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William J. Moore Jr. Mining and Real Estate Papers
The William J. Moore Jr. papers (1925-1974) consist of mining publications, maps of mine locations, production reports, agreements, sales contracts of various ores, property claims, and correspondence. Also included are housing plans, maps, agreements, and financial papers for Westchester Gardens housing tract in Las Vegas, Nevada, estimates and analysis for a 500 room Las Vegas resort hotel.
Archival Collection
Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
The Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project contains the records of the Junior League of Las Vegas and the organization's efforts to preserve the Morelli House in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada from 1997 to 2017. Records are comprised of various internal and external planning documents, research files, advertising and publicity, correspondence, grant files, and photographs. Also included in this collection are scans of original planning documents and drawings used by Las Vegas, Nevada architect, Hugh E. Taylor, during construction of the Morelli House in the 1950s.
Archival Collection
Moulin Rouge Hotel guest register tags, 1956
Collection Name: Richard Taylor Collection on Moulin Rouge Hotel History
Box/Folder: Box SH-084
Archival Component
Press release issued by Harry Miller announcing temporary re-opening of the hotel, 1956
Collection Name: Richard Taylor Collection on Moulin Rouge Hotel History
Box/Folder: Box SH-084
Archival Component
Certificate of Fictitious firm name of "Dick Taylor's Moulin Rouge" used for lease, 1956 December 17
Collection Name: Richard Taylor Collection on Moulin Rouge Hotel History
Box/Folder: Box SH-084
Archival Component
Lease between Harry Miller (Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Moulin Rouge Hotel) and Richard Taylor for a short term lease of the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1956 December 13
Collection Name: Richard Taylor Collection on Moulin Rouge Hotel History
Box/Folder: Box SH-084
Archival Component
Hard Rock Cafe Neon Guitar Sign Sketch and HRH Magazine Mock-Up
Collection is comprised of a framed sketch of the neon guitar sign that was fabricated by YESCO for the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1990. It was hand-colored by the designer Shirley Ono, framed, and presented as a gift to Warwick Stone, Creative Director of the Hard Rock Cafe chain from 1982-1996, who commissioned the design. Also included is a HRH magazine mock-up for Summer/Fall 2005.
Archival Collection
Steven Hart Papers
Papers are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence dating from the 1950s to the 1980s collected by Steven Hart, son of the Las Vegas, Nevada chef, Nat Hart. The papers include information about Steven Hart's childhood and his service in Vietnam. Also included in the collection are photos of Steven Hart's father, Nat Hart.
Archival Collection
Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
The Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers (dating from 1948 to 2017, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1975 to 2005) contain research files, reports, and presentations about gambling written and collected by gaming consultant Eugene Martin Christiansen. Most of the collection is comprised of research files and reports about legalized gambling, casinos, hotels, racetracks, and entertainment venues, including the economic impacts of legalized gaming, feasibility studies for opening new casinos and racetracks, popularity of off-track betting, horse and dog racing, table games, gambling addiction, gaming regulation, taxes, lotteries, and Native American gaming. The collection also includes research files covering state and municipal regulation of gaming, significant individuals in the gaming industry, prominent hotels and casinos, gaming research conferences, financial reports, and international regulation of gaming. The collection also contains a small amount of business records from Christiansen’s entertainment company Feature Film Finance & Production.
Archival Collection
Grant M. Bowler oral history interview
Oral history interview with Grant M. Bowler conducted by David N. Cunningham on February 20, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview, Bowler discusses his personal family history in relation to Nevada, education, employment, and his thirty seven years of experience as a principal in Moapa Valley, Nevada.
Archival Collection