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"The Reintegration of Las Vegas": paper by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1989-04-26 to 1989-04-29

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file. Presented at the Western Social Science Association, 31st Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Photograph of the interior of the North Las Vegas Boys' Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

A reading and work area in the North Las Vegas Boys' Club building, located at the intersection of Carey Avenue and Webster Streets, circa 1960s. A game room is visible in the background.

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Letter to Board of Regents proposing University of Nevada, Las Vegas law school committee

Date

1979-09-21

Description

Folder contains a letter from Regent James L. Buchanan II to fellow Nevada System Regents proposing "a committee for the start-up of UNLV's Law School." From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law Records (UA-00048).

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Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada Web Archive

Identifier

MS-00969

Abstract

Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured primarily in 2017 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, "Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas." Archived websites represent religious institutions, civic and service organizations, and local businesses in the Las Vegas Valley. The collection includes archived websites of organizations like the local NAACP branch, the Urban Chamber of Commerce, Westside School Alumni Foundation, 100 Black Men of Las Vegas, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Psi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

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Photograph of men building the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1952

Date

1950 to 1954

Description

Three men consulting a blueprint during the construction of the Sands. The following names were listed as photographers: Joe Buck, Don English and David Lees.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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