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Transcript of interview with Bob Arum by Barbara Tabach, October 20, 2016

Date

2016-10-20

Archival Collection

Description

Bob Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank boxing promotions company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in New York, Arum is a former attorney and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He promoted his first fight for Muhammad Ali in 1966 and moved Top Rank’s headquarters to Las Vegas in 1986. He has produced countless fights in the city and helped to make it “The Fight Capital of the World.” In this interview, Arum talks about the path that led him to a career in boxing promotion, from childhood in Brooklyn, New York, to education at New York University and Harvard Law School, and finally meeting Muhammad Ali while working at New York law firm. He discusses his work with Ali, as well as other boxers, including Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Durán, George Foreman, and Oscar De La Hoya, and the growth and evolution of the sport over the past forty years. In addition, Arum talks about the role of Judaism in his life, his involvement with the local Jewish community, and the importance of the Chabad movement.

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Agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and Las Vegas Land and Water Company, March 30, 1929

Date

1929-04-03

Archival Collection

Description

Agreement for the railroad to deliver water and power for the water company to sell in Las Vegas. Covering easement to carry water through Railroad Company's water pipelines from Las Vegas Springs, artesian well and other sources to a connection with the pipeline of Las Vegas Land and Water Company in Las Vegas. Contract Audit Number 7322 by Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company

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Las Vegas Westside: newspaper clippings, community programs, and correspondence

Date

1960 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Civic engagement file. Las Vegas Westside newspaper clippings, community programs, and correspondence. This folder includes a program for a tribute to Ruby Duncan; Operation Life Community Press newsletter, Year 1, Volume 4, March 1978; Westside Council summary; Westside Federal Credit Union Education Committee records; and Nevada Equal Rights Commission letters and amended statistical report, March 16, 1978.

Mixed Content

Transcript of interview with Shirley Faye Helmick by Lyle Helmick, May 12, 1978

Date

1978-05-12

Description

On May 12, 1978, Lyle Helmick interviewed his mother, Shirley Helmick (born March 7, 1930 in Colorado), in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Helmick’s personal history, occupational history, and reasons for moving to Nevada. The interview concludes with Helmick explaining events that the United Methodist Church hosts.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 20, 2008

Date

2008-10-20

Description

Includes meeting agenda, with additional information about articles. CSUN Session 37 Meeting Minutes and Agendas .

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