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Apolonio Sauceda Scrapbooks (MS-01025)

Abstract

The Apolonio Sauceda Scrapbooks (1973-2010) document Apolonio "Loney" Sauceda's acting career and his work with the Nevada Association for Latin Americans (NALA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two scrapbooks document Sauceda's career as an actor and contain photographs of Sauceda on set, at premieres, with other actors, and depict movie sets at well-known Las Vegas hotels and casinos in the 1980s and 1990s. Newspaper clippings accompany many of the photographs and provide details about locations, major actors, or the producers for each film. The third scrapbook is compiled of newspaper clippings that document the local Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx community and NALA events in the 1970s, ranging from political activism, labor strikes, beauty pageants, and religious gatherings.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1973 to 2010

Extent

0.85 Cubic Feet (1 box, 1 oversized box)
1.56 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Apolonio Sauceda Scrapbooks (1973-2010) document Sauceda's acting career and his work with the Nevada Association for Latin Americans (NALA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two scrapbooks document Sauceda's career as an actor and contain photographs of Sauceda on set, at premieres, with other actors and the depict movie sets at well-known Las Vegas hotels and casinos in the 1980s and 1990s. Newspaper clippings accompany many of the photographs and provide details about locations, major actors, or the producers for each film. Movies include Cool World, Honey...I Blew Up the Baby, Vegas Vacation, Rocky IV, and Indecent Proposal. The third scrapbook is compiled of newspaper clippings that document the local Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx community and NALA events in the 1970s, ranging from political activism, labor strikes, beauty pageants, and religious gatherings. There are also a number of "Rincon Hispano por Edita Perez" columns clipped from the Las Vegas Sun newspaper within the scrapbook.

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 and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Apolonio "Loney" Sauceda was born in 1927 to Mexican immigrant parents in Argentine, Kansas and spent his youth in the Kansas City, Kansas area. Sauceda moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1969 where he worked as a cartographer for Clark County. Sauceda was involved with the Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA) and numerous veterans organizations. He also was an actor for many years, served in the United States Army during high school, and served as American Legion, Lt. Colonel in the Nevada Color Guard.

Source:

Apolonio 'Loney' Sauceda oral history interview, 2019 August 13. OH-03663. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The following resource may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Apolonio 'Loney' Sauceda oral history interview, 2019 August 13. OH-03663. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Apolonio Sauceda Scrapbooks, 1973-2010. MS-01025. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by Apolonio Sauceda in 2020; accession number 2020-032.

Processing Note

In 2020, Sarah Jones rehoused the collection, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS01025

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