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Quotes: assorted inspirational quotes, 1948-1955, undated

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File

Archival Collection

Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00316
Collection Name: Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04 (Restrictions apply)

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Transcript of interview with Arthur "Art" Marshall by Claytee D. White, February 11, 2014

Date

2014-02-11

Description

Interview with Arthur "Art" Marshall by Claytee White on February 11, 2014. In this interview, Marshall

Arthur Marshall was born in 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. He met his wife, Jayn in 1953, and the couple moved to Las Vegas where she already lived with her family. Art joined his father-in-law in the family's retail clothing business. Art Marshall took over the retail clothing business with his brother-in-law, Herb Rousso, and expanded operations as Marshall-Rousso stores. Art quickly became very active in the Jewish community upon arriving in Las Vegas. He served as president at Temple Beth Sholom, and worked with other Jews in the city, many who owned and managed the hotels at the time, to build a strong Jewish community in Las Vegas. He served as the chairman of Nevada State Bank and spent 12 years on the Nevada Gaming Commission.

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Anecdotal quotes about Antonio Morelli by family, colleagues, Tim Constanten (Grateful Dead), 2008-2010

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File

Archival Collection

Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
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Collection Number: MS-00836
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Quotes, 2001

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File

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
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Collection Number: MS-00292
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Photograph of Charlotte Terry, Roxa Terry and Lafeyette ("Lafey") Woods, April 1895

Date

1895-04

Description

Portrait of Elbert Edwards' maternal aunts, Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry and Roxa Jane Woods Terry and maternal uncle, Joseph Lafeyette Woods. Handwritten by Elbert Edwards on back of photograph: "Mama gave this to me March 26, 1937. It is Aunt Wolinda [sic] Woods Terry, Aunt Roxa Woods Terry, Uncle Lafey [Lafeyette] Woods. My mother was Maribah Woods. Her other brothers were Carlos, Lyman, James, Lamond, Jasper, Albert and Lafayette."

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Quotes and tariffs: notes, 1987

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File

Archival Collection

Senator Chic Hecht Political Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00003
Collection Name: Senator Chic Hecht Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 060

Archival Component

Photograph of painting "Snake Eyes," University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Painting by Bill Willard entitled "Snake Eyes." The painting hangs in the Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Library.

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Postcard of playing cards with Shakespeare quote, 1908

Date

1908

Description

A postcard illustrating five cards: the ten of spades, jack of spades, six of hearts, king of spades, and ace of spades. The caption reads, "Shakespeare on 'Draw Poker' The Queen Being Absent 'tis a Needful Fitness that We Adjourn this Court" King Henry VIII 1908.

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Stratosphere Tower press conference about it being the tallest tower: video, 1994 April 06

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File

Scope and Contents

Press conference video about Stratosphere Tower height; live footage from top whiel under construction Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01016
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 37

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Here Are All The Hoaxes Being Spread About The Las Vegas Shooting: archived website, 2017

Level of Description

Other Level

Archival Collection

Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00866
Collection Name: Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

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