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Sands Hotel Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00287

Abstract

The Sands Hotel Photograph Collection depicts entertainers, celebrities, events, amenities, and staff at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1952 to 1980. The photographs primarily depict entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and the Copa Girls performing in the Copa Room, the showroom of the Sands Hotel. The photographs also depict patrons gambling, events held in the Sands Hotel's ballrooms, banquets, the pool, rooms in the hotel, as well as Jack Entratter, the hotel'’s director of entertainment.

Archival Collection

Kathy Eastland Papers

Identifier

MS-01174

Abstract

The Kathy Eastland Papers (1972-2003) document Kathy Eastland's experiences working in Nevada brothels. Materials include ephemera and memorabilia collected by Eastland from various brothels in Nevada such as the Mustang Ranch, the Moonlite BunnyRanch, and Old Bridge Ranch. Included in the collection are brothel menus and photographs of Eastland and other sex workers socializing in the brothels. The collection also contains notes, research, and drafts of Eastland's manuscript Hell on Heels which describe her experience working in the brothel industry. Also included are prototypes of a game created by Eastland called "Brothelopoly" and some campaign materials about Jessi Winchester, a former brothel worker who ran for public office in Nevada. There is a small amount of materials about Joe Conforte, former owner of the Mustang Ranch, and some personal effects of Eastland including a motorcycle jacket and storage trunk.

Archival Collection

Alice Key Papers

Identifier

MS-00095

Abstract

The Alice Key Papers (1936-2004) consist of documents detailing Alice Key’s life and work in the African American community, historic preservation, and labor relations in Las Vegas, Nevada. Included in the collection are awards and certificates documenting Key’s achievements, invitations and programs to events, political and civic correspondence, and magazine and newspaper articles both about Key and written by her. The collection also contains photographs.

Archival Collection

Harold Stocker Photographs

Identifier

PH-00006

Abstract

The Harold Stocker Photographs depict Harold Stocker and his family from 1850 to 1980. Materials include photographs of Harold Stocker, his parents, his siblings, and his extended family. Materials also include photographs of Harold Stocker's business interests such as the Northern Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Nevada Silica Sand Company in Overton, Nevada, and the Chief Hotel Court on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also contains photographs of Stocker participating in Republican Party events in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (Nev.): memos, agendas, and meeting minutes

Date

1969-01-14 to 1969-06-18

Description

From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series I. Administrative. This folder contains memos, agendas and minutes from meetings of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board from January 1969 through June 1969.

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Letter including legal opinion from O'Melveny & Myers law offices (Los Angeles) to the Las Vegas Valley Water District Board of Directors, October 20, 1955

Date

1955-10-20

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of laws and court decisions regarding water metering by the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1, 1993

Date

1993-12-01

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 24 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 19, 1995

Date

1995-06-19

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 25 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 22, 1987

Date

1987-10-22

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 17 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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