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Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival

Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival was founded around 2001 by Joshua Abbey. It shows international films, including dramas, comedies, documentaries, and experimental films. The 14th LVJFF was held January 10 to 25, 2015 and was produced by Desert Space Foundation and the Adelson Educational Campus. Major support was provided by the Adelson Family Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, and the Israeli American Council.

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Native American gaming management and operational control files, 1986-2009

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain management and operational control procedure manuals, reports, and gaming compacts (1986-2009) from various Native American nations collected by Gary W. Royer. The subseries includes reports and manuals for operations at the Tulalip Resort Casino operated by the Tulalip Tribes of Washington. Also included are legislation, reports, and newspaper articles about the legalization and regulation of Native American gaming at the US federal level.

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming

Archival Component

Casino Control Corporation publications and reports, 1975-1997

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain publications and reports (1975-1997) created by Casino Control Corporation, founded by Gary W. Royer. The materials are primarily about casino management and operational control, the Nevada gaming industry, and Nevada gaming licensure.

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming

Archival Component

Plat map of El Rancho Village, Clark County, Nevada, July 28, 1942

Date

1942-07-28

Description

Map of housing subdivision outside the Las Vegas city limits. 'Approved this 28 day of July1942, by the City Planning Commission of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, Nevada. Approved this 28 day of July 1942, by the County Planning Commission of the County of Clark, State of Nevada.' Blueline print. Oriented with north to the upper right. Embossed with Engineering Certificate seal of Frank D. Rathburn, which states. 'Survey completed August 4, 1942.' 'Book II, page 53' hand printed in lower right corner. Signed by Clark County, Nevada Notary Public and other coumty officials and officials of El Rancho Village. Published by Office of F.D. Rathbun. Scale [ca. 1:600]. 1 inch to 50 feet

Text

General geologic map of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, 1948

Date

1948

Description

At top of map: 'United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. State Engineer of Nevada. Water resources bulletin No. 5, Plate 1.' Relief shown by spot heights. Includes 3 inset maps of wells and springs in the vicinity of Pahrump, Manse Ranch and Indian Springs, Nevada. Scale [ca. 1:126,720. 1 inch to approx. 2 miles] (W 116°--W 115°/N 40°--N 36°). Originally published as plate 1 in Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada by George B. Maxey and C.H. Jameson (1948), which is number 5 of the Water resources bulletin published by the Nevada Office of the State Engineer.

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