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Earl Rockwell Papers

Identifier

MS-00145

Abstract

The Earl Rockwell Papers (1852-1978) consists of newspaper clippings, diaries, books, correspondence, and ephemera related to Las Vegas, Nevada pioneer Earl Rockwell. The collection documents Rockwell’s life in Las Vegas and Elmira, New York and also contains seven nineteenth-century diaries that belonged to Rockwell’s grandmother, Amanda Brees.

Archival Collection

Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Medinah Temple event menu, March 28, 1885, Revere House

Date

1885-03-28

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine are commonly known as Shriners Restaurant: Revere House Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Text

Menu for the banquet to J. A. Enander by the Swedish Citizens of Jamestown, October 28, 1884, at Humphrey House

Date

1884-10-28

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: Humphrey House Location: Jamestown, New York, United States

Text

New Year Eve, Pythian Club Masquerade event, menu, December 31, 1884, at Thornburgh House

Date

1884-12-31

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: Thornburgh House Location: Laramie, Wyoming, United States

Text

United States Hotel, lunch menu, Sunday

Date

1870 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Menu partially handwritten Restaurant: United States Hotel Location: Portland, Maine, United States

Text

The Arlington House, lunch menu, Sunday, August 19, 1883

Date

1883-08-19

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: The Arlington Location: Petoskey, Michigan, United States

Text

Invitation to a banquet and ball, Thursday evening, May 22, 1884, for the opening of the La Veta Hotel.

Date

1884-05-22

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Invitation includes the schedule of events, costs, instruction for event and carriage ticket procurement Menu insert: Event programs Restaurant: La Veta Hotel Location: Gunnison, Colorado, United States

Text

Stardust Hotel and Desert Inn Hotel Photographic Negatives

Identifier

PH-00384

Abstract

The Stardust Hotel and Desert Inn Hotel Photographic Negatives collection consists of black-and-white photographic negatives depicting the Stardust and Desert Inn hotels from approximately 1962 to 1967. The images depict annual and one-time events held at both hotels, including sporting events such as golf and tennis, fashion shows and beauty contests, weddings, and conventions for local and national associations. A significant amount of the collection documents the long running Lido de Paris show at the Stardust. Also included in the collection are interior views of Stardust and Desert Inn casino floors, pool side lounges, and guest rooms, as well as exterior and aerial views of the hotel properties located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Human Radiation Experiments Records

Identifier

MS-00776

Abstract

The Human Radiation Experiments Records (1949-1995) contain reports from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments (ACHRE), and the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). Also included are newspaper clippings, a court case brought by the National Association of Radiation Survivors (NARS), and cancer research papers. With the goal of building an atomic bomb using plutonium extracted from uranium, the material also examines the outcomes of radiation exposure done on humans during the late 1940s and early 1950s at the Oak Ridge Nuclear Facility in Tennessee.

Archival Collection

Rochelle Hornsby Papers

Identifier

MS-00835

Abstract

Papers are comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera collected by Rochelle Hornsby about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1970s and 1980s and her involvement with Temple Beth Sholom. The papers include information about Temple Beth Sholom productions and plays as well as Hornsby's involvement with local sport leagues.

Archival Collection