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Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans

Identifier

MS-01151

Abstract

The Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans (1986-1996) contain blueprints and schedule binders for a number of projects Silva worked on in Las Vegas, Nevada including the New York-New York Hotel & Casino, The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Golden Nugget, and the MGM Grand Hotel. Also included are lighting plans for the Foxwoods Resort Casino (operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation) in Connecticut, Caesars Atlantic City, and Players Island (now CasaBlanca Resort) in Mesquite, Nevada.

Archival Collection

NY1 (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Corporate Body Alternate Name

Spectrum News NY1
New York One

No description.

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New Year's menu, Michigan Exchange Hotel

Date

1870 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Illustration copyrighted 1883 and published by Baldwin & Gleason New York, A-204 Restaurant: Exchange Hotel (Frankenmuth, Mich.) Location: 102 to 114 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Pierce's Palace Hotel menu, Sunday, November 23, 1879

Date

1879-11-23

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Illustration on front cover titled Lake Como, Italy. The following statements appear on the menu, Apply to waiters for wine card. An extra charge will be made for fruit, nuts, etc., carried from the table Restaurant: Pierce's Palace Hotel Location: Buffalo, New York, United States

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College of the City of New York (1926-1961). City College

Corporate Body Alternate Name

City College (New York, N.Y.)
C.C.N.Y.
CCNY
City College of New York (1926-1961)

No description.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, September 11, 1946

Date

1946-09-11

Description

Description given with photo: "Before Hughes Took Off For New York, Los Angeles, Calif. - Multi-millionaire movie producer and aviator Howard Hughes is shown in front of this B-23 converted bomber before taking off for New York Sept. 10th. Hughes, piloting the plane, landed at Kansas City to rest before continuing with the flight. He is the seal of approval on a film he made. Creditline (ACME) 9/11/46."

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Dr. Dolores Glick oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00689

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Dolores Glick conducted by Roberta Threatt on November 29, 2003 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Glick reflects upon her career as an elementary and high school principal in New York. She discusses her transition from being an elementary school principal to being a high school principal, and the process by which she eventually became a guidance counselor for Nevada’s Clark County School District. She describes her regular responsibilities as principal, her approach to school administration, and her working relationship with teachers and parents. She also compares working in New York with working in Nevada, and discusses contemporary challenges within schools such as drugs and violence.

Archival Collection

Joshua Abbey Papers

Identifier

MS-00820

Abstract

Collection is comprised primarily of files from approximately the early 1980s to 2017 detailing Joshua Abbey's theater and film career; his involvement with environmental efforts in Southern Nevada such as the Citizens Against Nuclear Waste in Nevada (CANWIN); and his involvement with the Jewish community in Las Vegas, including the Jewish Film Festival, the Jewish Federation, Temple Beth Sholom, and other organizations. The collection also includes information about the Jewish Community Center from the 1950s and a file on the film production of The Brave Cowboy, a novel written by his father, Ed Abbey.

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino

The New York-New York Hotel/Casino opened on January 3, 1997, and is a MGM Resorts International property. It is located on the Tropicana-Las Vegas Boulevard intersection with the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the Excalibur, and Tropicana Las Vegas. The New York-New York was the first casino on the Las Vegas Strip to be a “city themed” resort and had cost $485 million to build. The hotel/casino was modeled after the New York City skyline and includes the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Ellis Island Immigrant Receiving Station.

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New Waverly menu, Thursday, November 27, 1884

Date

1884-11-27

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Illustration on front cover copyrighted and published by Ph. Hake, New York Restaurant: New Waverly Location: Park Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

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