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Series II: Hotel records, 1953-1978
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Scope and Contents
The hotel records series (1953-1978) includes papers, contracts, correspondence, publicity, and newspaper clippings. There are show cost breakdowns and commissions, program order forms, a list of engagements, and income tax records. The Associated Guild of Variety Actors (AGVA) is represented through correspondence, retroactive pay to employees, labor agreements, welfare fund, rules and regulations and a lawsuit against the Nevada Resort Association from 1972. Also included are payroll sheets from the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas and the Condado Beach Hotel in Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and a dictionary titled The Language of Show Biz, and corresponding contracts.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Minsky's Burlesque Records
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Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Darrin Bush by Claytee White, June 30, 2016
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Archival Collection
Description
In 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada, a camera-girl-turned-cocktail-waitress and a casino credit manager welcomed the birth of their son, Darrin Bush. After attaining his education at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and Bishop Gorman High School, Bush earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Bush credits his love for photography to his mother’s influence and his study of journalism. Bush’s first job after college as a room service waiter at the Sahara Hotel eventually grew into the coveted position of room service swing captain. His swing shift duties included the entertainers' dressing rooms, which meant taking care of the entertainers, getting them what they needed, and stocking their favorite foods and drinks nightly. Through his work, Bush eventually formed close friendships with several celebrities of the day. He enjoyed his work, but he never stopped honing his skills as an amateur photographer. In the mid-1980s, Bush left the Strip to become a professional photographer for the Las Vegas News Bureau. Throughout his News Bureau career, Bush photographed the casino buildings made famous by Las Vegas-the construction and the architecture of Southern Nevada’s gaming palaces-as well as iconic events in Las Vegas history. Darrin retired from the News Bureau in about 2014, but his work recording the building of and events of Las Vegas lives on in the News Bureau archives. He continues to be an avid photographer.
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