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Series II: Personal, 1907-1957

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The personal series consists of journals, correspondence and family mementos including three scrapbooks. Though some of the journals and diaries do record personal feelings and thoughts, for the most part they are comments on daily activities. Three journals represent the years Denton served as an Assemblywoman for the Nevada State Legislature. Also included is family biographical information.

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00387
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Hughie and Greta Mills by Claytee White, April 7, 2011

Date

2011-04-07

Description

Hughie and Greta Mills spent their childhoods in Charlestown, West Virginia. Fate would bring them together years later in New York City. They married in 1954. Both Hughie and Greta talk about achieving a better life through education and perseverance. He became an educator and she a librarian. In 1989, the couple relocated to Las Vegas, seeing the weather and retirement lifestyle here to their liking. During this interview they describe their lives, individually and as a couple, and how they embraced life and living in Las Vegas as a retired, African- American couple.

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Fedora Bontempi with Pat Van Betten: photographic print

Date

1973

Description

From the Fedora Bontempi Simpkin Photograph Collection (PH-00239). Fedora Bontempi with Pat Van Betten who was the Community Service Mother of the year in 1973.

Image

Photograph of an unidentified woman, circa late 1800s

Date

1870 to 1899

Description

Handwritten on back of photograph: "84 years old. For Mrs. Hurdic and after her for Mrs. S. B. Breese. Elouise Hunter Howel's [sic] Mother."

Image

Photograph of Cyril Wengert, circa 1909

Date

1908 to 1910

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Cyril Wengert. In this photograph he is estimated to be around 25 years old. On the bottom side of the photograph is, "Moons & Wills, Second & Pike, Seattle".

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Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

The corner of Polaris Avenue and Russel Road is slated to see monumental change in the coming years as the Las Vegas Stadium project is slated for its northeast corner.

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Transcript of interview with Morris "Moe" Dalitz by Brenda Baxter, November 4, 1977-March 30, 1978

Date

1977-11-04

Description

Interview with Morris "Moe" Dalitz by Brenda Baxter, on several dates in late 1977 to early 1978. In this interview, Dalitz talks about his business and career endeavors before coming to Las Vegas, which included a laundry service and military service. Dalitz partnered with Wilbur Clark and became a successful hotel and casino owner in Las Vegas, as well as a real estate developer with properties including the Boulevard Mall and Sunrise Hospital.

Moe Dalitz was born in Boston in 1899, and soon after his family moved to Detroit, Michigan and where his father started a linen supply company. In 1930, during Prohibition, Moe moved to Cleveland, Ohio and he became involved with the then-illegal liquor business. At the age of 41, Dalitz enlisted in the Army and was stationed at Governors Island. Moe was put in charge of laundries and dry cleaning because of his experience in the laundry business. He played an important role in creating mobile laundry units that were used in the front lines in North Africa. His ingenuity won him a non-combatant award for his "unusual interest, ingenuity and talents" applied during his service. At the end of war, Moe returned to Cleveland, where his partners were successfully carrying on their business. It was then that they decided to go into the casino-nightclub business, opening nightclubs in Ohio and Kentucky. A couple years later, Moe and his partners met Wilbur Clark and agreed to finance his inactive project in Las Vegas. Thus, in 1950, the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino opened, and Moe Dalitz ushered in a new era for the city. Moe and partners continued to elevate the sophistication of the Strip when they acquired the operating lease to, and later part ownership of, the Stardust Hotel and Casino. Moe was instrumental in bringing the French Lido de Paris show to the Stardust, which was considered the most spectacular nightclub show produced in Las Vegas at its time. In addition to his gaming industry ventures, Moe engaged in significant real estate development, along with partners Allard Roen, Merv Adelson and Irwin Molasky. Their projects included Sunrise Hospital, The Boulevard Mall and Las Vegas Country Club as well as La Costa Resort and Spa in California. At the time of the interview, Moe was involved with the construction of a downtown hotel and casino. Moe Dalitz was the recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the American Cancer Research Center, and supported the Variety Club and the Home of the Good Shepard, amongst other charities.

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