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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Records (MS-00687)

Abstract

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority Records (1973-2007) contain memorandums written by Rossi Rallenkotter, the Vice President of the Authority's marketing division to Las Vegas hotel sales and travel directors. The memorandums provide monthly visitor statistics. The collection also includes information on riverboat gambling legislation and the capacities of function/meeting rooms in various Las Vegas hotels. Also included are LVCVA marketing plans and bulletins.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1973 to 2007

Extent

2.76 Cubic Feet (7 boxes)
2.50 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority Records (1973-2007) contain memorandums written by Rossi Rallenkotter, the Vice President of the Authority's marketing division to Las Vegas hotel sales and travel directors. The memorandums provide monthly visitor statistics. The collection also includes information on riverboat gambling legislation and the capacities of function/meeting rooms in various Las Vegas hotels. Also included are LVCVA marketing plans and bulletins.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Biographical / Historical Note

"As the official destination marketing organization of Las Vegas, Nevada the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) promotes tourism, conventions, meetings and special events, as well as ongoing advocacy to extend the city's influence as a leader in tourism and hospitality. To drive the tourism engine that powers the Southern Nevada economy, the LVCVA is charged with and committed to building and protecting the Las Vegas brand among its diverse audiences of current and potential visitors. With nearly 150,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and more than 11 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA's mission focuses on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area."

Source: http://www.lvcva.com/who-we-are/

Preferred Citation

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Records, 1973-2007. MS-00687. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1hp5j

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by the LVCVA and gathered by Special Collections and Archives; accession numbers 2014-089 and 2024-021.

Processing Note

Materials were minimally processed by Hana Gutierrez in 2014. In 2017 Joyce Moore revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2024, Sarah Jones added 5 boxes of marketing bulletins and plans into the collection.

Resource Type

Records

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00687

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