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Coleen York Wilson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Coleen York Wilson conducted by Claytee D. White on June 4, 1996 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Wilson talks about growing up in Fordyce, Arkansas before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953 at the age of eighteen. She mentions that her parents had moved to Nevada in 1940 to work at Basic Magnesium, Incorporated (BMI), living in a trailer before returning to Fordyce two years later. She then discusses moving to Las Vegas to join an older sister and relates that she did not remember any discrimination in seating or eating meals during her bus trip. After this, Wilson lists the jobs she held in Las Vegas before her retirement in 1984, including work at the Las Vegas Cleaners, serving as a school crossing guard, and working as a housekeeping supervisor at the Stardust Resort Hotel, the Hacienda Resort Hotel, and Circus Circus Hotel and Casino before taking a job at the Nevada Test Site. She also talks about her family, her church activities, and her regret at not attending college.
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Transcript of interview with Stanley and Sandy Mallin by Barbara Tabach, January 7, 2015
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Stanley Mallin (1923- ) was a native of Kansas City, Missouri; the son of Bess and Louis Mallin. His mother was a homemaker and his father was an industrious immigrant from Ukraine who earned his US citizenship through combat in World War I. Stan was the middle child of their three. It was while Stan attended the University of Missouri that he met Jay Sarno. The two men’s fast personal friendship made them solid business partners. Their first endeavor was in Florida with a tile business. It was during a holiday stay at the Flamingo that the two dreamed a bigger, better hotel-casino. The result was Caesars Palace. He has lived and helped develop Las Vegas since 1968. In 1982, Stan married his wife Sandy (neé Jacoby) Mallin. Sandy grew up in New York and arrived in Las Vegas in 1977. She has provided dynamic leadership in the Jewish community. For several years she was President of the Women’s Division of Jewish Federation. She then followed this as the first woman to be President of T
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Photograph of the exterior of Slots-A-Fun Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1973
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Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, early 1980s
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Aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip, looking north over the Stardust, Circus Circus, and the Riviera. Stamp on back of photo: "Photos by Ken Jones, Nov 1, 1981."
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
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Scrapbook, 1984
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Collection Name: Circus Circus Enterprises Scrapbook
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
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Comparative analysis, 1993
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials and Reports
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Prospectus, 1983 to 1998
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials and Reports
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Annual reports, 1984 to 2000
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials and Reports
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Equity research reports, 1985 to 1997
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials and Reports
Box/Folder: Box 01
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