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Ffolliott "Fluff" LeCoque Papers
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Collection is comprised of Ffolliott "Fluff" LeCoque's professional and personal papers (1879-2015), documenting her life and career working as a dancer and later as company manager for Las Vegas entertainment productions; most notably the long-running Jubilee! show produced by Donn Arden for the MGM Grand and Bally's Hotel-Casinos. Materials include personal letters, drawings, professional papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, magazines, commericially produced sheet music, and related ephemera.
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U-Wah-Un Study Club Records
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U-Wah-Un Study Club Records (1919-1987) include a complete set of the organization's yearbooks from 1919 to 1977, a club scrapbook, meeting minutes, and financial records.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 22, 1987
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Series I. Dick Ronzone's Political Papers, 1920s-1990s
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Series I reflects Dick Ronzone's long commitment to improving his community through his involvement in local politics. It includes a 1965 Rotary Club member directory with biographical entries and photographs of prominent businessmen of the day; certificates from Nevada senators and representatives and local institutions; an informal oral history interview conducted by a student and long-time acquaintance, and images of Ronzone throughout his life (most numerously as a middle-aged and older man in political contexts). The series also contains records and documents kept during his 1980 and 1982 political campaigns; political newspaper clippings including reports, editorials and campaign ads; correspondence mostly comprised of informal cards and invitations, especially from President Ronald Reagan and Senator Richard Bryan in the 1980s; and bound publications showcasing Las Vegas and Nevada related newsletters and booklets, regarding local history, politics, mining and environmental issues.
Publications include: Water District, 1981; Country Club, 1978;Nevada Archeological Survey Report, 1969; Hoover Dam Photo Card, undated; NV Highways and Parks, 1973; Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, 1975; Census Data, 1980; Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Magazine, 1976; Las Vegas Magazine, 1952; Sunrise Sentinel, 1969; Clark County Preservation Association, 1994; California Mines Information Service, 1963,1964; Nevada Power Co. Livewire Magazine, 1981; Guide to Clark County, NV, 1965; Chamber of Commerce Historical Data, 1935; Dixie Folklore and Pioneer Memoirs, 1964.
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Collection Name: Ronzone Family Papers
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Paul Lavern Cummings Papers
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The Paul Lavern Cummings Papers are comprised of Cummings' personal papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials dating from 1927 to 2018. Cummings worked as an actor and performed as a female impersonator under the name Lavern Cummings. The majority of the collection documents his career working at Finnochio’s, a nightclub in San Francisco, California. Materials in this collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, sheet music arrangements, photographs, digital audio files, and ephemera. The collection also includes interviews and biographical research material about Cummings and other female and male impersonators.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of MGM Mirage Corporation Promotional Materials and Reports
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of MGM Mirage Corporation Promotional Materials and Reports includes promotional materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, financial reports, annual reports, diversity reports, press releases, and press kits for the MGM Mirage Corporation in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1973 to 2007.
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