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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 19, 1954

Date

1954-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

Summary of the water rights purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad from Helen Stewart to pass to the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 15, 1983

Date

1983-03-15

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 13 (Part 1) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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"Saddle Up": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black individuals serving in the U.S. military historically and now.

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Transcript of interview with George Pollak by Claytee White, May 25, 2010

Date

2010-05-25

Description

George was raised in Mattapan, a suburb of Boston, by his mother and father. George had four siblings and was the second youngest. George shares fond memories of growing up and playing softball and tennis in the neighborhood park with his numerous friends. George could listen to a song on the radio and play it on the piano by ear when he was as young as four years old. George had several jobs to earn money growing up, including working in a record store and as a busboy. Eventually George and his brother joined a trio with Steve Harrington and performed in clubs. In 1958, George joined his brother and Paulette Richards in Las Vegas where they had a contract to play at El Rancho Hotel & Casino where they played until it was destroyed by fire. Following the fire, George and his brother parted ways and each did their own thing. In the 1960s, George began playing with the band at Caesars Palace. George used his background in accounting to do some bookkeeping and payroll for some of the ban

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