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Las Vegas Sun Photographs
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The Las Vegas Sun Photographs depict significant events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1948 to 1989 that were covered by the newspaper. The photographs partially document the gubernatorial, senatorial, mid-term, and local elections in Nevada in 1982. The photographs also include protests by African Americans for better wages and renters for fair housing practices, McCarran Airport, protests against the Nevada Test Site, the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas, hotels and casinos, political events, parades, dedications of buildings, and aerial photographs of the city. The photographs also depict politicians during campaign events and fundraisers, including President Ronald Reagan; U.S. Senators Howard Cannon, Pat McCarran, Chic Hecht, Paul Laxalt, and Harry Reid; Nevada governors Mike O'Callaghan and Robert List; and Lieutenant Governor Bob Cashell.
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Carolyn V. Hamilton Papers
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The Carolyn V. Hamilton Papers (1966-2024) consist of advertisements, press releases, correspondence, newspaper articles, awards, and event programs. The materials primarily document Hamilton’s work as a graphic designer and advertising executive in Las Vegas, Nevada from the early 1980s into the 2000s. Some of the materials in this collection pertain to the late comedian Cork Proctor, Hamilton’s former spouse, including performance advertisements and magazine articles.
Archival Collection
Eileen Brookman Papers
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The Eileen Brookman Papers date from 1934 to 2002 and document Brookman's personal life and political career. Brookman was active in the Las Vegas Jewish community. Personal papers include programs from B'nai B'rith, scrapbook materials, correspondence, and photographs. The collection includes documentation from the White House Conference on Aging. She served several terms in the Nevada State Assembly from 1967 to 1977 and again from 1987 to 1989. Political materials include legislative information, bumper stickers, election returns, and newspaper clippings.
Archival Collection
Kate Torres-Recto oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kate Torres-Recto conducted by Ayrton Yamaguchi and Cecilia Winchell on April 23, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Kate discusses her aristocratic upbringing with her family in the Philippines and the values her parents instilled in her. She discusses her life in the United States and how she has raised her six children with those same values. Kate talks about her philanthropic work and the political causes she supports related to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. She also shares details of her entrepreneurial pursuits in solar power, telecommunications, cyber security, and as the founder and owner of Kate's Koffee in Las Vegas.
Subjects discussed include: Las Vegas Asian Times newspaper; Lions Clubs; anti-Asian hate
Archival Collection
Clinton Wright and Aaron Mayes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Clinton Wright and Aaron Mayes conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 21, 2017 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Wright discusses being a photographer of the Westside community in Las Vegas, Nevada. He recalls creating his first photographic prints, being a freelance photographer, and experimenting with photography techniques. Wright talks about his employment with the
Archival Collection
Lynch, Denny, 1903-1995
Charles Denny Lynch Sr. was a newspaper editor in Pahrump, Nevada. He was born on September 18, 1903 in Hillsboro, West Virginia and moved to Pahrump in 1976. Dissatisfied with newspaper publications at the time, Lynch started the Pahrump Tribune which ran between 1979 and 1983. In 1979, he also wrote the book A History of Pahrump Valley. Lynch married his wife, Nora Agnes Waggoner in 1928. In November 1995, Lynch was hospitalized at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada where he later died on November 8, 1995.
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