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Film negative of Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 21, 1967

Date

1967-12-21

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 and a group photograph of five men hang on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

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Film negative of Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 21, 1967

Date

1967-12-21

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. The man standing next to him is unidentified. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 hangs on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

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John S. Wright Hall rededication: newspaper clipping

Date

2005 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Undated UNLV newspaper advertisement about the renovation and rededication of John S. Wright Hall at UNLV.

Mixed Content

Southern properties at Green Valley, ANC, Henderson, Nevada, 1991 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
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Collection Number: MS-01091
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 23

Archival Component

Statement on Filing for the United States Senate, Carson City, 1982 July 19

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Cannon Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00002
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 24 (Speeches)

Archival Component

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 15, 1980

Date

1980-07-15

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 10 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

Text

Las Vegas Convention Center: East Hall expansion record drawings, 1975 October 15; 1977 April 1

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

JMA Architecture Studio Records
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Collection Number: MS-00783
Collection Name: JMA Architecture Studio Records
Box/Folder: Roll 22

Archival Component

Las Vegas Convention Center: East Hall expansion record drawings, 1975 October 15; 1977 April 1

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

JMA Architecture Studio Records
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Collection Number: MS-00783
Collection Name: JMA Architecture Studio Records
Box/Folder: Roll 23

Archival Component

Committee leaders hall of fame, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1995 April (folder 1 of 1), image 15

Date

1995-04

Description

Arrangement note: Series III. Internal: Work

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