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Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada Records (MS-00187)

Abstract

The Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada (AACSN) Records are comprised of the organizational records of the Allied Arts Council, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based non-profit organization that promoted the arts and cultural life in Southern Nevada from 1971 to 1999. Materials include meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership information, publications, event information, project files, photographs, audio cassettes, VHS, and U-Matic tapes.

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Date

1971 to 1999

Extent

37.16 Cubic Feet (58 boxes)
31.08 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada (AACSN) Records are comprised of the organizational records of the Allied Arts Council, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based non-profit organization that promoted the arts and cultural life in Southern Nevada from 1971 to 1999. Materials include meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership information, event information, project files, photographs of artists and art works, audio cassettes, VHS, and U-Matic tapes. Also included are copies of the bi-monthly magazine published by the AACSN, Arts Alive (1981-1992) that featured Southern Nevadan artists and art, and the Cultural Services Directory of Southern Nevada businesses and artists.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

These records are organized into four series:

Series I. Board of directors, office, and business documents, 1971-1999;

Series II. Financial documents, licenses, and tax information, 1976-1999;

Series III. Events, programs, publications, and artist information, 1980-1998;

Series IV. Videotapes and audio cassette tapes, 1990s.

Biographical / Historical Note

The Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada (AACSN) was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based non-profit organization that promoted arts and cultural life in Southern Nevada from 1971 to 1999. As outlined in the May 1973 bylaws, the AACSN promoted the development of local, state, and regional arts appreciation. The organization fundraised and planned events such as Jazz Month, and the annual Masque Balls, Valentine Teas, and Umbrella Affairs to promote the arts in Southern Nevada. The AACSN also published a bi-monthly magazine, Arts Alive, from 1981 to 1992 that featured Southern Nevadan artists and art in mediums such as painting, dance, photography, theatre, and architecture. As an outreach program, AACSN instituted the long-running Class Act program in partnership with Nevada Power. Class Act brought performers and artists into Clark County schools to highlight the importance of the arts to students. In the early 1990s, AACSN first forwarded the idea for a Neon Park to preserve and showcase Las Vegas neon signs; the project was completed as the Neon Museum under the auspices of the City of Las Vegas. The AACSN ceased operations in 1999.

Source:

Allied Arts Council of Sourthern Nevada Records.

"Cool Place: The Neon Boneyard - Las Vegas," accessed January 31, 2019, https://www.theculturedlens.com/travel-muse/2017/11/5/cool-place-the-neon-boneyard-las-vegas

Preferred Citation

Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada Records, 1971-1999. MS-00187. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by the Allied Arts Council of Southern Nevada and the Las Vegas Art Museum; accession numbers T-109, 98-13, and 2000-016.

Processing Note

This collection was initially inventoried by a Special Collections staff member in 2000. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Hannah Robinson wrote the collection description and subsequently entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Melise Leech rehoused and arranged the materials, and revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.

Physical Description

Some materials are stored in the Lied Automated Storage and Retrieval Unit (LASR). Advanced notice may be required to access these materials.

Resource Type

Records

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00187

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