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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 6, 1994

Date

1994-04-06

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 24 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Film transparency of a portrait of Cliff Segerblom, circa 1950s-1970s

Date

1950 to 1979

Description

A portrait of Cliff Segerblom, circa 1950s-1970s. On back of the photo a newspaper article reads, "Paintings of Cliff Segerblom, below, will be on exhibit Sunday from 2 to 9 PM, in the Trophy Room of the Hotel Last Frontier. At left is a pastel "Thatched Hut, Panama" one of many done by the artists while in Panama and, right is an oil "Afternoon in Nelson". Both will be included in the show."

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Joan Snyder Meadows Playhouse Collection

Identifier

MS-00219

Abstract

The Joan Snyder Meadows Playhouse Collection (1968-1981) consists of materials from the Meadows Playhouse, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas playhouse that was located on Maryland Parkway, south of the university campus. It includes architectural plans, interdepartmental and external correspondence and memos about designing a theater major program, examples of other university theater major requirements, press releases, copies of plays with set design and director’s notes, notes on student actors, photographs, production playbills, and newspaper clippings regarding various productions.

Archival Collection

Alexander Zapata oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03667

Abstract

Oral history interview with Alexander Zapata conducted by Nathalie Martinez on February 15, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Zapata discusses growing up in Caracas, Venezuela. He describes Venezuelan traditions he participated in, becoming a news reporter, and earning a journalism degree in Venezuela. Zapata talks about his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2015, his early impressions of the city, and obtaining positions at Telemundo, Univision, and El Mundo newspaper. Later, Zapata discusses United States politics, the Las Vegas Latinx community, and the political situation in Venezuela.

Archival Collection

Prencess Nelson Scrapbooks

Identifier

MS-01113

Abstract

The Prencess Nelson Scrapbooks (approximately 1950-1979) consist of three scrapbooks documenting the career of Prencess Mayhall, a former showgirl and model. The scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine covers, and handwritten notes to Mayhall from various performers and models. Mayhall performed in a variety of shows in New York; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Los Angeles, California. She appears in photographs at a number of shows at the Thunderbird, Sands, and Frontier Hotels. Also included in the scrapbook is a 1954 American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) contract between Mayhall and Copacabana in New York, and photographs of Mayhall with entertainers including Red Skelton, Paul Anka, and Sammy Davis Jr. Prencess went by a number of names throughout her career, most commonly 'Prencess Mayhall' while in New York, and 'Lee Temple' while performing at the Sands Hotel.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Chic Hecht by Julie Sefman, April 2, 1976

Date

1976-04-02

Archival Collection

Description

Interview with Chic Hecht Julie Sefman on April 2, 1976. In this brief interview, Hecht talks about his time in the state senate working to bolster the budget with sales tax and gaming tax, starting a community college and health programs. He also talks about Pop Squires, a newspaper man and advocate for building Hoover Dam, who had a home on the site of Chic Hecht's clothing store on Fremont Street. Hecht also describes his time in the military and his involvement with the Military Intelligence Association.

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