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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 12, 1979

Date

1979-06-12

Description

Agenda and meeting minutes for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Senate. CSUN Session 8 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Correspondence, Thomas Toland to F.A. Truett

Date

1917-05-15

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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Photograph of the Desert Inn tower and swimming pool (Las Vegas), circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Two female guests in the swimming pool at the Desert Inn with the tower in the background.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Series III. California Pictures Corporation, approximately 1919 to 1965, 1941 to 1956

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The California Pictures Corporation series (approximately 1919-1965) consists of records pertaining to the company's film production and corporate operations. Film-related records depict the production side of the 1947 film The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, as well as the initial filming of the 1950 Hughes Production film, Vendetta, which Preston Sturges initially directed and produced. Other film-related materials include production logs, actor and writer contracts, scripts, and photographic prints relating to the two films. The corporate records include publicity, financial, and legal materials detailing the creation, management, and dissolution of California Pictures.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

"UNLV launches fundraising campaign" Las Vegas Review-Journal article

Date

2005-09-22

Archival Collection

Description

September 22, 2005 tear sheet from the Las Vegas review-Journal covering a UNLV capital campaign event. Jon Eric Cobain and his mother Ruth Cobain are pictured in the top left photo.

Mixed Content

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter executive committee reports

Date

2003-01-15
2003-02-19
2003-04
2003-04-16
2003-05-21
2003-08-19

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Don Perry interview, March 05, 1978: transcript

Date

1978-03-05

Archival Collection

Description

On March 5th, 1978, Karen Croteau interviewed Don Perry (b. 1928 in Clarksburg, West Virginia) about Paiute Indians and life on a reservation. Perry begins by mentioning his own Indian heritage with a Cherokee mother and his wife’s Paiute heritage. Perry focuses on his conversations with his wife’s grandmother, who lived on the Paiute reservation since birth, from who he learned about the reservations history. He particularly delves into the traditions of Indian burials, governing on the reservation, and the difference between an Indian reservation and an Indian colony. Additionally, he talks about recreation on the reservations, education of Paiute Indians, and how reservations have changed. Throughout the interview, Perry gives personal anecdotes about his life in connection to the Paiute people and his experiences with their traditions and belief systems. Perry ends by discussing governing politics of the Paiute reservation and the start of Las Vegas as a gambling town.

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Transcript of interview with Mae Farei by Martha Jane Cunningham, February 24, 1980

Date

1980-02-24

Archival Collection

Description

On February 24, 1980, Martha Cunningham interviewed her aunt, Mae Farei (born 1909 in Illinois), about her experiences living in Nevada. Farei first talks about the development of the Downtown and Strip areas. She then discusses work at the Twin Lakes Lodge and Stardust as a housekeeper, and she later mentions some of the recreational activities available to those in Nevada. She also mentions the importance of Nellis Air Force Base and expresses her appreciation for living in Southern Nevada.

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