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H. E. and Ruth Hazard Political Papers
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The H. E. and Ruth Hazard Political Papers (1937-1977) consist of papers and memorabilia related to Nevada and national Democratic politics. It includes materials about the Nevada legislature; clippings and information about the Nevada Tax Commission; political memorabilia including invitations and programs related to the presidential inaugurations of Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter; documents about the purchase of Basic Magnesium Inc. by the state of Nevada; and newspaper clippings.
Archival Collection
Grace Hayes & her son Peter Lind Hayes: photographic print
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Casino, racetrack, sports betting, and hospitality industry facilities and corporations files, 1975-2000
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Materials contain management and operational control procedure manuals, reports, statistics, pamphlets, informational packets, and newspaper articles about gaming facilities and corporations collected by Gary W. Royer for consulting purposes in his role as a gaming consultant and President of Casino Control Corporation (CCC) (1975-2000). Materials are primarily comprised of management and operation control procedure manuals and research files about various gaming facilities in Nevada. Also included is data compiled by Royer that include company profiles, financial data, type of gaming conducted on premises, notes, and record of owners and key employees.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: N/A
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Aizley, Sari, 1934-2017
Sari Aizley was born January 10, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she was in a Jewish minority. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada as a single mother who worked for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she also earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees. Aizley worked for the Jewish Family Services, American Civil Liberties Union, sold advertising for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and starting the memorable CLASS! Newspaper with her son, David Phillips, and her husband Paul. For 16 years, CLASS!
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Correspondence, 1939-1968
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Letter from Howard Keele, Nevada Federation of Labor; from Nevada Veterans of Foreign Wars; from Governor E.P. Carville appointing H. E. Hazard to the Council of Defense of Nevada; letter of recommendation from Wayne McLeod, Surveyor General of Nevada; letter of recommendation from J. G. Allard, Secretary, Nevada Tax Commisson; from E. P. Carville; letter of recommendation from E. P. Carville, governor of Nevada; letter of appointment as Inspector of the Nevada Tax Commission; letter of resignation to Governor Pittman as Inspector of Nevada Tax Commission; from the Legislative Counsel Bureau requesting a biography; letter from Governor Alan Bible; letter from Peyton Ford; letter from William Walker resigning as Director of Planning of the Regional Planning Commission of Clark County, Nevada; letter from Clark County Clerk about the dissolution of the Regional Planning Commission; letter from Judge David Zenoff; correspondence to Mrs. Hazard about book, The Newspapering Murrays; two letters from Senator Alan Bible.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: H. E. and Ruth Hazard Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Marshall L. Wright Collection on the Riviera Hotel
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The Marshall L. Wright Collection on the Riviera Hotel (1944-1956) consists of a disassembled scrapbook, a small amount of newspaper clippings, and correspondence from Marshall L. Wright. He served as the general manager of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada beginning in 1954 and remained in the role through the hotel’s opening on April 20, 1955. By late 1955, he moved to a similar role at the Flamingo Las Vegas. Materials document the opening of the Riviera including black-and-white photographs of the construction of the hotel, press kits, brochures, and other promotional material. The collection includes a small amount of promotional material from the Flamingo.
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