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Nevada restaurants, 1901 to 2010

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The Nevada restaurants series (1901-2010) contain materials from restaurants and properties in the state of Nevada outside of Las Vegas. Materials include menus from cities in Northern Nevada, with many of the menus from hotels and casinos in Reno and Sparks including the Eldorado, Harrah's, and the Nugget Resort and Casino. It also includes material from Southern Nevada locations, such as Boulder City and Mount Charleston.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
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California restaurants, 1891 to 2010

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The California restaurant series (1891-2010) includes menus and dining materials from restaurants, hotels, and venues throughout California. Materials document a variety of cuisines throughout the state, and include menus, wine lists, mailers, and press releases. This series also contains menus from theme parks in Southern California including Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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United States restaurants, 1852 to 2010

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The United States restaurants series contains menus and dining-related materials from 1852 to 2010. Menus represent a wide variety of restaurants, including those individually owned and operated, fine dining, hotels and banquets, and commonly known chain restaurants. Menus that date before 1930 are individually listed; all other menus are grouped alphabetically by restaurant name.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
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International restaurants, 1888 to 2010

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The International restaurants series (1888-2010) is comprised of menus and dining materials from hotels and freestanding restaurants in seventy-six countries. The majority of this series dates from 1960 to 1990, and includes menus, press releases, placemats, postcards, and programs.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
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Excursions, 1880 to 2010

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The Excursions series (1880-2010) consists of cruise, airline, and train menus. Items include menus from intercontinental cruise liners as well as daily cruise ship menus and programs from 1899 to 2010, airline in-flight meal service menus from 1905 to 2011, and train menus from 1880 to 2010. The majority of this series dates from 1960 to 1990.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Restaurants with unidentified locations and dining ephemera, 1931 to 2010

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The Restaurants with unidentified locations and dining ephemera series (1931-2010) contains menus from restaurants whose location could not be found at the time of processing and those without an identifiable restaurant name. Dining ephemera consists of materials related to restaurants and dining, including guides, placemats, napkins, business cards, and press releases.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Hotel and casino restaurants, 1930 to 2010

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The Hotel and casino restaurants subseries (1930-2010) contains materials from restaurants and other dining services located inside hotels and casinos in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The area includes neighborhoods and municipalities inside the Greater Las Vegas Valley, such as Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Paradise. The materials include menus, wine lists, event programs, staged show programs, room service menus, banquet menus, and press releases. The series contains menus from notable restaurants such as the Painted Desert Room at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, Circus Maximus at Caesars Palace, and Don the Beachcomber at the Sahara. Event menus and programs are from stage shows and convention banquets.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
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Freestanding restaurants, 1901 to 2007

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The Freestanding restaurant subseries (1901-2007) contains materials from restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada that are not associated with hotels and casinos, otherwise known as freestanding restaurants. The Las Vegas area includes neighborhoods and municipalities inside the Greater Las Vegas Valley, including Henderson, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, and Paradise. Materials in this subseries include menus, wine lists, event programs, and press releases. Of note are menus from culinary events hosted by by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Hotel Administration, now the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality. Restaurant menus include historic Las Vegas restaurants such as Andre's French Restaurant, the Alpine Village Inn, and Fong's Garden. This subseries also contains hospital menus from Sunrise Hospital.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
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State restaurants, 1852 to 2010

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The State restaurants subseries consists of menus and dining-related materials from restaurants located in states other than Nevada and California, and dates from 1852 to 2010.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Chain restaurants, 1931 to 2010

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The Chain restaurants subseries (1931-2010) consists of menus from chain restaurants located throughout the United States that do not have an location identified listed on the item.

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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