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Saharan Magazine from the Sahara Hotel and Casino, July 1966

Date

1966-07

Description

An issue of the Saharan Magazine from the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the headlines in the magazine include: "Liberace Heads Show with Special Appearance of "Day of Decision" Artist", "Sahara Maestro Louis Basil Tells All (about work with Super Stars)", "Sahara news in pictures", "Crowds Hail Opening of $3 Million Sahara-Tahoe Theatre, largest in U.S.", and "We Get Visitors!"

Mixed Content

Temple Beth Sholom Master by-laws, February 12, 1998

Date

1998-02-12

Archival Collection

Description

This document establishes the purposes and duties of the board of directors and the make up of the membership of Temple Beth Sholom.

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Compilation of writings from the Holocaust Survivors' Group, circa 1998

Date

1988

Archival Collection

Description

Bound compilation of four issues of the Holocaust Survivors' Group essays and poems.

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Transcript of interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers, February 23, 1979

Date

1979-02-23

Description

Interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers on February 23, 1979. In this interview, Kirshbaum discusses the Riviera Hotel where he began working in 1955. He also talks about the landscape of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and the state of gambling, comps, customer service, and dealer training. The interviewer asks about the treatment of minorities at the Riviera, and in Las Vegas generally, and the effect of corporate ownership on casinos.

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Transcript of interview with Hank Greenspun by Perry Kaufman, 1975

Date

1975

Description

Hank Greenspun discusses coming to Las Vegas in the 1940s, his journalistic endeavors, and some of the politics that affected him.

No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.

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National Organization for Women artwork and ephemera, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Zine, artwork, and magazine for the National Organization for Women (NOW).

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Transcript of interview with Bobby Morris by Cork Proctor, September 7, 2004

Date

2004-09-07

Description

This interview conducted by Cork Proctor and is part of the Arnold Shaw Collection at UNLV University Libraries Special Collections. It has been added to the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project with Mr. Morris?s permission. In this conversation, Morris reflects upon his career, how he got started as a musician, and the wide range of influential artists he has worked with over the years, as a drummer, musical director and talent manager. Stories include playing with Louis Prima, live and on his albums; serving as Elvis? musical director; filling in for Frank Sinatra?s drummer; entertaining Howard Hughes; and playing at President John F. Kennedy?s inauguration.

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