The Hank Kovell Papers (1945-2012) document his life as a publicity agent in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, and a script written by Kovell titled, "The Visitor."
The Hank Kovell Papers (1945-2012) document his life as a publicity agent in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1945 to 2012. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, and a script written by Kovell titled "The Visitor." written by Kovell.
Collection is open for research.
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Material is arranged alphabetically.
Publicity agent Hank Kovell worked for the Frontier and Fremont Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada and owned his own firm, Kovell Incorporated, which did marketing for numerous hotels on the Strip and downtown from 1964 to 1969. He organized local merchants to produce the first free coupon book that became a staple of the downtown gaming industry. He authored the book
Hank Kovell Papers, 1945-2012. MS-00105. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Nevada, Nevada.
Donated by Craig McMicken, 2014; accession number 2014-022.
The collection was minimally processed by Tom Sommer in 2014 at the time of accessioning. Material is described at the collection level. In 2017 Joyce Moore revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it up to professional standards and entered it in ArchivesSpace.
Administrative Information
The newsletters titled "Frontiersman," a quarterly publication of the Frontier Hotel, were removed from this collection and placed in the periodical section of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.