The Walter Cartier Papers (1962-1998) primarily contain materials collected by Walter Cartier during his time working as company manager of
The Walter Cartier Papers (1962-1998) primarily contain materials collected by Walter Cartier during his time working as company manager of
Collection is open for research.
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Materials remain as they were received.
Walter Mahofski, known professoionally as Walter Cartier, was a professional dancer who performed in shows in Las Vegas, Nevada throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Cartier started out his dancing career as a student of Andrea and Maurice Sabatier at the Andrea School of Dance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began his professional career dancing in shows around the world including
Cartier passed away on January 20th, 2017 in Las Vegas.
Sources:
"Walter Mahofski,"
"Obituary: Beatric Sabatier Friem/Toured Europe, I.S. as dancer, owned North Side dance studio,"
Walter Cartier Papers, 1962-1998. MS-01074. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 2021 by Helen Mahofski; accession number 2021-114.
In 2021, Tammi Kim minimally processed the collection during accessioning and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.