The hotel and casino property records series (1961-2004) contains materials pertaining to properties owned or operated by Claudine Williams and her husband. The Silver Slipper Casino materials contain correspondence, dealer and gaming course descriptions, profit and loss statements, and accounting regulations. The Holiday Inn Hotel and Holiday Casino materials include contracts, log books, photographs, legal papers, signage and parking agreements, and purchase agreements. Other casinos and investment properties represented in the series include the Gold Rush Inn, Nob Hill Casino, Harrah's Hotel and Casino, and Riverboat Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada; the Holiday Casino and Nob Hill Casino in Reno, Nevada; and the Westward Ho Casino in Tahoe, Nevada.
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Claudine Williams Papers
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Preliminary sketch of the casino area for the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper. Includes multiple layers of tissue paper taped over each other. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
An exterior view of the Castaways Hotel and Casino. A marquee advertises Open now all new rooms", "air conditioned", "pool". The Castaways was a hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada that operated from 1963 to 1987 on the Las Vegas Strip. The property had originally been San Souci Auto Court, an early motel which opened in the 1930s, and developed into Sans Souci Hotel in the 1950s. In 1962, the resort became Castaways Hotel & Casino. The hotel had a 1,500-gallon aquarium in its bar. In 1967, the Castaways was sold to billionaire Howard Hughes for $3 million dollars. The resort operated until July 1987, when it closed and was demolished and the property was purchased by Steve Wynn. The resort became the Mirage, opening on November 22, 1989. The property is located at 3400 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89109.