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Joyce Mack Papers
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The Joyce Mack Papers are mainly comprised of photographs and ephemera documenting Joyce Mack and her family from the 1970s to 2014. Photographs in the collection depict political and community events, the Mack family, and their interaction with politicians. An invitation, newspaper clipping, and transcript of a speech by Joyce Mack document various honors that were betstowed upon Joyce Mack and her husband, Jerome D. "Jerry" Mack.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Fitzgeralds Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Fitzgeralds Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials includes newspaper and magazine clippings, a press kit, and promotional materials for Fitzgeralds in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Tunica, Mississippi, dating from 1991 to 2001.
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Richard B. Taylor Papers
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The Richard B. Taylor Papers (1920-1993) document Richard Taylor's career and interests as a longtime Las Vegas, Nevada businessman and local historian, including his work as an executive at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino. The materials also include maps, development plans, and local publications for the Nevada communities of Laughlin and Mount Charleston, as well as publicity and promotional materials for these projects. As an amateur historian, Taylor also collected information on Las Vegas, Laughlin, and Mount Charleston.
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Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files, 1990-2010
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The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files document the HPAIED’s efforts to research the socioeconomic impacts of Native American gaming from 1990 to 2010, with the bulk of materials dating from 2000 to 2005. The materials in this subseries document Dr. Spilde’s research while working for the HPAIED, offering valuable insight into the administration of the organization. The subseries includes materials collected by Dr. Spilde about HPAIED, the ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ (Cherokee Nation), the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the Mvskoke (Muscogee [Creek] Nation). Also included are socioeconomic reports, NIGA reports, site visit reports, notes, HPAIED studies, essays, “Honoring Nations” HPAIED awards program materials, Harvard University promotional materials, research proposals, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association materials, census data, bibliographies, informational booklets and packets, conference materials, and newspaper articles.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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University of California, Riverside (UCR) files, 1998-2009
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The University of California, Riverside (UCR) files contain materials about the UCR California Center for Native Nations, a research center that focuses on the preservation of California Native American history, culture, language, and sovereignty. Materials focus on Native American gaming, problem gambling, federal recognition of Native American communities, trust land issues, and off-reservation casinos. The subseries dates from approximately 1998 to 2009, with the bulk of materials dating from 2004 to 2007. The materials include socioeconomic reports, congressional legislation, federal law summaries, Federal Register entries, NCAI correspondence, Dr. Spilde’s notes, newsletters, agendas, correspondence, UCR periodicals, conference booklets, informational packets, journal articles, and newspaper articles. The materials document Dr. Spilde’s research while working at UCR, and also the issues of problem gambling, Native American federal recognition, and trust land issues.
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Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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