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Janice Allen Papers (MS-00903)

Abstract

The Janice Allen Papers are comprised of photographs, various publications, awards, a scrapbook, correspondence, memoranda, and newspaper clippings dating from 1953 to 2011 that document Janice Allen's philanthropic and political work in the state of Nevada. The materials document Allen's involvement with the Las Vegas Junior League, the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, and other volunteer work. The collection also contains correspondence received by Allen from various United States politicians, most notably the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle.

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Date

1953 to 2011

Extent

1.46 Cubic Feet (2 boxes, 1 oversized box)
2.01 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Janice Allen Papers are comprised of photographs, various publications, awards, a scrapbook, correspondence, memoranda, and newspaper clippings dating from 1953 to 2011 that document Janice Allen's philanthropic and political work in the state of Nevada. The materials document Allen's involvement with the Las Vegas Junior League, the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, and other volunteer work. The collection also contains correspondence received by Allen from various United States politicians, which include invitations to political rallies and speeches given by President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush, and Vice President Dan Quayle, as well as the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle chairman and former Nevada Senator Don Nickles. The materials relating to Allen's work with the Junior League include meeting minutes, communication about various projects, most notably the creation of Fantasy Park, and newspaper clippings about League activities. The collection provides information about the type of philanthropic and social work done by women in the mid-to late twentieth century. The material about Beta Sigma Phi includes newspaper clippings about events Allen was involved in and magazines published by the sorority.

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 in the order that they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Janice Allen born September 21, 1927 and raised in Sebring, Ohio. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1948. Allen attended Wesleyan College in West Virginia where she wrote for the college's newspaper and served as class secretary. After her move to Las Vegas, Allen wrote for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She was involved in many civic organizations such as the Service League, which would later be renamed the Las Vegas Junior League, the Junior Chamber of Commerce Wives, and the Jaycees. Allen has contributed to several civic projects, such as the creation of Fantasy Park and the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. She has also been involved with other Nevada organizations such as Vegas PBS, Opportunity Village, Nathan Adelson Hospice, and Three Square Food Bank. Allen was awarded the Junior Leagues Lifetime Community Achievement Award in 2008.

Sources:

Ric Anderson, “Angels in the Valley: Janice Haupt-Allen Makes time for philanthropy”, Las Vegas Sun, May 4, 2014, https://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/04/angels-valley-janice-haupt-allen-makes-time-philan/.

"The Woman who helped build the Smith Center… and Las Vegas," The Smith Center, accessed January 7, 2019, https://www.thesmithcenter.com/blog/the-woman-who-helped-build-the-smith-center-and-las-vegas/.

Related Collections

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

Allen, Janice Haupt. Interview, 2009 April 08. OH-00087. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Janice Allen Papers, 1953-2011. MS-00903. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2018 and 2019 by Janice Allen; accession numbers 2018-051 and 2019-063.

Processing Note

A box-level inventory of the accession was created by Maggie Bukowski in February 2019 and was updated by Joseph Puentes in November 2019. To prepare the inventory, the described materials were reviewed to create a contents list, estimate dates, and identify material types. No other work has been performed on the materials.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00903

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