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Imperial Royal Sovereign Court of the Desert Empire Records
The material is comprised of the organizational records of the Imperial Royal Sovereign Court of the Desert Empire and its predecessor, the Royal Barony of the Desert Empire, from 1997 to 2003. The records contain administrative and financial records such as charters, bylaws, financial reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, and publicity documenting the club’s activities in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Nevada Records
The Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Nevada Records contain proceedings of yearly meetings of this charitable organization for the years of 1937, 1946, 1948-1956, 1958, 1960-1968.
Archival Collection
Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Records
The Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Records (2005-2025) contain organizational records of the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an LGBTQ+ charity and advocacy organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. The records include agendas and meeting minutes, financial records, press material, awards, and certificates of appreciation for the organization. Also included are financial records for the organization's annual Red Dress charity fundraiser and the Sisters AIDS Drug Assistance Program (SADAP), the grant fund that provides financial assistance to AIDS/HIV patients. Materials also include photographs of the Sin Sity Sisters at events including their annual Red Dress gala.
Archival Collection
Emmy Kasten oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Emmy Kasten conducted by Kristel Peralta, Ayrton Yamaguchi, and Stefani Evans on March 17, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Emmy Kasten discusses her Filipino heritage, her family, and her previous employment working in various industries including acting and broadcasting, marketing, philanthropy, writing, and event production. Emmy shares how she and her husband and children moved to Las Vegas in 2016 after her parents moved to the city a decade earlier, and she discusses her current professional pursuits as a board member of the Miss Asian North America Organization (MANAO) and the Las Vegas Fashion Council. Subjects discussed include: University of California, Irvine (UCI); KTLA Morning News; Red Bull Music Academy; Rock Star Gaming; Filipino foods; Vegas Magazine; and anti-Asian discrimination.
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Cynthia Mun oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Cynthia Mun conducted by Vanessa Concepcion and Stefani Evans on March 31, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Cynthia Mun discusses her upbringing near Seoul, South Korea and her family's immigration to Los Angeles in 1974. She talks about her parents' employment as a seamstress and a janitor, as well as the educational mentors she encountered who helped her to succeed at Westridge School for Girls in Pasadena and later at Yale University. Mun shares her corporate employment history, including helping to launch the Pandora streaming service and creating an accessible platform for E-book use before the creation of Amazon Kindle. Mun talks about her career working at MGM International and how this opened the door for her mother to become an MGM employee and access better working conditions with union employment.
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Punam Mathur (Elaine Wynn Foundation) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript
From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Community organization interviews file.
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Nevada Chili Boosters and Nevada Association for the Handicapped Chili Cookoff Records
Records are comprised of meeting minutes, newsletters, and event planning communication produced by the Nevada Chili Boosters in conjunction with the Nevada Association for the Handicapped between 1988 and 1998. The records provide information about the Chili Boosters "Hot Pot Chili Cookoff" benefiting the Nevada Association for the Handicapped and other charities.
Archival Collection
Southern Nevada Coalition of Concerned Women, Inc. Records
The Southern Nevada Coalition of Concerned Women, Inc. Records (1996-2018) contains photographs, charity event programs, operational records, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The majority of the collection consists of photographs and other materials documenting SNCCW's annual fundraising luncheons. Also included are the SNCCW's Articles of Incorporation, a brochure, awards, and certificates.
Archival Collection
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
Roman Catholic religious congregation for women founded in 1835 in Heythuysen, the Netherlands
Corporate Body
Photograph of Wilbur Clark with Connie Boswell, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s
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