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Map of territory of Utah, 1857
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Photograph of a rendering of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), 1951-1956
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Archival Collection
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Artist's conception of the proposed Hacienda resort complex rendered in color.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Map of work locations executed by Rissman and Rissman and Associates, Nevada, December 1, 1968
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Archival Collection
Description
Map of locations of work executed by the Rissman and Rissman architecture firm in southern Nevada. Facsimile.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the Frontier Hotel, circa 1964
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Archival Collection
Description
Bird's-eye perspective of the Frontier Hotel complex.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a model of the proposed Hotel Frontier, circa 1964
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Archival Collection
Description
Model of the proposed Hotel Frontier
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas. School of Nursing
In the 1950s and 1960s, Nevada experienced a nursing shortage, largely as a result of the lack of nursing schools in the state and rapid population growth. To address the problem, the Nevada Board of Regents approved the implementation of an associate degree program at the campus of Nevada Southern University (now known as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas) in 1965, and that fall the first students were admitted.
Corporate Body
Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection
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The Las Vegas Real Estate Brochures Collection (1990-2010) is comprised of real estate brochures, pamphlets, folders, and fliers on housing developments in Las Vegas, Nevada. Materials include price sheets, photographs, and newspaper clippings related to the development of communities throughout the city.
Archival Collection
Renee Lee Papers
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The Renee Lee Papers span from the 1950s to 2012 and document the life of singer and actress Renee Lee through photographs, her original music scores, newspaper clippings, and a mid-career resume. The collection also includes an alphabetized card catalog of the private performances Lee booked from 1998-2012.
Archival Collection
Dennis Gomes Professional Papers
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This collection has been removed from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries Special Collections and Archives' holdings by order of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The collection was returned to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.
The collection was comprised of photocopies of materials documenting investigations undertaken from 1973 to 1977 by Dennis Gomes, in his role as Nevada Gaming Control Board Division Chief and Law Enforcement Officer. The collection included investigative material on organized crime skimming at the Stardust, the Tropicana, and other Nevada casino-hotels.
Archival Collection
Lorraine Thomas-Perry Papers
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The Lorraine Thomas-Perry Papers (1910-1936) contain the personal papers of Lorraine Thomas and her family, who were early residents of Beatty, Nevada. Collection materials include report cards, graduation certificates, correspondence, and short stories and poems written by family members. The majority of collection are photocopies. The collection also contains one original program for the opening banquet and ball for Hotel Fayle in Goodsprings, Nevada on May 13, 1916.
Archival Collection