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El Cortez Hotel and Casino Scrapbook (MS-00636)

Abstract

The El Cortez Hotel and Casino Scrapbook (1963) contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, promotional event notifications, information on performers, and other events held at the El Cortez Hotel.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1963

Extent

1.67 Cubic Feet (1 box)
2.58 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents Note

The El Cortez Hotel and Casino Scrapbook (1963) contains a scrapbook of news clippings, promotional event notifications, information on performers, and other events held at the El Cortez Hotel.

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

Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

"El Cortez Hotel and Casino is the longest continuously running hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Opened in 1941, it was so successful that it attracted the attention of Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Gus Greenbaum, and Moe Sedway, all of whom purchased it in 1945."

"In 1963 El Cortez was purchased by Jackie Gaughan, and it has been run as a family business ever since, even through it’s sale to Ike Gaming in 2008."

Source:

http://elcortezhotelcasino.com/

Preferred Citation

El Cortez Hotel and Casino Scrapbook, 1963. MS-00636. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1t89q

Acquisition Note

Acquisition number 2017-093.

Processing Note

Collection was processed in 2017 by Joyce Moore.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00636

Finding Aid Description Rules

Describing Archives: A Content Standard
English