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Benjamin F. Smith Papers
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The Benjamin F. Smith Papers, dated from 1960 to 1969, contains a photocopy of a typed manuscript written by Benjamin F. Smith titled "Lady Luck and I." The manuscript details Smith's life, and focuses mainly on his time in Las Vegas, Nevada and his gambling strategies. The manuscript also contains gambling plays, figures, and charts. The collection also contains photocopied newspaper clippings and a brief biography of Smith written by Larry Evans.
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Albert E. Wile Papers
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The Albert E. Wile Papers (1941-1973) contain the papers of Albert Wile, who served as a police captain in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s. Wile oversaw the city jail; his papers include correspondence from and about inmates and inventories and records of the Las Vegas City Jail. It also includes personal correspondence of Wile and some newspaper clippings about law enforcement in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Jet Pilot, 1948 to 1966
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The Jet Pilot sub-series (1948-1966) contains material related to the development, production, and post-production of the RKO Radio Pictures film, Jet Pilot (1957). Records include advertising and publicity, censorship, distribution, editing, legal, production and direction, and story development, as well as film soundtracks. Types of materials include newspaper and magazine clippings, billing sheets, pressbooks, paintings, correspondence, editor notes, music scores and sheets, contracts and agreements, daily film and printing reports, and screenplays.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
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The Squires Family Photographs document the Squires Family and the development of the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada from approximately 1860 to 1980, with a bulk of the photographs depicting people and events from 1900 to 1950. The photographs depict the Euro-American settlement and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada; traveling and exploration of Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States; the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the Colorado River; clubs and social groups; and the Squires Family, especially prominent newspaper editor and publisher Charles Pember (C. P. or “Pop”) Squires, Delphine “Mom” Anderson Squires, and their children.
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Nancy Ellen Webb Williams Papers
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The Nancy Ellen Webb Williams Papers (1983 to 1996) are related to William's career as a writer. The papers include newspaper clippings, photos, fliers, and correspondence. Also included is one of Williams' books of poetry, "The Soul Side: Big Mama Remembers."
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William Rehn oral history interview
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Oral history interview with William Rehn conducted by Melissa Valentine on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Rehn discusses how he believes people have changed in Las Vegas, Nevada since he moved there in 1939. Rehn bemoans how African Americans were treated and segregated in Las Vegas, and describes his career as a political cartoonist. He describes clubs in Las Vegas and their connection to organized crime, as well as the inner workings of the casinos and their relation to the economy.
Archival Collection
Events, programs, publications, and artist information, 1980-1998
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The Events, programs, publications, and artist information series (1980-1998) contains documents, photographs, and newspaper articles related to events and programs developed and sponsored by the Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada (AACSN). Materials include information about fundraising events like the Masque Ball and Valentine Tea; art auctions to benefit local artists; gallery showings; teaching and learning events; and copies of Arts Alive, published by AACSN. Also included are photographs of local artists, performers and their work; the AACSN Cultural Services Directory; and information related to the development of the Neon Museum.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada Records
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Series I. Writings, 1937-1953
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The Writing Series contains all of Hazel Denton's written work, both published and manuscript (drafts for a book and college papers for example), and demonstrates her growth as a writer and the relative position of professional women in society during the time she was writing.
Denton's columns appeared in several Lincoln County newspapers from approximately 1937 to 1953. Most of this work is in the society columns "Caliente All the Time" and "While the Toast Burns." She also wrote "The Tidewater Sketches," a column that tells of her summer in Washington, D.C. attending Wilson Teachers College. Denton's book Ironing Day is included in this series along with correspondence from the publisher and handwritten drafts of the book.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Papers
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