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Perry Kaufman Papers
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The Perry Kaufman Papers (1930-1974) are comprised of research material gathered by Kaufman for his doctoral dissertation, "The Best City of Them All: A History of Las Vegas, 1930-1960." Kaufman's research focused on the Las Vegas, Nevada Chamber of Commerce's role in promoting Las Vegas as a tourist destination. The collection primarily consists of newspaper clippings from the
Archival Collection
C. Vern Olmstead Professional Papers
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The C. Vern Olmstead Professional Papers (1940-1975) contain materials related to Olmstead’s work as a prominent meat industry executive. The collection pertains to the preparation, cutting, storage, marketing, and distribution of meats including beef, pork, and poultry. Materials include reports, correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographic prints and slides, and publications regarding topics relevant to the handling and sale of meat in the United States and Canada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Mike O'Callaghan, E. Parry Thomas, Kirk Douglas, Howard Cannon and Hank Greenspun, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 4, 1977
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Archival Collection
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Regulatory subject files, 1789, 1793, 1823-1832, 1851, 1883, 1886, 1903, 1909, 1971-2009
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The regulatory subject files document the federal and state regulation of Native American gaming and the greater United States gaming industry (1789, 1793, 1823-1832, 1851, 1883, 1886, 1903, 1909, 1971-2009). The bulk of materials date from 1990 to 2009. Documents dating from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early-twentieth centuries are reproductions of Supreme Court opinions and legislative documents. Materials include Senate and House of Representatives bills, court opinions, testimonies before Congress, the Federal Register, congressional records, reports, pamphlets, agendas, informational booklets, press releases, memos, correspondence, notes, legal briefs, and newspaper articles. Materials also document various legal topics such as amending the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; class II and class III gaming regulations; government-to-government relationships; Department of the Interior secretarial procedures; sovereignty; and trust lands.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Archival Component
Cathy Scott oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Cathy Scott conducted by Dennis McBride on December 12, 2006 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Scott discusses reporting about the murder of Roger Jameson, a gay man who was found dead outside of a gay bar in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 25, 1995. Scott describes the scene upon her arrival and her initial reactions to the homicide. She talks about the issue of homophobia in Las Vegas at the time and explains that other newspaper publications would not want to cover this story because this was not seen as a serious issue. Lastly, Scott talks about the double life that Jameson lived and how the public reacted to his story.
Archival Collection
Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
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The Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records (1914-2000) document the history of the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) and is comprised of photographs of sign production and finished signs, negatives, slides, transparencies, anniversary scrapbooks, and videotapes. The collection also contains meeting minutes, correspondence, price books, drawings, calculations, newspaper and trade magazine articles on YESCO, advertising materials, and oral history interviews and audio recordings of YESCO designers and executives. YESCO is responsible for many of the neon signs in and around Las Vegas, Nevada and Reno, Nevada, as well as other Western states.
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