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Architectural drawing for MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), 23rd floor plans, February 28, 1972
Date
1972-02-28
Archival Collection
Description
Floor plans and seating plans for the MGM Grand Hotel suites and high-roller casino on the 23rd floor. Includes revisions and key plan. Drawn by P. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Taylor Construction Co., Interior Design Division.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of a contract signing at City Hall, Las Vegas (Nev.), August 25, 1967
Date
1967-08-25
Archival Collection
Description
Signing of contracts for Lake Mead water pipeline at the Las Vegas City Hall. Sitting in the top row from left to right: unidentified individual, Arleigh West, Bureu of Reclamation, Oran Gragson, Mayor of Las Vegas, Paul Laxalt, Governor of Nevada, Robert Griffith, Chairman Colorado River Commission, William Taylor, Mayor of North Las Vegas, Leonard Fayle, President of Las Vegas Valley Water District, Mr. Hampton, Mayor of Henderson, Robert Broadbent, Mayor of Boulder City. Site Name: Clark County Court House, Las Vegas (Nev.)
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UNLV University Libraries Collection of Architecture Drawings
Identifier
MS-00923
Abstract
UNLV University Libraries Collection of Architecture Drawings contains original hand-drawn architectural drawings, print reproductions, computer generated prints, and board-mounted artist renderings dating between 1926 and 2003. The collection primarily focuses on Las Vegas, Nevada, but also includes projects throughout Nevada and other states including Utah, Arizona, California, Mississippi, and Colorado.
Archival Collection
Basic Magnesium, Inc.
Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) formed in June 1941 as a joint venture between Basic Refractories, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio and Magnesium Elektron, Limited of England. Basic Refractories, Inc. owned mining claims in Gabbs Valley, Nye County, Nevada, which produced the magnesite and brucite needed to produce magnesium metal. Magnesium Elektron, Limited owned the patent for the electrolytic process of extracting metallic magnesium from these minerals.
Corporate Body
Transcript of interview with John and Mabel Dillingham by Sonny Le Jeune, March 19, 1978
Date
1978-03-19
Archival Collection
Description
On March 19, 1978, John (Sonny) Le Jeune interviewed John (born 1904 in Trail Creek, Idaho) and Mabel Dillingham. The two provide many historical accounts of Las Vegas, Nevada, including John’s work on the railroad, the development of the city, and their living conditions when first moving to Las Vegas. The three also discuss prominent members of the community, recreational activities, church membership, and popular attractions around Las Vegas. Other topics include the building of Hoover Dam, the site of the Stewart Ranch, early irrigation systems, flood control, and Block 16.
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Transcript of interview with Paul Bowerman by Frances Harelik, March 5, 1976
Date
1976-03-05
Archival Collection
Description
Frances Harelik interviews IBM computer engineer Paul Bowerman in Las Vegas at Harelik’s home. Born in Wolforth, Texas in 1929, Mr. Bowerman relocated to Nevada in 1954. Other places Mr. Bowerman has lived include: California, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, New York, Minnesota, England, and Japan. From Mr. Bowerman’s perspective this interview provides insight into life in Las Vegas from 1954 to 1976.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 20, 1999
Date
1999-09-20
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes, along with additional information about resolutions and bylaws. CSUN Session 29 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
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Prospectus for the premier of CineVegas, December 1998
Date
1998-12
Archival Collection
Description
A prospectus for the premier of CineVegas, an international film festival held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Fort Mojave Indian School Records
Identifier
MS-00034
Abstract
The Fort Mojave Indian School Records (1890-1923) consist of correspondence, finance and administrative records, pump station blueprints, and policy implementation and fact finding records. The school served the Hualapai and Mojave Indians at a site near present-day Kingman, Arizona. The information is contained in two bound volumes.
Archival Collection