Abstract

The Mary Jane Griffith Reiter Papers date from 1919 to 1964. The papers document Nevada history and her family’s business and civic work; they contains her grandmother's will, a ledger detailing the costs and expenses for rental properties, and reports and minutes from the Colorado River Commission. It also includes a 1964 bibliography of materials on Nevada.

Archival Collection

Vincent Kethen oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01013

Abstract

Oral history interview with Vincent Kethen conducted by Claytee White on December 23, 2009 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. Kethen was born in 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the year that desegregation of schools started there. He discusses his experiences as an African-American child being bused to a white school, John S. Park Elementary. He also discusses growing up in that era and giving back to the community by being a youth basketball coach.

Archival Collection

Juan Saa oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02906

Abstract

Oral history interview with Juan Saa conducted by David G. Schwartz on November 21, 2016 for the Slot Operations Oral History Project. Saa discusses his start in the technical side and his eventual move into an operational role in the casino industry. He talks about his experience as a director, specifically the responsibilities involved, and the type of staff being supervised. Saa then describes what he believes are the biggest changes in the slot industry, specifically with ticket-in, ticket-out (TITO); and slot analysis.

Archival Collection

Rita Deanin Abbey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02192

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rita Deanin Abbey conducted by Claytee White on November 29, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. The artist and UNLV Emeritus Professor of Art discusses her early education and training in art that led her to work in sculpture, painting, stained glass, and other mediums. She also talks about her pieces created for the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

MGM Grand Hotel Fire Photographs

Identifier

PH-00435

Abstract

The MGM Grand Hotel Fire Photographs (1980) is comprised of twenty-eight photographic prints of the MGM Grand Hotel fire, which occurred on November 21, 1980. Photographs show the hotel-casino on fire as well as the resulting damages to the property. The photographs were taken by the Tracinda Corporation which was MGM Grand Hotel owner Kirk Kerkorian's investment holding company.

Archival Collection

Sophie Bogdanovich Romans oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01591

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sophie Bogdanovich Romans conducted by Patricia van Betten on March 03, 2009 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Romans discusses her family life, including her mother's cleaning routine and her father's gardening habits. Bogdanovich briefly describes the gypsum mines where her father worked in Blue Diamond, Nevada. Romans talks about her childhood, her daily life in Blue Diamond, and her education.

Archival Collection

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 02, 2001

Date

2001-04-02

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about Ways and Means Committee Agenda. CSUN Session 31 (Part 2) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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