The general subject files include materials collected by anthropologist Katherine Spilde about Native Americans, Native American gaming, and gaming in the United States. The materials date from 1789, 1793, 1823 to 1832, 1851, 1883, 1886, 1903, 1909, and 1971 to 2014, with the bulk of materials dating from 1990 to 2005. Materials dating from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early-twentieth centuries are reproductions of United States Supreme Court opinions. Dr. Spilde collected materials about economics, gaming, the regulation of gaming, law, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), sociocultural topics, and socioeconomic topics. Materials include socioeconomic reports, testimonies, congressional records, correspondence, memos, press releases, audiovisual materials, periodicals, conference materials, pamphlets, packets, booklets, notes, journal articles, legal briefs, legislative documents, court opinions, notes, and newspaper articles. The series also includes materials about specific topics related to gaming such as the socioeconomic impact of gaming, criminal activities related to gaming, compulsive gaming, bankruptcy as a result of gaming, and the federal regulation of gaming.
Archival Component
The collection is comprised of Dorothy and Clark "Danny" Lee's personal ephemera relating to their childhoods and high school experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. The materials focus mainly on Dorothy Damrow Lee's involvement with the Rhythmettes, a Las Vegas High School club. The collection highlights children's and young adults' experiences growing up in early Las Vegas as well as information on Las Vegas High School activities.
Archival Collection
The Phil Carlino Papers (1967-2016) document Carlino's involvement in Nevada politics and business. The collection centers around Carlino’s time as State Chairman of the Nevada State Democratic Party. It also includes materials from the National Democratic Party, the 1972 Democratic National Convention, and personal papers. His wife and business partner, Florence Carlino, is mentioned throughout the collection. She was involved in numerous local organizations and was a supporter of the Democratic Party. The materials include photographs, correspondence, newspaper articles, event programs and invitations, periodicals, and promotional campaign items from Carlino's campaigns for Nevada Secretary of State and Mayor of Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
The Soroptimist International of Greater Las Vegas and Paradise Valley Records document the activity of two Las Vegas, Nevada chapters of the women's advocacy group Soroptimist International from 1968 to 2000. The records contain membership information, by-laws, correspondence, scrapbooks, publications, memoranda, and ephemera about women's issues, environmental concerns, and the club's activities in the Greater Las Vegas and Paradise Valley chapters. The records also contain information from conferences held by Soroptimist International, including audio cassette recordings of speeches and presentations.
Archival Collection
The Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment (1977-1996) consists of writings by Jackie Brett and publications and clippings about Las Vegas, Nevada entertainment and tourism. Brett worked for the Nevada Commission on Tourism and promoted southern Nevada through her column "Brett's Vegas View." She wrote about production shows, concerts, special performances, and events as well as the overall development of Las Vegas tourist industry in the 1980s and 1990s.
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