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Photograph of a participant listening to speaker Gloria Steinem at the Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18, 1977

Date

1977-06-18

Description

A participant listens to Gloria Steinem, the speaker at the Nevada Women's Conference that was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center

Image

Photograph of luncheon keynote speaker Gloria Steinem at Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18,1977

Date

1977-06-18

Description

A photograph of Gloria Steinem, the luncheon keynote speaker at the Nevada Women's Conference, which had 1200 attendendees and was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center

Image

Howard Cannon Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00192

Abstract

The Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (1950-1983) contains photographic prints, negatives, and one slide featuring Senator Howard Cannon at various political and publicity events with military personnel, political colleagues, and constituents primarily in the state of Nevada. Other photographs feature Cannon at political and publicity events outside of Nevada including California, New York, Florida, Oregon, and Washington, D.C.

Archival Collection

Collection system valuation, costs

Date

1949 to 1951

Description

Collection system valuation, costs

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Michael Circuit Menu Collection

Identifier

MS-01164

Abstract

The Michael Circuit Menu Collection (1989-2019) contains menus from restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada, both free standing and located in casinos. The menus were collected by Michael Circuit, a local real estate agent and businessman who had originally collected the menus to decorate the walls of a restaurant he had planned on opening but did not come to fruition. This collection is minimally processed.

Archival Collection

Anthony M. Valentino Erotica Collection

Identifier

MS-00568

Abstract

The Anthony M. Valentino Erotica Collection (1950s-1990s) contains homoerotic drawings, stories, photographs, ephemera, and magazine articles collected and created by Valentino. This collection provides insight into gay erotica and pornography dating from the mid- to late- twentieth century.

Archival Collection

Louise Meehan Collection of Memorabilia

Identifier

MS-00309

Abstract

The Louise Meehan Collection of Memorabilia contains memorabilia from both the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and various Las Vegas, Nevada hotel and casinos from 1953 to 1984. Materials were collected by Meehan, who was a "change girl" at the Boulder Club.

Archival Collection

Schuyler Family Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00038

Abstract

The Schuyler Family Photograph Collection (1889-2024) contains documents, census record forms, photographic prints and negatives, and ephemera which document the history of the Schuyler, Cahlan, and related families. The collection contains photographic prints of Donald Schuyler Sr. and his wife, Freda Schuyler, at various events and places around Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the images also include members of the Cahlan and Ullom families, noteably A. E. Cahlan and his wife, Ruth, who were prolific Las Vegan authors. Some items in this collection are digital surrogates. This collection was previously called the Donald Schuyler Jr. Photograph Collection.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files

Identifier

MS-01049

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files (approximately 1837-2023) contains newspaper clippings, ephemera, correspondence, and other relevant biographical information on prominent figures in Southern Nevada history and many individuals and families found in UNLV Special Collections and Archives archival collections.

Archival Collection