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Flamingo Hilton: Las Vegas, Nevada, 1975 November 4; 1993 November 12

Level of Description

Series

Archival Collection

Homer Rissman Architectural Records

Archival Component

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications

Identifier

UA-00056

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Faculty Publications (1950-2008) is comprised of reports, scholarly journal articles, and books that were written by UNLV faculty and staff. Publications also include book reviews and conference presentations. Subjects include biology, chemistry, English, and sociology.

Archival Collection

McMillan, James B., 1917-1999

Civil rights leader James B. McMillan was born in 1917 in Aberdeen, Mississippi and moved to Michigan in 1931 with his family. He finished his high school education in Hamtramck, Michigan where he was the first African-American captain of the football and track teams. In 1936, he opted to enroll at the University of Detroit rather than the segregated University of Michigan. After graduation, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.

Person

Taylor, Richard B. (Richard Blackburn), 1929-2011

Richard "Dick" Blackburn Taylor was a prominent businessman in Las Vegas, Nevada and amateur historian of Southern Nevada. Taylor was born on January 31, 1929 in Quincy, Illinois and grew up in Glendale, California. After graduating high school in 1947, he attended Washington and Lee University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Hawaii. He served in the 4th Infantry Division of the United States Army in Germany during the occupation following WWII. In 1957, he married Charlene Flora Belknap and they had four children.

Person

Richard Rudiak photographs, 1951 and 1985

Date

1951
1985

Description

Two photographs taken at Temple Beth Sholom on Oakey Avenue of children in a class, and Dani Rentchler-Ramage's Bat Mitzvah.

Image

Videos, "Welcome to Temple Beth Am," circa 2003

Date

2002 to 2004

Description

Videos included as part of an interactive "Welcome to Temple Beth Am" CD.

Moving Image

Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival Records [UNPROCESSED]

Identifier

MS-01163

Abstract

[This collection is unprocessed.] The Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival Records (1990-2023) primarily contain submissions to the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival as well as marketing, promotional, and press coverage of the festival. Also included are materials related to the creation of the CineVegas Film Festival. The collection also includes records about art projects produced by Joshua Abbey and other ventures he was involved with.

Archival Collection