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Subject

Holocaust Education Committee letters and meeting minutes, document 06

Description

Meeting minutes for the Holocaust Education Committee on September 04, 1980.

Burke, Carey

J. Carey Burke was born December 13, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio. His family moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1945, then to Las Vegas, Nevada four years later. Burke held jobs as a janitor, a fry cook at Nellis Air Force Base, and a lifeguard at the Twin Lakes Lodge as a teenager. He worked for McCarren Airport as a passenger service agent for many airlines, including Hughes Airwest and Bonanza Airlines.

Person

Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers

Identifier

MS-00906

Abstract

The Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers (1916-2021) are comprised of the personal and professional papers of anthropologist Claude N. Warren and historical preservationist Elizabth von Till Warren. The materials in this collection primarily consist of research files, maps, and drawings on various archaeological and historical preservation projects in southern Nevada of which they both were involved. This collection includes field notes and surveys from archaeological projects such as the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. Records on von Till Warren's involvement with the Old Spanish Trail Association, Southern Nevada Historical Society, and historic preservation work around southern Nevada are represented. Also included are Robert H. Crabtree's archaeological research files, a colleague of Claude Warren who bequeathed his professional files to him upon his death.

Archival Collection

Overview of Bob Stupak and the Stratosphere Tower timeline: video

Date

1994 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Gary Waddel (Channel 8) discusses the history of Bob Stupak and the Stratosphere Tower; mention of the FAA safety concern controversy, clips of Bob Stupak talking about Tower design; the allegations of overselling memberships for future project; increase in project cost; stock sales raising $58 milliion dollars; Bob Stupak's personal investment in the project. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.

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