Dick, Mida Mae
Coll # 86-10
Date: 1957 - 1986
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection consists of Las Vegas show programs and postcards, entertainment magazines and newspaper clippings about Las Vegas entertainment personalities, Las Vegas, and the state of Nevada. The greatest amount of material focuses on the Tropicana and its Folies Bergere show.
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Dunes Hotel
Coll # 93-08
Date: 1955 - 1992
Extent 19 document boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
Collection is comprised of publicity files of the Dunes Hotel. Material includes scrapbooks, budgets, employee files, contracts, correspondence, press releases, news clippings, advertising and publicity. Notable subjects include the Casino de Paris production show and showgirls, Major Riddle and Dunes Hotel restaurants such as the Sultan's Table. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

El Cortez Hotel
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1963
Extent 1 DBL OVERSIZE box
Collection contains a scrapbook from 1963 of news clippings of promotional events, performers and the general goings on of the hotel.

Fluke, David
Coll # 89-29
Date: 1947 - 1981
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection consists of the notebooks of David Fluke, a Las Vegas resident whose hobby was
documenting the history of Las Vegas Strip entertainment and performers from 1947-1981.
Notebooks feature handwritten lists of the entertainers' play dates, lounge shows, dates of
Las Vegas debuts, celebrity trivia and biographies. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Frontier Hotel - Casino
Coll # 88-109
Date: 1948 - 1988
Extent 79 boxes (75 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 3 flat oversize boxes) 32 linear ft.
Collection is comprised of the publicity files of the Frontier Hotel. Documents include press releases, news clippings, ad copy, photographs, marketing information, and programs on the various performers and promotional events that took place at the hotel. There is a significant amount of material on Siegfried and Roy during their time at the Frontier Hotel. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Gregory, Matt
Coll # 96-22
Date: 1959-1986
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the papers of Las Vegas producer, manager/agent Matt Gregory. Gregory was also known as creator of the Las Vegas-style mini-revue. Collection includes contracts, costume sketches, press releases, videos, show reviews, and advertisements. Shows documented include Fancy That, Feminine Touch, Mad Mod World, La Nouvelle Eve, and Kanpai. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
Coll # 2002-33
Date: 1930's - 1990's
Extent 21 boxes (17 record storage boxes, 2 large flat oversize boxes, 2 flat oversize boxes)
Collection is comprised of the corporate archives of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. Includes Harrahscope company newsletters, photographs, photo albums, news clippings, promotional items (ranging from matchbooks, dice, hats, glasses to key chains, and playing cards), Bill Harrah's personal playing card and automobile hood ornament collections. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Hayes, Grace
Coll # 86-75
Date: 1900 - 1989
Extent 4 document boxes (19 linear in.) + 1 album
Collection includes the personal and financial papers of actress and singer, Grace Hayes, who owned the Red Rooster, a nightclub on Highway 91 (later the Strip). Collection includes financial documents, newspaper clippings about Grace Hayes, her son, actor and writer Peter Lind Hayes, and his wife actress Mary Healy. Also includes obituaries for her husband, producer Robert Hopkins; personal correspondence; show business mementos; legal documents and photo albums. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Houssels, Nancy
Coll # 97-11
Date: ca. 1990s
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of newsletters, programs, posters, magazine articles, anniversary reports, and
news clippings on the Nevada Dance Theatre (now Nevada Ballet Theatre). Nancy Houssels
co-founded the Nevada Dance Theatre with Vassili Sulich in 1974.

Katz-Yarchever, Edythe
Coll # 96-17
Date: 1935-1985
Extent 6 boxes (1 record storage box, 3 document boxes, 2 oversize boxes on roller shelves)
Collection consists of the papers of Edythe Katz-Yarchever and her first husband, Lloyd Katz,
who owned a number of movie theatres in Las Vegas including the Fremont Theatre and the Huntridge Theatre. The collection chronicles their prominent role in the Jewish community in Las Vegas and includes scrapbooks, clippings, programs, certificates, and photographs on local Jewish community organizations.

Kaye, Norman
Coll # T14
Date: 1965 - 1969
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of the papers of Norman Kaye, member of the Mary Kaye Trio and Poet
Laureate of Nevada since 1960. Kaye wrote the song "Throw a Dime My Way," the theme for the March of Dimes and many others. He also founded the chorale group, the "Las Vegas Ambassadors" in the 1960s. The collection includes some correspondence, biographical information, news clippings, original sheet music compositions, poems, and audio tapes and 45s of Mary Kaye Trio recordings.

Kim Sisters
Coll # Roller shelf
Date: 1965 - 1969
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of two scrapbooks of the Kim Sisters, a trio of Korean-born musical entertainers who were prominent on the Las Vegas Strip from the 1950s-1970s. The scrapbooks contain ads for upcoming shows from around the world, reviews of performances, articles and interviews and copies of The Ed Sullivan Show programs on which they appeared.

Las Vegas Show Costume Designs
Coll # 2000-19
Date: ca1960s-1990s
Extent 6 oversize flat boxes
Collection comprised of costume design sketches created by Anne Guertin, Corrado Colabucci, Larry Merritt and Josephine Spinedi for various Las Vegas production shows.

Las Vegas Show Programs
Coll # 93-28
Date: ca 1950s - 1960s
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of various show programs from hotels such as Caesar's Palace, Desert Inn, Flamingo, Dunes, El Rancho, Fremont, Frontier, Hilton, International, and the Sands. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Mack, Jess & Dorothy
Coll # MS22
Date: 1950 - 1989
Extent 12 boxes (9 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 2 record storage boxes)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Jess Mack, actor, comedy writer, booking agent and the first franchised agent for the Screen Actors Guild in Las Vegas. Noted for his work in burlesque and acting as agent to a number of prominent strippers during the golden age of burlesque. Collection includes legal documents, photographs, gags, scripts, sketches, newspaper clippings, correspondence, issues of "Cavalcade of Burlesque", articles and publicity. There are also a number of video tapes and cassette tapes. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Maines, Ken "Nevada"
Coll # 1031-4
Date: 1972
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of various items written by Ken "Nevada" Maines, including sheet music for his songs (Fremont Street, My Name Is Love, and My Little Polish Rose), a poem, and his hints for handicappers. There is also an offprint of an article on Maines that appeared in the Las Vegas Sun.

Mannone, Wingy
Coll # 2001-28
Date: 1934 -1996
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Las Vegas trumpet player Wingy Mannone and includes photographs, news clippings, and personal memorabilia. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Marshall L. Wright - Riviera Hotel Scrapbook
Coll # 97-14
Date: 1954-1956
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection contains a scrapbook of newspaper articles about Wright and the Hotel Riviera, ads for upcoming performers like Liberace, a copy of a menu, pictures of the hotel under construction, general correspondence and the press packet from the 1955 opening.

Maurice, Dick
Coll # 2001-27
Date: 1970-1980
Extent: 3 boxes (1 document box, 1 slim document box, 1 small flat box)
Dick Maurice was a Las Vegas-based radio and TV personality. His collection contains audio and/or visual tapes from all of his shows, photographs and some personal papers. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

Meadows Playhouse
Coll # T163
Date: 1968-1981
Extent 4 boxes (2 document boxes and 2 record storage boxes)
Collection houses the architectural plans for the Meadows Playhouse, a UNLV playhouse, and interdepartmental correspondence about designing a theatre major, examples of other university theatre major requirements, copies of plays with set design notes, notes on student actors, production playbills and newspaper clippings about upcoming productions.

Minsky, Harold
Coll # 87-97
Date: 1922 - 1978
Extent 27 boxes (24 document boxes, 2 slim document boxes and 1 record storage)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of noted burlesque producer, Harold Minsky. Minsky was noted for creating the "family burlesque" style and for introducing the topless showgirl to Las Vegas at the Dunes Hotel in 1957. His collection includes scripts, publicity, photographs, financial records, payroll records, sheet music, news clippings, contracts, and correspondence. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Nevada Biltmore Hotel
Coll # 2003-28
Date: 1942 - 1985
Extent Collection consists of a scrapbook on the Nevada Biltmore Hotel, located in downtown Las Vegas. The scrapbook contains photographs of the hotel, hotel stationary, a menu and news clippings announcing who will be staying at the Biltmore and who will be appearing and performing. There are also news clippings about city leaders.

Nevada Motion Picture Division
Coll # MS5
Date: ca1970s-1990s
Extent 24 document boxes
Collection is comprised of film scripts from the Motion Picture and Television Division of the
Nevada Commission on Economic Development. All film and television scripts were set around Las Vegas or in the Nevada desert. Notable titles include "Vegas Vacation," "Honeymoon in Vegas," and "Leaving Las Vegas." INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Newton, Wayne Fan Club Collection
Coll # 88-158
Date: 1966 - 1988
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of Wayne Newton Fan Club memorabilia. It includes news clippings, articles, newsletters, correspondence, promotional materials and recordings all pertaining to Wayne Newton and his career in Las Vegas. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Proctor, Cork
Coll # 2002-12
Date: 1943 - 2003
Extent 3 document boxes
The personal papers of Cork Proctor, musician and entertainer. Collection contains flyers, awards, contracts, clippings, reviews and two transcribed oral interviews. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

Rawls, Ellen Burke
Coll # 2002-19
Date: ca1980s-1990s
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of newspaper columns on Atlantic City entertainment by Atlantic City
journalist Ellen Burke Rawls. Other materials include correspondence and columns on various
aspects of Atlantic City and New Jersey life.

Sands Hotel
Coll # 2000-12
Date: 1952 - 1979
Extent 80 boxes (7 flat boxes and 2 large flat boxes located on the roller shelf, 58 document boxes, 12 record storage boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 large flat box)
The Sands Collection is comprised of the publicity files of Al Freeman, Publicity Director of the Sands Hotel for many years. Materials in the collection include business documents, correspondence, press releases, news clippings and advertisements etc. but the bulk of the collection is comprised of photographs. The collection is particularly rich in photographs of celebrities and entertainers, the Rat Pack being the most prominent among these. There is also a significant amount of material on the Copa Girls. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Schwartz, Sonny
Coll # 2001-14
Date: 1970s-1990s
Extent: 12 document boxes
Collection consists of audio cassette tapes from the radio show of Sonny Schwartz, Atlantic City
journalist and radio host. Other material in the collection includes news clippings, video tapes,
correspondence, radio program guest schedules, and newspaper columns written by Schwartz.
INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Shaw, Arnold Papers
Coll # 2001-13
Date: 1920's-2001
Extent Numerous
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of noted popular music scholar and author Arnold
Shaw. Shaw was the author of biographies on Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte and books such as The Jazz Age, Dictionary of Pop/Rock, Black Popular Music in America, and Fifty-Second Street. Materials in the collection include correspondence, news clippings, records (lps), tapes, cassettes, sheet music, short stories, plays, books, and interviews. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

Silver Slipper Scrapbook
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1974 - 1976
Extent 1 flat oversize box
Collection consists of 1 scrapbook containing adds announcing upcoming performers and performance reviews at the Silver Slipper Casino.

St. Denis, Ruth
Coll # 85-112
Date: 1905 - 1984
Extent 5 boxes (1 flat box and 2 large flat boxes located on the roller shelf and 1 document box, 1 record storage box)
The Ruth St. Denis Collection pertains to the St. Denis School of Dance in Los Angeles, CA. The collection contains scrapbooks filled with magazine cutouts from early 20th century- performers and celebrities. It also includes a variety of books on costume and dance. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stevens, Maury
Coll # 86-66
Date: 1953 - 1981
Extent 2 document boxes
The collection of Maury Stevens, a Las Vegas advertising executive who worked at a number of
Strip hotels and edited Las Vegas Life and Now Magazine. The collection contains a variety of
programs, brochures, photos, magazines and news clippings pertaining to hotels, performers and
special events in Las Vegas. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stuckey, Evelyn
Coll # 86-56
Date: 1949 - 1969
Extent 17 boxes (13 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 3 large flat boxes)
The Evelyn Stuckey Collection focuses on the Las Vegas Rhythmettes, a unique dance/pep club for girls that was active at Las Vegas High School in the 1950s and 1960s. It includes news clippings, magazine articles, photographs, correspondence and a number of other documents pertaining to Rhythmettes founder Evelyn Stuckey and the Rhythmettes organization. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Sulich, Vassili
Coll # 2003-11
Date: 1950's - 1990's
Extent 10 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the personal papers and photographs of Croatian-born choreographer, Vassili Sulich, founder of the Nevada Dance Theatre, the first professional ballet company in Nevada. Includes materials from his time as a professional ballet dancer in Europe, and as dancer at the Follies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. Collection is comprised of photographs, news clippings, correspondence, programs, posters, scrapbooks, and various ephemera.

Thunderbird
Coll # T100
Date: 1965 - 1973
Extent 12 document boxes
The Thunderbird Hotel Collection is comprised of material from the hotel's entertainment department. It contains a variety of photographs, memos, news releases, news clippings, contracts, slides, posters and articles pertaining to entertainers and shows at the Thunderbird.
Collection is arranged alphabetically by name of entertainer or act. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Vanda, Charles
Coll # 88-142
Date: 1955 -1987
Extent 3 boxes (2 record storage boxes, 1 slim document box)
The Charles Vanda Collection contains a variety of achievement awards, plaques, and certificates that were presented to Charles Vanda throughout his career. It also contains some news clippings and articles pertaining to Charles Vanda, the arts and UNLV. broadcasting pioneer and, after his retirement from CBS, a leader in the Las Vegas arts community. See inventory.

Vinas, Jose Luis
Coll # 2003-10
Date: ca. 1950's - 1980's
Extent 3 flat oversized boxes
Collection consists of the costume designs, news clippings, and photographs of noted Las Vegas costume designer, Jose Luis Vinas, who designed for producer Frederic Apcar in shows such as Vive Les Girls and Casino de Paris.

Willard, Bill Papers
Coll # 2001-17
Date: 1913-1999
Extent: 53 boxes (48 document boxes, 5 flat boxes)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Bill Willard, a writer, performer, artist, columnist and former director of the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center. The collection is comprehensive and contains a variety of records relating to all areas of his life and interests. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

Young Audiences
Coll # T177
Date: 1960 - 1983
Extent 10 boxes (4 document boxes, 6 record storage boxes)
Collection contains the organizational records of the Young Audiences group. Materials include minutes, financial records, bylaws, photographs, projects, membership information, reports, publications, news clippings, and public relations material. INVENTORY AVAILABLE