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Transcript of interview with Thelma Coblentz by Judith Chavez, February 17, 1980
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On February 17, 1980, Judith Chavez interviewed Thelma Coblentz (born 1911 in New Jersey) about her experiences in Southern Nevada. Coblentz first talks about her move to Lovelock, Nevada, where her husband provided medical care as one of the first physicians in the small town. She later talks about her move to Las Vegas and some of the services she helped to provide at Nellis Air Force Base. Coblentz later describes Downtown Las Vegas, specifically the development of the casinos and shopping businesses. She later talks about the rainstorms and dust storms that the city would experience before recalling some of the entertainers who would perform on the Las Vegas Strip. The interview concludes with a discussion on the first physicians in Las Vegas and the increasing population of the city.
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Ellsworth, Charlotte R. (Charlotte Rowberry), 1912-1998
Weltha Charlotte Rowberry was born in Carston, Albert, Canada on July 11, 1912. She married Elmo Hughes Ellsworth on October 16, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She worked in Las Vegas as a room reservation manager at the Flamingo Hotel from 1950 to 1967, then the Frontier Hotel from 1969 to 1970. After her husband died, she moved to Reno, Nevada where she worked as the room reservation manager for the MGM Grand Reno. She died in Salt Lake City on July 16, 1998.
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Originals: civil drawings, 1972 March 17; 1973 February 02
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Scope and Contents
This set contains architectural drawings for MGM Grand Hotels (client) and Taylor Construction Co. (contractor). This set includes drawings by Charles Haber and Associates (engineer), and Emmet L. Wemple and Associate (landscape architect).
This set includes: parking plans, draining plans, grading plans, soil reports, landscape plans, and landscape schedules.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 078b
Archival Component
Original: structural drawings: sheets S300-S451, 1972 February 28; 1972 June 12
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set contains architectural drawings for MGM Grand Hotels (client) and Taylor Construction Co. (contractor) and includes drawings by Cashdan and Associates (engineer), and Cashdan, Gunny, and Brizendine (engineer).
This set includes: foundation plans, floor plans, framing plans, roof plans, framing elevations, wall sections, building sections, and construction details.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 095
Archival Component
Tower expansion: addendum O: structural drawings, sheets S101-S604; kitchen drawings, 1980 January 22; 1980 August 05
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set contains architectural drawings for MGM Grand Hotels (client) and includes drawings by Gunny, and Brizendine (engineer), and Laschover and Sovich Incorporated (consultant).
This set includes: construction details, framing plans, foundation plans, kitchen plans, mechanical plans, equipment plans, equipment schedules, and electrical plans.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 099
Archival Component
Tower expansion: addendum S: miscellaneous architectural and structural drawings, 1980 February 6; 1980 July 18
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set contains architectural drawings for MGM Grand Hotels (client) and includes drawings by Gunny and Brizendine (engineer), and Design Core, Inc. (consultant).
This set includes: site plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, wall sections, building sections, construction details, framing plans, and foundation plans.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 104
Archival Component
Tower expansion: addendum G: architectural A101-A605, 1980 February 6; 1980 May 30
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set contains architectural drawings for MGM Grand Hotels (client) and Taylor Construction Co. (contractor) and includes drawings by Design Core, Inc. (consultant).
This set includes: index sheet, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, exterior elevations, wall sections, building sections, interior elevations, flashing details, construction details, finish schedules, and door schedules.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 109
Archival Component
Tower expansion: architectural drawings, sheets A301-A513, 1980 February 6; 1981 April 13
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set contains architectural drawings for MGM Grand Hotels (client) and includes drawings by Design Core, Inc. (consultant).
This set includes: exterior elevations, building sections, construction details, wall sections, interior elevations, reflected ceiling plans, floor plans, isometric construction details, finish schedules, and door schedules.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 113
Archival Component
Tower expansion: addendum F: architectural drawings, sheets A101-A607, 1980 February 6; 1980 May 9
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set contains architectural drawings for MGM Grand Hotels (client).
This set includes: sheet index, site plans, grading plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, parking plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, wall sections, building sections, finish schedules, door schedules, and construction details.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 115
Archival Component
Renaissance Center III: Cellular One Building, 1992 August 14
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes: index sheet, exterior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, general specifications, floor plans, roof plans, reflected ceiling plans, interior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, building sections, lighting plans, fixture schedules, HVAC plans, plumbing plans, electrical plans, electrical schedules, construction details and site plans.
This set includes drawings for Vista Group, Inc (client).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 371
Archival Component