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Photograph of Valerie Wiener at Louis Wiener Jr. Elementary School, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1990s - early 2000s
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Archival Collection
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Since 1996, Valerie Wiener has sponsored an annual birthday party at Louis Wiener Jr. Elementary School. Pictured with second-graders, she listens to them as they share their heartfelt stories. Wiener is wearing a school shirt.
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Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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The Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming include materials collected by anthropologist Katherine Spilde about Native American gaming and the greater gaming industry. The materials date from 1789 to 2015, with the bulk of materials dating from 1995 to 2010. Materials dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are reproductions of key court opinions and treaties concerning Native American rights and sovereignty. The majority of the materials document Native American gaming following the passage of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). The papers detail Native American gaming enterprises both on and off reservations, the socioeconomic impact of gaming, and the legislative history of Native American gaming in the United States. The papers include research and subject files created by Dr. Spilde during her employment with the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC), the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), and the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED). The collection includes socioeconomic reports; testimonies; correspondence; memos; press releases; photographs; audiovisual materials; promotional materials from casinos and tourist attractions; brochures; fact sheets; summaries; booklets; pamphlets; advertisements; tourism materials; journal articles; legal briefs; legislative documents; court opinions; Dr. Spilde’s notes; presentations; packets, agenda, schedules, and itineraries from conferences; periodicals; Native American and community newspapers; and newspaper articles. The collection includes materials about over one hundred federally recognized Native American nations. Also included are materials that document the socioeconomic impact of gaming, the international gaming industry, criminal activities related to gaming, advertising about gaming and casinos, lotteries, internet gaming, compulsive gambling, and bankruptcy as a result of gambling.
Archival Collection
Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, April 1992 - August 1992
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.
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Visual materials, 1927 to 1991
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The visual materials series (1927-1991) contains photographs and transparencies of places such as Las Vegas, Nevada; the Hoover Dam; Sedona, Arizona; Oberlin, Ohio; and other states Robert Woodruff traveled to during cross-country road trips. The material documents city scenes, community events, landscapes and animal life, national and state parks, and Woodruff's family. Cities and places around Nevada include Goodsprings, Tonopah, Rhyolite, Boulder City, Mount Charleston, Valley of Fire, and Death Valley. Events pictured include Henderson's Industrial Days, Helldorado, and the construction of the Hoover Dam. Materials are comprised of formats including 4x5 photographic prints; 35 mm, 120 mm, and 4x5 negative and positive transparencies; and 35 mm and 120 mm projection slides. The series also contains audio reels, a cassette tape, two early cameras, and a slide viewer.
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Hughes HK-1 Hercules photographs, 1942-1947
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Materials contain photographs of the HK-1 Hercules, otherwise known as the "Spruce Goose" or the "Flying Boat," from 1942 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict the construction, transportation, and storage of the plane, but also include photographs of the first and only test flight of the HK-1 above Los Angeles Harbor in 1947. Howard Hughes designed the HK-1 as the world's largest plane, capable of transporting large quantities of U.S. military hardware and personnel. In 1947, under the program's new designation H-4 Hercules, Hughes had the plane transported from his factory in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor. On November 2, he piloted the plane during its only test flight. The U.S. Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee of the U.S. Senate to justify the use of government funds on a program that never succeeded.
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Educational and professional papers, 1961-2012
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The educational and professional papers include materials from Frank Reynolds' doctoral studies, his career as an architect and urban planner, and his time as a UNLV School of Architecture professor (1961-2012). Reynolds' UNLV material includes lecture notes, syllabi, and student work from his architectural history, graphic design, and urban design courses between the mid-1980s to the mid-2010s. Materials from Reynolds' professional career includes architectural and urban planning studies and reports, aerial photography, and graphic design work for Las Vegas organizations. Also included are papers from Reynolds' time in the University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Doctoral Program in Architecture.
Optical discs in this series contain student project submittals for source assignments.
Courses Reynolds taught in UNLV include the subjects of Architecture (AAE), Architecture Design (AAD), and Urban Planning (AAP).
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter meeting agendas
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Archival Collection
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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