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Florence and Jerry Vallen Faculty Papers

Identifier

UA-00100

Abstract

The Florence and Jerry Vallen Faculty Papers (approximately 1935-2017) are comprised of personal papers and research files for Florence and Jerry Vallen, the founding dean of the College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection includes research files and drafts for In the Right Place, which was co-authored by Florence and Jerry Vallen. The collection also includes research files and drafts for Jerry Vallen's book, Check-In Check-Out. Other materials in this collection are comprised primarily of awards commemorating Jerry Vallen for achievements with UNLV's College of Hotel Administration, press clippings, and photographic prints and slides taken by the Vallens on vacations in China and Williamsburg, Virginia.

Archival Collection

Mayra Salinas-Menjivar oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-09-20

Description

Oral history interview with Mayra Salinas-Menjivar conducted by Nathalie Martinez, Elsa Lopez, and Barbara Tabach on September 20, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Mayra Salinas-Menjivar is a lawyer in Southern Nevada and a graduate of William S. Boyd School of Law. She grew up in Las Vegas but describes her early years living with her maternal grandparents in El Salvador. She describes some of the aftermath she experienced regarding the Civil War in El Salvador, and recounts some testimony told to her by her mother about that particular time period. She details the differences in immigrating in the 1990s and speaks about being an undocumented student. While pursuing a business degree at UNLV she found herself working at a law firm which is where she first decided to pursue law as a career after graduation. She talks about her experiences during law school and her time helping with the law school's immigration clinic. Subjects discussed include: Salvadorian Civil War, Immigration Law, Education, DACA, William S. Boyd Law School.

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The Oliver dinner menu, Sunday, June 8, 1884

Date

1884-06-08

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Notices on bottom of menu: "Meals, lunches, &c., sent or carried to rooms will be charged extra. Guests inviting friends to meals, will please leave notice at the office. Children occupying seats at first Table will be charged full price." Restaurant: The Oliver Location: Broadway and Ottawa Streets, Toledo, Ohio, United States

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Thanksgiving Dinner menu, November 29, 1883, at the St. James

Date

1883-11-29

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: St. James Hotel (Ann Arbor, Mi.) Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Harry Hayden Whiteley Architectural Records

Identifier

MS-00134

Abstract

The Harry Hayden Whiteley Architectural Records are comprised of architectural records (1931-1970) created and/or maintained by the American architect Harry Hayden Whiteley and/or his architectural firm, known as Harry Hayden Whiteley and Associates. This collection includes 30.21 linear feet of materials including 45 items from over 30 projects. The collection focuses on his work in the Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada areas. The materials feature both architectural drawings and project files. Architectural drawings include pencil and ink on tracing paper preliminary sketches and mounted artist’s renderings used for presentations and promotional materials. Project files include project correspondence, photographs, and structural calculations. The drawings also contain work from the architect Paul Revere Williams. The collection includes architectural drawings for hotels, shopping plazas, residential developments, and office buildings.

Archival Collection

American Red Cross Southern Nevada Chapter Records

Identifier

MS-00600

Abstract

The American Red Cross Southern Nevada Chapter Records (1917-2015) include business records, legal and property documents, scrapbooks, photographs, awards and event programs. Also included is documentation of training events in Southern Nevada and disaster relief efforts throughout the country.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada Strip Hotel Labor Relations Collection

Identifier

MS-00659

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Strip Hotel Labor Relations Collection comprises legal documents, correspondence, and human resources manuals and pamphlets related to labor in the hospitality industry on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada from 1963 to 2008. The majority of documents involve the Culinary Union, the Bartenders Union, the Teamsters Union, MGM Mirage affiliated hotel casinos, the Dunes Hotel, and the Sands Hotel and Casino.

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Chapter of the American War Mothers Organization Records

Identifier

MS-00396

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Chapter of the American War Mothers Organization Records (1947-1995) are comprised primarily of scrapbooks containing correspondence and minutes, numerous newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also included are pamphlets on American War Mothers organizational rituals, bylaws, history, ceremonial ephemera, flags, and a Henderson Chapter Charter. The materials also contain items relating to the North Las Vegas Chapter, the Rose Garden Chapter, and the State Chapter.

Archival Collection

Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00002

Abstract

The Squires Family Photographs document the Squires Family and the development of the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada from approximately 1860 to 1980, with a bulk of the photographs depicting people and events from 1900 to 1950. The photographs depict the Euro-American settlement and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada; traveling and exploration of Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States; the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the Colorado River; clubs and social groups; and the Squires Family, especially prominent newspaper editor and publisher Charles Pember (C. P. or “Pop”) Squires, Delphine “Mom” Anderson Squires, and their children.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of GTECH Corporation Press Materials and Financial Reports

Identifier

MS-00966

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of GTECH Corporation Press Materials and Financial Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, equity research reports, prospectus, press kits, press releases, promotional materials, international lottery advertisements, and lottery industry publications produced by GTECH Corporation located in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, dating from 1987 to 2002.

Archival Collection