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Olive, Fern S., 1895-1992
Fern S. Olive was a Las Vegas, Nevada elementary school teacher. She was born September 24, 1895 in Minnesota. Olive later married Wilford Clay Olive on June 5, 1928 and lived in Las Vegas for sixty-five years. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Olive died July 16, 1992.
Sources:
"Deaths." Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 19, 1992.
Person
Proctor, Cork, 1932-
Cork Proctor was born on July 22, 1932 in Wisconsin. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s, where he attended Las Vegas High School. During the 1950s he worked as a valet at the El Rancho Vegas, and then as a lifeguard at the Sahara Hotel and Casino. He later worked as a musician, traveling with several bands until the 1970s, when he first performed his stand-up comedy act. His career as a comedian, which spanned over 40 years, took him to various venues across the United States. Cork Proctor currently resides in Ecuador.
Person
El Cortez Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
"El Cortez Hotel and Casino is the longest continuously running hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Opened in 1941, it was so successful that it attracted the attention of Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Gus Greenbaum, and Moe Sedway, all whom purchased it in 1945.
In 1963 El Cortez was purchased by Jackie Gaughan, and it has been run as a family business ever since, even through its sale to Ike Gaming in 2008.
Corporate Body
Freedom Train Motel, 1990 May 07; 1990 July 20
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes: redlining, index sheet, site plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, construction details, mechanical plans, electrical plans, plumbing plans, reflected ceiling plans, interior elevations, demolition plans and general specifications.
This set includes drawings for Oxford Technologies Inc (client) by Jett Engineers (engineer).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 188
Archival Component
Tower expansion: architectural drawings, sheets A100-A272, 1979 September 10; 1980 January 11
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set contains drawings for MGM Grand Hotel Inc. (client) and Taylor Construction (contractor).
This set includes: index sheet, site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, and roof plans.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 034
Archival Component
Empire Office Building, 1980 March 11
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes: index sheet, exterior perspective, site plans, floor plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, reflected ceiling plans, building sections, construction details, interior elevations and finish/door/window schedules.
This set includes drawings for Empire Plaza General Partnership (client)
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 170
Archival Component
Executive Park, 1985 March 28
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes: preliminary sketches, building sections, construction details, vicinity maps, exterior elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, framing plans, grading plans and utility plans.
This set includes drawings for Executive Development Corp (client) by SEA Incorporated (engineer).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 179
Archival Component
C. Vern Olmstead professional papers, 1940-1966
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
The C. Vern Olmstead professional papers series (1940-1966) includes printed speeches, notes, photographic prints, and color slides created by Olmstead for conferences and educational classes pertaining to meat packing, cutting, marketing, and distribution. This series also contains photographs and news articles of Olmstead demonstrating proper meat cutting techniques for the United States Armed Forces.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: C. Vern Olmstead Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01, Box 02, Box 03, Box 04
Archival Component
Statement urging special legislative session on racial discrimination, April 7, 1968
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Flora Dungan's statement to Governor Paul Laxalt requests action regarding civil rights issues and the Nevada Equal Rights Commission.
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Photograph of Vassili Sulich at his art exhibit in the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Vassili greeting Mr. and Mrs. William Shapiro at his art exhibit in the Gold Room at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Vassili Sulich greeting Mr. & Mrs. William Shapiro at his art exhibit - Gold Room, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Jan 27. (Mrs. Shapiro behind Vassili). Others l. to. r. : Mrs. Maury Stevens, Mrs. Preston Feinberg, Maury Stevens, Mrs. Q. E. Fortier. (Maury Stevens is editor and publisher of Las Vegas Life Magazine). Preston Fienberg is exec. V. P. of Tropicana. Mrs. Fortier is wife of Dr. Q. E. Fortier, owner of Women's Hospital (L.V.) and one of the nations leading gynecologists, former prof. of anatomy at Univ. of Minn. and Colonel in Air Force attached to Nellis Air Force (L.V.). He also was called in on the recent tragedy of the Apollo at Cape Kennedy; he flew out the same day, Jan 27th."
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