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Robert "Bob" Price Political Papers
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This collection is comprised of the legislative papers of Nevada assemblyman Robert "Bob" Price from 1959 to 1988. The majority of the material concerns a legislative subcommittee appointed to investigate the pricing of automobile and housing insurance policies in Nevada. Documents include newspaper clippings, correspondence, minutes, testimony, press releases, and reports. Also included are legislative documents that relate to tax regulations, gaming regulations, and the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Archival Collection
Jerome Countess oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jerome Countess conducted by Dorothy Eisenberg on October 28, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Countess discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 to take a job with what became the Jewish Federation. He then talks about starting the local Jewish Reporter, a newspaper, and creating a community among fellow Jews in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Series 1: World Series of Poker, 1977-1989
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Documents in this series include press releases and press kits, which announce the tournament and key players; proceedings, including buy-in rosters, event schedules, participation lists, and handwritten notes that document the day-by-day results of play; player's brochures, with finished designs as well as raw materials for these brochures; newspaper and magazine clippings; and display ads in both draft and finished form. Most years do not contain all different types of materials, while some years document specialty events such as the women's tournament, live telecast, or sports charity events.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
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"Possessed": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On the history of Black individuals in America.
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"Kennedy; I Remember the Day Well": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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