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Correspondence, John F. Perkins to Sadie B. Clayton
Date
1938-10-04
Description
This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, April 28, 1977
Date
1977-04-28
Description
Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club
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Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
Identifier
MS-00297
Abstract
The Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection documents the history, entertainers, and events at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1942 to 1988. The collection includes promotional material, photographs, correspondence, invoices, legal documents, and newspaper clippings.
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Interview with Norma Cox, June 8, 2004
Date
2004-06-08
Description
Narrator affiliation: Administrator, Atomic Energy Commission and Public Health Service
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Interview with Luciano Acevedo Lopez, July 8, 2004
Date
2004-07-08
Description
Narrator affiliation: Miner, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)
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Transcript of interview with Frank Paul Silver by Barbara Tabach, August 29, 2017
Date
2017-08-29
Description
In 1973, Dr. Frank P. Silver ( 1934 - ) escaped the bitter weather of Philadelphia with his choice to relocate his OB/GYN medical practice to the small community of Boulder City. In his reflections of the move, Dr. Silver recalls his wife Elaine had little input in the initial move. However, with four children to manage, she soon made a home for the Silvers. Before the move, Dr. Silver was a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area. He graduated from La Salle University, Jefferson University Medical School and did his residency at Nazareth Hospital – all in Philadelphia. In Southern Nevada he enjoyed the weather and the excitement of building his medical practice. He mentions occasional challenges of being Jewish in the 1970s in the area. He also talks about being a shareholder in the Crystal Palace, a Laughlin casino.
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Transcript of interview with Doug Unger by Barbara Tabach, August 26, 2014
Date
2014-08-26
Description
Interview with Doug Unger by Barbara Tabach on August 26, 2014. In the interview, Unger discusses his schooling, his family's mattress business, and his endeavors in the company and the mattress industry in Las Vegas. Unger becomes involved in Holocaust education and the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center.
Doug Unger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up working summers in a mattress factory, a family business started by his maternal grandfather. After graduating from high school in Cleveland, Doug attended the University of Cincinnati until moving to Steamboat Springs, and enrolled in Denver University, though ended his college career one class away from graduation. Eventually, Unger moved back to Cleveland, then to Las Vegas. In 1976, Dough bought Supreme Mattress and moved to Las Vegas to build his new business. Outside his successful career, Doug was always an active member in the city's Jewish community. He joined Congregation Ner Tamid, where he was a trustee. He became involved with the Jewish Federation, serving as treasurer and later as president. When he moved to Reno, Doug joined Temples Sinai and Emanu-el, and also became heavily involved with Guide Dogs for the Blind Friends Committee, serving as its director for a period of time. He was also the co-chair of the Governor's Advisory Council on Education Related to the Holocaust (GAC). Doug was instrumental in establishing the Library for Holocaust Studies as a successful organization, independent of the Jewish Federation. The Library is now located in its own, donated space, run by trained staff, and receives $200,000 from the state biennially.
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