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Transcript of interview with Mark Hall-Patton by Claytee White and Stefani Evans, August 25, 2016
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Mark Hall-Patton, administrator of Clark County Museums and since 2008 a frequent guest on the popular cable television show Pawn Stars, was born in 1954 in San Diego, California. His mother was a registered nurse and his father served in the United States Navy. From early childhood, Mark’s interest in history and museums shaped his path in life. After graduating high school in Santa Ana, California, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in history at nearby University of California, Irvine. Degree in hand, Mark worked for Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and founded the Anaheim Museum in 1984. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993 to create the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum in McCarran International Airport. By 2008, Mark had become administrator over all Clark County museums. In this interview, he explains the various ways his involvement with the popular Pawn Stars program has turned “the museum guy” into a brand, introduced production companies to the value of filming in Las Vegas, increased Clark County museum visits and donations, and raised popular awareness of the academic fields of history and museum studies.
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Hall, Paavo, "The Serpent Writes", 1973 December
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Theses, Dissertations, and Honors Papers
Box/Folder: Box 432
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Study hall and library, 1932 March 21
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Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05
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Morrill Hall, University of Nevada, Reno, undated
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Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
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Morrill Hall, University of Nevada, Reno, undated
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Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
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Committee leaders' Hall of Fame, 1995 April
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 23
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Construction of union hall on Commerce Street, 1990s
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Collection Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 25
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Union Hall interior and parking lot, 1990s
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Collection Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 25
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Construction of union hall on Commerce Street, 1990s
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 25
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Planting the lawn outside the union hall, 1990s
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Collection Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 32
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