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Audio recording clip of interview with Anna Welsh by Suzanne Becker, June 23, 2004
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Audio recording clip of interview with Louis Wouters by Mary Palevsky with Carol Gerich, May 20, 2004
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Hal Rothman Faculty Papers
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The Hal Rothman Faculty Papers (approximately 1930-2006) are comprised primarily of research, teaching, and professional papers of Hal Rothman, professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The papers include Rothman's research notes, manuscript drafts, conference articles, lecture notes, audiovisual material for his book
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Transcript of interview with Bobby Morris by Barbara Tabach, March 24, 2016
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In this interview, Morris reflects upon his career and the wide range of influential artists he has worked with, as a drummer, musical director and talent manager. Stories include playing with Louis Prima, live and on albums; serving as Elvis? musical director; filling in for Frank Sinatra?s drummer; entertaining Howard Hughes; and playing at President John F. Kennedy?s inauguration, to name a few. He also talks about his agency, attributing its success to the strong relationships he built with casino management.
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Transcript of interview with Adele Baratz by Steve McClenachan, March 3-4, 1979
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Interview with Adele Baratz by Steve McClenachan on March 3 and 4, 1979. In this interview, Baratz talks about growing up in Las Vegas and her her schooling. She graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1944, and discusses the rationing that took place during World War II. She went to Maryland for nursing school and returned to Las Vegas in 1947. She describes some of the hotels and casinos, and tells the story of her father trading property for an automobile in 1935. She also recalls the building of Hoover Dam, swimming in local pools, and going to Mount Charleston in the winter. The interviewer asks her about travel between Las Vegas and California and the impact of Atlantic City on Las Vegas tourism. Baratz then talks about her nursing career and starting a re-certification program in 1974 and the different hospitals in the area.
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Transcript of interview with Hank Greenspun by Perry Kaufman, 1975
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Hank Greenspun discusses coming to Las Vegas in the 1940s, his journalistic endeavors, and some of the politics that affected him.
No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), interiors of gaming room, September 10, 1954
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Elevations, sections, and plans for the interiors of the gaming room and general office for the construction of the Riviera Hotel and Casino from 1954. Drawn by H.G.H. Original medium: pencil on paper.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Ivanpah Solar's grand opening ceremonies, February 13, 2014
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Photograph of Ivanpah Solar's grand opening ceremonies, February 13, 2014
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