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Landau, Ellis

Ellis Landau is a member of the board of trustees of the Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Boyd Gaming Corporation and served as a financial executive in the gaming and hospitality industries for more than thirty years. In 2006 Landau was honored as "Man of the Year" by Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas. He served as the temple's president from 2009 to 2010 and is a founder of its Warsaw Memorial Garden.

Person

Postcard of Boulder Canyon, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1935

Description

An artist's rendering of Boulder Canyon. Text printed on front of postcard: "Looking downstream in Boulder Canyon at Hoover Dam site near Las Vegas, Nevada." Text printed on back of postcard: "The Hoover Dam site is 32 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Work is rapidly progressing on this tremendous project. The dam will be 727 feet high--the gorge is 290 feet wide at the river The dam site is in this narrow gorge, where the river disappears around the bend."

Image

Personnel of the Las Vegas office of the Bureau of Reclamation: photographic prints

Date

1932

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). These employees worked on the Hoover Dam project. (See back of photo for identification of many of these people.)

Image

Application Form for the Community Action Program

Date

Unknown year

Description

From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series II: Projects. This folder contains an application form for the Community Action Program issued by the Office of Economic Opportunity.

Text

Migrant Day Care Work Program: documents

Date

1969 (year approximate)

Description

From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series II: Projects. This folder contains documents related to the Migrant Day Care Work Program circa 1969.

Text

AIA 2015 Excellence In Design Awards, 2015

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The AIA 2015 Excellence In Design Awards series contain digital files of award submittal forms, project presentation files, project photographs, and computer-generated images submitted to AIA Nevada for the AIA 2015 Excellence In Design Awards. These files are available as access copies generated from USB flash drives and optical discs donated by the AIA Las Vegas Chapter.

Project identification (ID) numbers refer to the original project identification numbers used by AIA Las Vegas Chapter for filing purposes. Of the project identification prefixes, "B" refers to the Built Category, or buildings that had been completed within the competition's year. "UB" refers to the Unbuilt Category, or projects designed as part of a competition, but either have not been built yet, or may never be built. "CA" refers to Collaborative Achievement, or projects designed and constructed by a collaborative team. "AP" refers to the Academic Projects, or projects created by students in a studio or class setting.

Creator refers to the individual, architectural firm, organization, or project team responsible for a project's design. Location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of construction. Some variances in project titles and location names exist and are noted at the file level of this inventory.

Archival Collection

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada Design & Service Awards Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00897
Collection Name: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada Design & Service Awards Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

AIA 2016 Excellence In Design Awards, 2016

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The AIA 2016 Excellence In Design Awards series contains digital files of award submittal forms, project presentation files, project photographs, and computer-generated images submitted to AIA Nevada for the AIA 2016 Excellence In Design Awards. These files are available as access copies generated from USB flash drives and optical discs donated by the AIA Las Vegas Chapter.

Project identification (ID) numbers refer to the original project identification numbers used by AIA Las Vegas Chapter for filing purposes. Of the project ID prefixes, "B" refers to the Built Category, or buildings that had been completed within the competition's year. "UB" refers to the Unbuilt Category, or projects designed as part of a competition, but either have not been built yet, or may never be built. "CA" refers to Collaborative Achievement, or projects designed and constructed by a collaborative team. "AP" refers to the Academic Project, or projects created by students in a studio or class setting.

Creator refers to the individual, architectural firm, organization, or project team responsible for a project's design. Location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of construction. Some variances in project titles and location names exist and are noted at the file level of this inventory.

Archival Collection

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada Design & Service Awards Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00897
Collection Name: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada Design & Service Awards Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component