The UNLV Libraries Collection of Casino Promotional and Publicity Material (1966-2004) consists of clothing, promotional souvenirs, and gambling ephemera from various hotels and casinos throughout Las Vegas, Nevada. These items include hats, shirts, mugs, ash trays, drinking glasses, menus, buckets, keychains, keno supplies, and playing cards. The hotels include Caesar's Palace, Flamingo Hotel, Imperial Palace, Palace Station, Showboat, Castaways, Stardust, El Rancho, Sam's Town, Circus Circus, and Four Queens, in addition to others throughout Las Vegas.
The Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection documents the history, entertainers, and events at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1942 to 1988. The collection includes promotional material, photographs, correspondence, invoices, legal documents, and newspaper clippings.
The casino series (1979-1983) contains documents pertaining to events run by the Frontier casino including a blackjack tournament, the Jack Straus Poker Championship, the Miss Casino Bikini Contest, and various golf tournaments.
Archival Collection
Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00297 Collection Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection Box/Folder: N/A