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Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment
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The Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment (1977-1996) consists of writings by Jackie Brett and publications and clippings about Las Vegas, Nevada entertainment and tourism. Brett worked for the Nevada Commission on Tourism and promoted southern Nevada through her column "Brett's Vegas View." She wrote about production shows, concerts, special performances, and events as well as the overall development of Las Vegas tourist industry in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Transcript of interview with Mitchell A. Cobeaga by Raymond E. Frey, March 14, 1976
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Archival Collection
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On March 14, 1976 Raymond E. Frey interviewed Vice President of Nevada State Bank, Mitchell A. Cobeaga (born December 11, 1917 in Lovelock, Nevada) at Mr. Frey’s home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers early life in Nevada and the history of the Nevada State Bank. During this interview Mr. Cobeaga also discusses education in Nevada in the twenties and thirties, and Southern Nevada’s influence over the rest of the state.
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Proposal for Circus Circus expansion (Las Vegas), August 4, 1970
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Archival Collection
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Bound proposal for a Circus Circus expansion including site map and drawings of main architectural elements. This project was not built.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Deryk and Melissa Engelland oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Deryk and Melissa Engelland conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 23, 2019 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project.
Deryk Engelland is a professional hockey player and team spokesperson for the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas. He and his wife, Melissa, discuss the events of the October 1 shooting and how the Golden Knights chose to honor the community that they were representing after this tragic event. Deryk and Melissa Engelland established the Vegas Born Foundation to honor first responders and community heroes, and the couple talks about the organization's accomplishments since its inception.
Subjects discussed include: Las Vegas healing.
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Postcard of Last Frontier 001
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Postcard of Venus Room 001
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Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (Nev.) and Community Action Agency correspondence
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Archival Collection
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From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series I. Administrative. This folder contains Community Action Agency proposals and correspondence with the Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (Nev.) in 1968.
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