The UNLV Libraries Collection of Station Casinos Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, press kits, financial reports, newspaper clippings, publicity photographs and press releases for properties held by Station Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1989 to 2008.
The Ron Lurie Papers are primarily comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and daily planners from 1972 to 1990 that document Ron Lurie's political career as a city councilman and a mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence and ephemera, mainly letters that were mailed to Lurie along with photographs. The photographs in the collection depict events and activities that Lurie participated in, and the newspaper clippings document city and state politics in addition to Lurie's political career.
Oral history interview with Hattie Canty conducted by Claytee White on February 27 and June 17, 1998 for the Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. In this interview, Hattie Canty recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1960s and working as a maid for the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino and later the Maxim Hotel and Casino. Canty discusses her tenure as the Culinary Union Local 226 President during which she faced several labor challenges and went to jail at least six times while striking. Hattie also recalls how she influenced contract negotiations for the downtown hotels, improved race relations among workers, involved more members in union operations, and implemented the Culinary Training School.
Folder contains materials related to establishing a law school at UNLV, including: "pre-law at UNLV" brochure, August 1975; lists of related archival materials; "UNLV Law" survey of previous law school studies, compiled by Jan Gould, 1976; an issue of "Factor E" magazine containing "The Law School Story," spring 1975; newspaper clippings; and other related reports and correspondence. From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law Records (UA-00048).