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Christmas menu, The Sherman

Date

1870 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Note: No date on menu Restaurant: The Sherman Location: Corner of 4th and Sibley, St. Paul, United States

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Thanksgiving menu, November 29, 1883, Hotel Emery

Date

1883-11-29

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: Hotel Emery Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Christmas menu, December 25, 1883, Lindell Hotel

Date

1883-12-25

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Illustration engraved by John A. Lowell & Co., Boston Restaurant: Lindell Hotel Location: United States

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Copa Room, dinner menu

Date

1952 (year uncertain) to 1980 (year uncertain)

Description

Restaurant: Copa Room Location: Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Letter from Donald Clark, president of the Las Vegas Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to Clarence Horton, Esq., president of the State Bar Association, January 11, 1962

Date

1962-01-11

Archival Collection

Description

In this letter to Clarence Horton, the president of the Nevada Bar Association, Rev. Donald Clark requests information regarding the delayed admission of Charles L. Kellar, an African American lawyer, to the State Bar Association, January 11, 1962.

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Mildred Mann Papers

Identifier

MS-00369

Abstract

The Mildred Mann Papers (1915-1995) contain documents related to her involvement in teaching ceramics and her work with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Included are correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazines, certificates, childhood school materials, manuals, photographs, a scrapbook, and newsletters. There are also Clark County Community College (CCCC) class schedules, real estate papers, and membership lists.

Archival Collection

Peggy Hyde Phillips Papers

Identifier

MS-00401

Abstract

The Peggy Hyde Phillips Papers (1929-1998) document the lives of Peggy Hyde Phillips, her first husband Charles, and her son Michael. Materials include family photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents from Michael Hyde’s time as a student at the United States Air Force Academy. The collection also includes a near-complete run of issues from February 1, 1963 through May 8, 1964 of the Paradise Press weekly newspaper from Paradise, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Perry Kaufman Papers

Identifier

MS-00414

Abstract

The Perry Kaufman Papers (1930-1974) are comprised of research material gathered by Kaufman for his doctoral dissertation, "The Best City of Them All: A History of Las Vegas, 1930-1960." Kaufman's research focused on the Las Vegas, Nevada Chamber of Commerce's role in promoting Las Vegas as a tourist destination. The collection primarily consists of newspaper clippings from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Sun. It also includes Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce minutes and publications, research on the history of Las Vegas, and Kaufman's notes and writings.

Archival Collection

Citizen Alert Records

Identifier

MS-00415

Abstract

Citizen Alert is a Nevada-based environmental organization established in 1975 in response to Yucca Mountain being considered as the repository for the nation's nuclear waste. The records in the collection date from 1971-1999, with the bulk of the records from 1988-1996 and focused on issues of concern to Southern Nevada. The collection includes a large subject and administration file containing the organization’s mailings, fliers and newsletters regarding environmental issues and events, newsletters of other environmental organizations, press releases and brochures from a number of government agencies, and newspaper clippings on specific environmental topics. The collection also contains a number of environmental reports from federal, state, and local agencies as well as a number of conference and activist packets.

Archival Collection

Kenneth Yerike Papers

Identifier

MS-00900

Abstract

The Kenneth Yerike Papers are comprised of video tapes, instructional manuals, casino operational instructions, playing cards, dice, and brochures that date from approximately 1970 to 2000 and document Yerike's involvement with establishing the Hyatt Regency and Regency Casino on Jeju Island, South Korea. The papers include information about how the Hyatt Regency Casino was established and how staff were trained, particularly as it relates to operating table games. The instructional manuals detail how to play table games such as craps, roulette, blackjack, and baccarat. The manuals are written in both Korean and English, with the majority of the manuals written in Korean.

Archival Collection