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Prospectus for the premier of CineVegas, December 1998
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Archival Collection
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A prospectus for the premier of CineVegas, an international film festival held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Article, The Jewish Community of Las Vegas by Jerry Countess, September 1987
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Archival Collection
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In this essay, Jerry Countess provides narrative context for a demographic study of the Jewish population in Las Vegas, and addresses the services and community needs revealed by the study and the growing Jewish population.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 04, 1983
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 23, 1986
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Archival Collection
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Hecht, Chic, 1928-2006
Nevada businessman and Republican politician Jacob "Chic" Hecht (1928-2006) was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1982. As a senator, he used quiet diplomacy skills to help Soviet Jews gain permission to emigrate. During the Korean War, Hecht served as a counterintelligence agent in Berlin. After the war he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and operated several businesses. Hecht also represented Clark County in the Nevada State Senate for eight years.
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Gregory, Matt, 1921-2000
Las Vegas, Nevada producer, manager, and agent Matthias Gregory Gluchowski (a.k.a. Matt Gregory) was born November 21, 1921 in Araucaria, Parana, Brazil. He was the son of an aristocratic Polish diplomat serving as Ambassador to Brazil. Matthias was raised in southern Poland on a large estate that bordered Czechoslovakia. He was educated at the Marian Fathers Lyceum in Warsaw, Poland, and later came to New York during his father's tenure as diplomat to the United States.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. Financial Reports and Press Materials
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. Financial Reports and Press Materials contains financial reports, press kits, press releases, and a newspaper clipping for International Lottery & Totalizator Systems Inc. in Vista, California. The records date from 1992 to 1993.
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Poster Collection
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Collection is comprised of posters collected by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Special Collections and Archives from 1974 to 2010. The collection primarily includes posters about events and exhibits hosted by UNLV Special Collections and Archives. Also included are posters for other UNLV events including: theatrical events, sporting events, colloquiums, choral productions, and events where UNLV was a partner.
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Pacifica Hotel Collection
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The Pacifica Hotel Collection (1981-1985) contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and contracts on the Pacifica Hotel, the first resort geared specifically towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes one optical disc with a compilation of Las Vegas television news stories from the summer of 1985 about the Pacifica Hotel project.
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