The Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Collection (1921-1979) contains materials relating to the Las Vegas High School graduating class of 1929. Materials include a scrapbook with photographs, pamphlets, fliers, and newspaper clippings from the thirtieth, fortieth, forty-fifth, and fiftieth reunions, as well as poster boards and oversized photographs from the 1920s.
The Maury Stevens Papers are mainly comprised of advertising and publicity materials related to the Las Vegas, Nevada hospitality and entertainment industry from 1953 to 1981. The collection includes both published and unpublished materials collected and created by Maury Stevens as a result of his work in advertising in Las Vegas. Formats include magazines, newspaper clippings, show programs, photographs, and brochures.
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 Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Sun. It also includes Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce minutes and publications, research on the history of Las Vegas, and Kaufman's notes and writings.
Guests at a testimonial dinner for E. Parry Thomas at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, December. 4, 1977. L-R: Nevada Governor Mike O'Callaghan, E. Parry Thomas, actor Kirk Douglas, Senator Howard Cannon, Hank Greenspun (publisher and editor of the Las Vegas Sun).
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
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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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.