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"Lucky Jim" by Joseph Santley, 1908

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Item

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

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"Poker Chips" by Violet M. Aimino, 1945

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Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

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"Seven or Eleven: My Dixie Pair O'Dice" by Walter Donaldson, 1923

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Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

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"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" by Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd and Warren Dale Haynes, 1987

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Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

Archival Component

"Waiting For The Robert E. Lee" by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Lewis F. Muir, 1912

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

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"An Impact of the Moulin Rouge Hotel on Race Relations in Las Vegas": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Binion’s Horseshoe Hotel and Casino Promotional and Press Materials

Identifier

MS-00940

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Binion’s Horseshoe Hotel and Casino Promotional and Press Materials includes clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials dating from 1963 to 2004 for Binion’s Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Edwin "Tony" Wuehle oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02034

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edwin "Tony" Wuehle conducted by David Schwartz on December 21, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Wuehle discusses his early life in Hettinger, North Dakota and his career as an educator. He recalls his first experiences playing poker, participating in home poker games while living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and using a pseudonym as a player. Wuehle then talks about writing a book, founding the Gamblers Book Club Press in Las Vegas, Nevada, and writing for religious publications. Later, Wuehle explains the tension between participating in religion and playing poker. He describes Las Vegas poker rooms during the 1960s and 1970s and shares his thoughts on online poker. Lastly, Wuehle discusses why casinos use prop players and his efforts to organize a poker tournament to raise funds for Bay de Noc Community College in Michigan.

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials

Identifier

MS-00945

Abstract

UNLV Libraries Collection of Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials includes newspaper clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials for the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1982 to 2005.

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Transcript of interview with Hazel Du Barton by Anne D. Barton, November 13, 1979

Date

1979-11-13

Description

On November 13, 1979, Anne Du Barton interviewed her mother, Hazel F. Du Barton (born Hazel F. Wingebach on July 13th, 1926 in Floral Park, New York) in their home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mrs. Du Barton relocated to Las Vegas in 1955. This interview covers Las Vegas history, including local politics, nuclear testing, and the Helldorado Parade. Occupations Mrs. Du Barton has held include dress designer, dressmaker, clerical worker, bookkeeper, and hotel manager. She recalls her first experience camping at Mount Charleston and she was also an arts and crafts camp instructor for Campfire Girls, who used the campsite at Lee Canyon.

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