The Thunderbird Hotel Records are comprised of material that documents the work of the Las Vegas, Nevada hotel's entertainment department from 1964 to 1973. The records consist of photographs, memorandum, newspaper clippings, and publicity materials.
Archival Collection
The Arlene Mathews Smith Photograph Collection (1910-1945) is comprised of photographs of people and places in and around Panaca, Nevada. The collection contains a photograph album featuring Smith, her family and friends, and various residents and events around the area. Included as part of the collection are photographs from the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
The T. David Horton Photographs of Pioche, Nevada contain black-and-white photographs of several buildings in Pioche, Nevada in the 1960s. The collection contains photographs of the Pioche Power and Light Company, Pioche’s mine, crushing plant, cemetery, and oversize photographs of the town.
Archival Collection
The John R. Bruckman Photographs of Nellis Air Force Base contain photographs of Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1951 to 1954. The collection includes photographs of the Nellis Air Force Base Baseball Team, base headquarters, buildings on the base, and soldiers outside of the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine Press Clippings and Publicity Collection is comprised primarily of newspaper clippings and magazine articles from 2013 to 2015 covering the development of a medical school at UNLV. The collection materials include op-eds on UNLV's School of Medicine and articles discussing funding, development, and administration for the school. This collection also includes a copy of the
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Oral history interview with Marisa Rodriguez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón, Monserrath Hernández and Claytee D. White for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.
Marisa Rodriguez discusses her childhood and living in North Las Vegas as a teenager; she was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Mexico with her family at a young age, and returned to the United States at age 12. She recounts what it was like acclimating to American life, learning English, and studying abroad in Spain before becoming a law student. Marisa attended the William S. Boyd School of Law and is currently a civil litigator in Las Vegas.
Subjects discussed include: La Voz Hispanic/Latino Law Students Association at the William S. Boyd School of Law; Huellas mentorship program.
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The Union Plaza Photograph Collection, approximately 1970 to 1971, consists of photographic prints and negatives taken during the construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Images portray the construction process, the surrounding area and businesses, and the completed project.
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The Las Vegas PRIDE Parade Records (2016-2017) contain administrative files that document how the Southern Nevada Association of PRIDE, Inc. (SNAPI) organized the 2016 and 2017 PRIDE parades in Las Vegas, Nevada. Materials include correspondence with event organizers, parade participant information, and PRIDE event guides.
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On March 15, 1976, Stephen Kalish interviewed Alfred “Al” Isola (born August 3rd, 1917 in Oakland, California) in his office about his garbage company and early Southern Nevada. The two discuss Las Vegas’ lack of a unified garbage system and how dumping sites have had to adjust their practices in order to limit their impact on pollution. Isola also explains the different disposal protocols for wet and dry trash. On the second tape of the interview, an unidentified woman enters the conversation.
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