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UNLV Libraries Collection on Claes Oldenburg's Flashlight Sculpture

Identifier

MS-00970

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection on Claes Oldenburg's Flashlight sculpture is comprised primarily of correspondence, photographs, and information dating from approximately 1972 to 1981, and 2011 about the planning and installation of the Flashlight at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus. The materials include correspondence between Brock Dixon, Dean of Administration, and the sculpture grant committee, the National Endowment for the Arts, and sculptors considered for the job such as Richard Serra and Claes Oldenburg. The collection also includes photographs of Flashlight maquettes and installation on campus and postcards depicting the Flashlight on the UNLV campus. Also included is a written history of the commissioned sculpture, a UNLV News Center article about the sculpture from 2011, and an autographed copy of Claes Oldenburg: Large Scale Projects, 1977 to 1980.

Archival Collection

Paul Lavern Cummings Papers

Identifier

MS-00971

Abstract

The Paul Lavern Cummings Papers are comprised of Cummings' personal papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials dating from 1927 to 2018. Cummings worked as an actor and performed as a female impersonator under the name Lavern Cummings. The majority of the collection documents his career working at Finnochio’s, a nightclub in San Francisco, California. Materials in this collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, sheet music arrangements, photographs, digital audio files, and ephemera. The collection also includes interviews and biographical research material about Cummings and other female and male impersonators.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of MGM Mirage Corporation Promotional Materials and Reports

Identifier

MS-00972

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of MGM Mirage Corporation Promotional Materials and Reports includes promotional materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, financial reports, annual reports, diversity reports, press releases, and press kits for the MGM Mirage Corporation in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1973 to 2007.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Harveys Casino Resorts Press Releases and Reports

Identifier

MS-00973

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Harveys Casino Resorts Press Releases and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, press releases, and promotional materials for Harveys Casino Resorts in Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Central City, Colorado; and Council Bluffs, Iowa, dating from 1994 to 1998.

Archival Collection

Jerde Partnership Records

Identifier

MS-00974

Abstract

The Jerde Partnership Records (1992) is comprised of architectural planning documents used for designing the Fremont Street Experience and Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Design records for the Fremont Street Experience include concept proposals, sketches, notes, brochures, and a presentation book. Also included are copies of handwritten design notes and sketches and a drawing schedule for the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Players International, Inc. Financial and Research Reports

Identifier

MS-00975

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Players International, Inc. Financial and Research Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, equity research reports, and prospectus for Players International, Inc. based in Calabasas, California, dating from 1993 to 1998.

Archival Collection

Russ Freeman Television Music Manuscripts

Identifier

MS-00976

Abstract

The Russ Freeman Television Music Manuscripts contains music manuscripts and production materials from Russ Freeman's work on various television specials, dating from 1969 to 1977. The collection includes music scores for television soundtracks including Feliciano! Very Special which aired on the television network NBC and Shirley MacLaine Show which aired on CBS. Russ Freeman is featured in this collection as composer and arranger for many of the soundtracks and was featured as a pianist on soundtracks for The Clifton Davis Special, Flip Wilson Specials, and The Don Rickles Show. Freeman's compositions and arrangements for the television shows were recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Ken Hanlon Jazz Music Manuscripts

Identifier

MS-00977

Abstract

The Ken Hanlon Jazz Music Manuscripts (approximately 1975-1990) is comprised of jazz music compositions that were gathered by the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes several scores and arrangements from Hanlon's ensembles, including the UNLV Jazz Band, Seventy-Six Trombones Ensemble, and the Si Zentner Ensemble.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Primadonna Resorts, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports

Identifier

MS-00981

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Primadonna Resorts, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, a press kit, press releases, promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine clippings for Primadonna Resorts, Inc. in Primm and Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1970 to 1998.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Sun International Hotels Limited Promotional Materials and Reports

Identifier

MS-00982

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Sun International Hotels Limited Promotional Materials and Reports includes quarterly reports, annual reports, equity reports and press releases for Sun International Hotels Limited in South Africa, dating from 1996 to 2001.

Archival Collection