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UNLV Libraries Collection of Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials

Identifier

MS-00945

Abstract

UNLV Libraries Collection of Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials includes newspaper clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials for the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1982 to 2005.

Archival Collection

Brochure, Pioneer Trail of West Las Vegas community

Date

2006

Description

Brochure highlights and maps historic points of interest in West Las Vegas.

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Holocaust Education Conference program, 1997

Date

1997

Archival Collection

Description

Booklet program from the Holocaust Education Conference, 1997.

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Transcript of interview with Sigrid Capel by Michael McKenna, February 10, 1980

Date

1980-02-10

Description

(Folder contains very good photos) Family and personal history focusing on growing up in Ely, NV, including leisure activities. Living through the Depression: banks closing; unemployment. Agricultural Extension Service. Cattle and drought in northern Nevada during the 1930s. Witness to the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Description of journey from Ely to Norway. Employment history. Gaming Control Board and the Black Book Occupations whilst in Las Vegas. [File includes personal photographs and news clippings]

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Davis, Chester K., 1929-

From: https://uwf.edu/library/library-collections/chester-davis-music-collection/

I, Chester Davis, was born in Long Beach, California, June 22, 1929.

There was always music in the home. Two maiden aunts who visited regularly, encouraged their nephew to sing songs. He had a good ear and sang in tune. The wind-up "Victrola" was regularly heard playing Stephen Foster and Victor Herbert.

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Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers

Identifier

MS-00731

Abstract

The Dennis and Roberta Sabbath papers are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera created and collected by Dennis and Roberta Sabbath. Photographs and ephemera document the Sabbaths' personal and social lives and their involvement in the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada. Newspaper clippings document the law career of Dennis Sabbath and his campaign for Nevada State Senate in 1986.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Emma Richard Foremaster by Jamie McKee, March 20, 1978

Date

1978-03-20

Description

On March 20, 1978, Jamie McKee interviewed Emma Richard Foremaster (born 1899 in Alamo, Nevada) about her family history. Foremaster mainly discussed her ancestry, including the background of her parents and grandparents, and she did so in a pre-scripted narration-style account. Foremaster also talks about the various locations at which her family has lived, some of the recreational activities and occupations of her family, and some of the background of her own life. At the conclusion of the narration, Foremaster talks briefly about her children, her work in becoming a schoolteacher, and her appreciation for the advancements in technology as well as the love for her family and country.

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