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Campaign Luncheon Event: Wayne Newton guest speaker, 2002 March 26
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jewish Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 08
Archival Component
Sidney R. Whitmore Collection
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The Sidney R. Whitmore Collection (approximately 1885-1970) contains land deeds and other documents about Mount Diablo, Nevada; documents detailing parts of his family history; and eight framed paintings of landscapes and portraits.
Archival Collection
#71879: Myles Lum, Commencement Speaker, December 1, 2017, 2017 December 01
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
Archival Component
Dummkopf Band Collection
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The Dummkopf Band Collection documents the activities of the Las Vegas, Nevada local entertainers from approximately 1988 to 2001. The collection includes two compact discs of live performances, newspaper clippings and advertisements, and letters of recommendation for the band.
Archival Collection
Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation speakers at Federal Building, 1969 January 21
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 18
Archival Component
Norman C. Jensen Collection
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The Norman C. Jensen Collection, dated from 1867 to 1968, contains documents discovered by Norman C. Jensen at Fort Taylor, Florida. The collection includes a copy of the "Report of a Guard Mounted at Fort Jefferson, Florida on May 28, 1867" that describes four individuals accused of conspiracy in connection with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The collection also contains an original report entitled "Quarterly Report of Artillery Inspection of Fort Taylor, Florida" dated December 31, 1903, and Lt. Col. Jensen's notes explaining the military abbreviations contained within the original report.
Archival Collection
#67501: Lam, Rebecca - Student Speaker, Scholarship Luncheon, 2010 September 18
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Pacifica Hotel Collection
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The Pacifica Hotel Collection (1981-1985) contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and contracts on the Pacifica Hotel, the first resort geared specifically towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes one optical disc with a compilation of Las Vegas television news stories from the summer of 1985 about the Pacifica Hotel project.
Archival Collection
Kendall Stagg Collection
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The Kendall Stagg Collection (1998-2000) consists of material documenting Kendall Stagg’s political races in northern Nevada and also details gay activism in Reno. The collection consists of Stagg campaign materials, a t-shirt from one of his campaigns, and documents pertaining to the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Union at the University of Nevada, Reno and Gay Pride parade organizing in Reno.
Archival Collection
Wilner Family Collection
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The Wilner Family Collection is comprised of audiovisual material on real estate in Las Vegas, Nevada collected by Las Vegas real estate agent, Linda C. Wilner. The collection includes informational videos for real estate agents and promotional showcase materials on various real estate developments around Las Vegas including Summerlin, Lake Las Vegas, Turnberry Place, Park Towers, Sun City Anthem, Sun City MacDonald Ranch, and Christopher Homes. This collection also contains a digital surrogate of a scrapbook commemorating Linda Wilner's uncle, Leo Wilner, and his retirement as executive director of Temple Beth Sholom in 1984.
Archival Collection