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Interview with Robert Joseph Curran, July 18, 2005

Date

2005-07-18

Description

Narrator affiliation: U.S. Army Staff Officer, Atomic Veteran

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Audio recording clip of interview with Robert "Doc" Campbell, Jr. by Suzanne Becker, March 12, 2005

Date

2005-03-12

Description

Narrator affiliation: Atomic Veteran, U.S. Navy

Sound

Audio recording clip of interview with Linda Smith by Mary Palevsky, June 30, 2004

Date

2004-06-30

Description

Narrator affiliation: Deputy Manager Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy; Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation

Sound

Audio recording clip of interview with Harold Cunningham by Mary Palevsky, March 11, 2004

Date

2004-03-11

Description

Narrator affiliation: General Manager, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

Sound

Set of photographs including C.E.P. Learning Center open house, Senator Cannon campaign at Aaron Williams, Andrew Jackson, Foster Johnson, Penguin Club grand opening, Joe & Love KVOV, and Voters League Office, 1970

Date

1970

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: Oct. 70, C.E. P. Learning Center open house, Sen. Cannon campaign at Aaron Williams, Andrew Jackson, Foster Johnson, Penguin Club grand opening, Joe & Love KVOV, Voters League Offi[?].

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Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives

Identifier

MS-00460

Abstract

The Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives (dating from 1811 to 2004 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1940 to 2000) contain the promotional and corporate files of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. and its predecessors, as well as Bill Harrah’s personal papers and card game collection. The materials were compiled and developed as a corporate archive by Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.’s Corporate Communications Department. The collection is primarily comprised of casino and employee periodicals, reports, manuals, promotional files, ephemera, and newspaper articles that document Bill Harrah’s casinos in Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe as well as Harrah’s Inc., Holiday Inns, Inc., Holiday Corporation, the Promus Companies, and Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Also included are photographs that document the construction of Harrah’s properties, business operations, the people who worked and performed at Harrah’s properties, and Bill Harrah’s automobile collection. The collection also contains Bill Harrah’s collection of playing cards and card games. Also included are photographs of the Harrah family.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records

Identifier

MS-00515

Abstract

The Stardust Resort and Casino Records (1950-2006) contain materials of the Stardust Resort and Casino, which operated in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1958 to 2006. The collection contains materials on events hosted by the Stardust, the resort and casino's corporate history, interior and exterior building design, and performers. The collection also includes photographs, negatives, and slides that document the history of the resort and casino. Newspaper and magazine clippings, advertisement and marketing materials related to the Stardust's venues, shows, entertainers, and events are also present in the collection. The collection also contains a significant amount of audiovisual material, including VHS tapes, audio cassettes, optical discs, film reels, and cassette tapes containing footage and audio recordings of Stardust show promotions, news broadcasting clips, interviews, and commercials featuring the Stardust.

Archival Collection

Mirage Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00247

Abstract

The Mirage Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection (1989) consists of color slides and a color negative depicting locations around the Mirage hotel and casino in 1989. Images include exterior shots of the lagoon and volcano fountain and interior shots of the resort's amenities.

Archival Collection

Sands Hotel Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00287

Abstract

The Sands Hotel Photograph Collection depicts entertainers, celebrities, events, amenities, and staff at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1952 to 1980. The photographs primarily depict entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and the Copa Girls performing in the Copa Room, the showroom of the Sands Hotel. The photographs also depict patrons gambling, events held in the Sands Hotel's ballrooms, banquets, the pool, rooms in the hotel, as well as Jack Entratter, the hotel'’s director of entertainment.

Archival Collection

Grace Hayes Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00292

Abstract

The Grace Hayes Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1890 to 1980. The collection includes personal photographs of Hayes and her son Peter Lind Hayes and publicity photographs from Hayes's entertainment career.

Archival Collection