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UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics

Identifier

MS-00626

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics consists of photocopied periodicals and book chapters on a wide variety of gaming and general Las Vegas, Nevada topics. The majority of the collection material focuses on problem gambling and were copied from psychology, psychiatry, and addiction journals originating in the United States and Europe. Original dates of publication range from approximately 1837 to 1999. Other topics include tourism, southern Nevada history, and Howard Hughes' influence in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Aid for AIDS of Nevada letter to Las Vegas Bugle editor about 1998 AIDS Walk

Date

1998-04-10

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

Text

Photograph of Wahmonie, Nevada, circa 1928-1929

Date

1928 to 1929

Description

The view of Main Street in Wahmonie, Nevada. Handwritten on back of image: "Wahmonie; Fred Wilson."

Image

Photograph of C. D. Baker with Miss Nevada, 1960-1972

Date

1960 to 1972

Archival Collection

Description

C.D. Baker holds an envelope with an unidentified woman that is wearing a sash that reads, "Miss Nevada".

Image

Patrick Meiklejohn Collection of Nevada Hotel and Casino Ephemera

Identifier

MS-00343

Abstract

The Patrick Meiklejohn Collection of Nevada Hotel and Casino Ephemera (1970s-1994) consists of 117 decks of casino and airline playing cards and casino marketing material and ephemera, including hats, keychains, bags, pens, napkins, and hotel room courtesy items.

Archival Collection

Slide of a wooden cross near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Colors image of a wooden cross used by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 28, 2004

Date

2004-06-28

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about bylaws.

Text

Historical marker, Ophir, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1974

Description

From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240). Historical marker in Ophir, Nevada.

Image

Aid for AIDS of Nevada 1999 AIDS Walk Appreciation Party flyer

Date

1999-05-14

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

Text

Summa Corporation and Nevada, 1955-1976

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Summa Corporation and Nevada series dates from 1955-1976 and is composed almost entirely of reference files of newspaper clippings that contain materials related to Las Vegas and Nevada, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Las Vegas in general, and mining operations primarily in Nevada as well as materials about the Summa Corporation operations and Atomic Energy Commission.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A

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