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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 05, 1994
Date
1994-12-05
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 25 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
Text
11th Anniversary Issue of the Sands Times magazine from the Sands Hotel and Casino, December 1963
Date
1963-12
Archival Collection
Description
The 11th anniversary issue of the Sands Times from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlines in the magazine include: "If It Happens in Vegas It's Usually at the Exciting Sands Hotel", "Sands Casino Execs - The Friendliest", "Hosts in Las Vegas!", "New Faces in Sands Family of Stars", "Sands - Grounds for Marriage", "Sands is Convention Executive Center", "Sands Conventions", and "Sands Guests".
Mixed Content
Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 25, 2000
Date
2000-09-25
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting minutes and agenda. CSUN Session 30 (Part 2) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
Text
Senator Chic Hecht Political Papers
Identifier
MS-00003
Abstract
The Senator Chic Hecht Political Papers (1943-1988) contain the political papers of United States Senator and Las Vegas, Nevada businessman Chic Hecht. The bulk of the collection contains legislation, notes, correspondence between Hecht and constituents and other members of Congress, and speeches from Senator Hecht's term in the Senate from 1982 to 1988. Also included are files on civil service, the federal budget, education, labor, transportation, land management, foreign policy, public health, and trade.
Archival Collection
Aplin Family Scrapbooks
Identifier
MS-00152
Abstract
The Aplin Family Scrapbooks (1927-1971) consists of four handmade scrapbooks compiled by Hilda Aplin. The scrapbooks contain photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and handwritten captions. The majority of the collection focuses on Hilda and Charles Aplin’s involvement in the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Las Vegas Eagles Auxiliary #1213. Also included is a photograph album that details the family’s activities from 1927 to 1959, including notable locations around Las Vegas, Nevada such as Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Mt. Charleston, and annual Helldorado parades.
Archival Collection
Stocker Family Papers
Identifier
MS-00154
Abstract
The Stocker Family Papers (1860-1982) document the family’s personal, political, and business interests including Mayme Stocker’s 1931 Nevada gaming license and Harold Stocker’s involvement in the Nevada Republican party. The collection contains family correspondence, political documents and planning materials, and business records related to the family’s gaming and real estate interests.
Archival Collection
Junior League of Las Vegas Records
Identifier
MS-00179
Abstract
The Junior League of Las Vegas Records (1946-2011) contain annual reports, fundraising information, training manuals, articles, minutes, photographs, scrapbooks, cookbooks, placards, and "Adopt a Bear" campaign materials. Also included is documentation for advocacy projects the League was involved with, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), Safe Haven, the Ronald McDonald House, and Literature Awareness Program for Children. The League is supported by fundraising efforts including the Repeat Boutique, Holiday Coffees, annual benefits, luncheons, and sales of their cookbooks. The scrapbooks contain newspaper articles saved by members to document their activities year by year.
Archival Collection
Zelvin Lowman Papers
Identifier
MS-00184
Abstract
The Zelvin Lowman Papers (1938-2001) contain the papers of Assemblyman Zelvin "Zel" Lowman who served in the Nevada State Legislature from 1967 to 1977. Included are court records, publications, correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings pertaining to his time in office. Subjects include the Clark County School District, school busing, water and air quality issues, capital punishment, medical malpractice, mental health legislation, and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The 2018 addition includes newspaper clippings, awards, citations, school records, photographs, occasional cards, invitations, and extensive material on the Lowman's involvement with the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America. Also included are books written by Zel Lowman about scouting and the Presbyterian Church.
Archival Collection
Bill Willard Photograph Collection
Identifier
PH-00333
Abstract
The Bill Willard Photograph Collection depicts Las Vegas, Nevada, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Valley, and Laughlin, Nevada from 1905 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1999. The photographs primarily depict hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, including the Sahara Hotel, Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Caesars Palace, Flamingo Hotel, and the Aladdin Hotel. The photographs also depict students at Nevada Southern University (predecessor of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), the city of Las Vegas, industrial plants in Henderson and Apex, Nevada, and events in Laughlin, Nevada.
Archival Collection