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Photograph of Eugene Campbell, Bertral Washington, Dave Washington and Jon Stevenson, circa 2005
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Color photograph of (left to right) Eugene Campbell, Jr, Deputy Fire Chief; Bertral Washington, Assistant Fire chief; David Washington, Fire Chief; Jon Stevenson, Batallion Chief. They pose near the "Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas Nevada" sign and a fire and rescue truck. Handwritten on the back in pen: "L + R Eugene Campbell, Jr, Deputy Fire Chief; Bertral Washington, Assistant Fire Chief; David L. Washington, Fire Chief; Jon Stevenson, Battalion Chief. Dave was blessed to have been able to promoted [sic] these three black chief officers during his tenure."
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Reports and Press Materials
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Reports and Press Materials includes financial reports, press releases, and press kits for Las Vegas Sands Corporation dating from 1995-2008.
Archival Collection
Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection
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The Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (1970s-1982) contains color and black-and-white photographic prints and contact sheets of historic buildings in Nevada. Included in the collection are photographs of various churches, fire stations, houses, schools, casinos, motels, and other buildings primarily in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The photographs are from Dr. Ralph Roske’s History 117 course taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Marion Brooks Photograph Collection
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The Marion Brooks Photograph Collection (approximately 1983-1989) contains one black-and-white photographic negative depicting Brooks with his family and associates, as well as three black-and-white photographic negatives of the Blue Diamond Mine in Clark County, Nevada. These negatives are reproductions of originals loaned to UNLV University Libraries Special Collection and Archives in 1983.
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Robert Worts Photographs
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The Robert Worts Photographs depict the Corn Creek Ranch in Nevada from 1936 to 1939. Located northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, Corn Creek Ranch was home to writer George F. Worts in the late 1930s. Materials in the collection include photographs of Worts, buildings on Corn Creek Ranch, and a camp on Mount Charleston.
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Lisle Family Photograph Collection
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The Lisle Family Photograph Collection consists of thirteen black-and-white photographic reprints of images of Beatty and Warm Springs, Nevada dating from approximately 1950 to 1960.
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Kerin Scianna Rodgers Papers
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The Kerin Scianna Rodgers Papers (1974-1986) consist of article clippings, memorandums, Democratic voting advertisements, election plans, 1986 list of primary candidates, and personal notes. Also included are district court cases, correspondence, and election day instructions.
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John S. Park Roundtable Discussion #4: Community Change/Gentrification
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Roundtable discussion with Michael Baker, Angela Kallus, Billy Logan, Jacqueline Maloy, Todd Jones, JoNell Thomas, Sarah Haggerty, Gregory S. Brown, and Dayvid Figler conducted by Claytee D. White on January 22, 2011 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this roundtable discussion, participants talk about their decision to move into the John S. Park neighborhood. The group describes the houses in the area during the early 2000s, changes in the house designs, and crimes in the area. Lastly, the participants talk about the gentrification of the area.
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Culinary Workers Union Local 226 roundtable discussion
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Oral history roundtable discussion with members of Culinary Workers Union Local 226 conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 26, 2015 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. The members present for the discussion included Michael A. Tirabassi, John D. Walter, Margarita Piñon, and Robert Gladstone. The members discuss their backgrounds, experiences working in various casinos, hotels, and restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada, and being members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. They describe the benefits of being in the union and the differences the union made in their work and personal lives.
Archival Collection