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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 30, 1998

Date

1998-11-30

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes, along with additional information about bylaws and bills.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 27, 2004

Date

2004-09-27

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda. CSUN Session 34 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Temple Beth Sholom Master by-laws, February 12, 1998

Date

1998-02-12

Archival Collection

Description

This document establishes the purposes and duties of the board of directors and the make up of the membership of Temple Beth Sholom.

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Program for the Design and Operation of The Nathan Adelson Hospice, circa 1980

Date

1979 to 1981

Archival Collection

Description

A program for the design and operation of The Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada. Included in the program are several appendices on functions, regulations, services, and standards, along with several pages on establishing goals for the hospice. Pages near the end include hand-drawn diagrams and several monetary finance charts.

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Maila Aganon oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-06-10

Description

Oral history interview with Maila Aganon conducted by Kristel Peralta, Cecilia Winchell, and Stefani Evans on June 10, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Maila Aganon discusses her childhood, family upbringing, and immigration to the United States from the Philippines when she was a college student. She shares how her parents moved to Las Vegas first and Maila followed a decade later, investing in real estate and eventually taking up permanent residence. Maila talks about her employment history with Allstate Insurance, Bank of America, AAA, Caesars Entertainment, and finally Aon as a Senior Vice President. She also shares her thoughts on the growth of Las Vegas and the growth of the Asian community and cultural influence within the city. Subjects discussed include: anti-Asian violence; Filipino grocery stores; Filipino foods; remote work.

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 8, 1949

Date

1949-09-08

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Transcript of interview with Arthur "Art" Lurie by Cheryle Bacot, April 25, 1986

Date

1986-04-25

Description

Interview with Arthur "Art" Lurie by Cheryle Bacot on April 25, 1986. Lurie talks about his family and upbringing with Kenny Washington, who was the first African American to sign with the National Football League. Lurie discusses knowing everybody in Las Vegas in the 1950s, being in the service/retail sector and watching the city grow. He operated several businesses including grocery stores and the liquor department at Wonder World. He talks about his love of boxing, serving on the boxing commission, and advantages of living in southern Nevada.

Arthur C. Lurie lived in Las Vegas for 33 years at the time of this 1986 oral history. He and his wife Eleanor had relocated from Los Angeles area to help run his brother-in-law's food market. Over the years his career would include the grocery, bar (Art's Place) and restaurant businesses; including being co-owner of the liquor store at Wonder World. He shares memories of adjusting to the more laid back culture of small town Las Vegas and how he feels like a native after watching the city grow over the past decades. Art was a founding member of Temple Beth Sholom, where he served as an early vice-president. Being in the non-gaming sector provided gave him the opportunity to work with youth programs and he started the Golden Gloves gym in Las Vegas. He judged over 40 title fights and had a long career on the Nevada Boxing Commission. Arthur Lurie past away in 2014 at the age of 96.

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