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Wilner Family Collection (MS-00810)

Abstract

The Wilner Family Collection is comprised of audiovisual material on real estate in Las Vegas, Nevada collected by Las Vegas real estate agent, Linda C. Wilner. The collection includes informational videos for real estate agents and promotional showcase materials on various real estate developments around Las Vegas including Summerlin, Lake Las Vegas, Turnberry Place, Park Towers, Sun City Anthem, Sun City MacDonald Ranch, and Christopher Homes. This collection also contains a digital surrogate of a scrapbook commemorating Linda Wilner's uncle, Leo Wilner, and his retirement as executive director of Temple Beth Sholom in 1984.

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Date

1983-2008
bulk 1990-1999

Extent

1.10 Cubic Feet (1 box)
1.08 Linear Feet
2 digital_files (2.61 GB)

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Wilner Family Collection is comprised of audiovisual material on real estate in Las Vegas, Nevada collected by Linda C. Wilner. Materials include VHS tapes, compact discs, and DVDs with promotional showcase material on various real estate developments around Las Vegas including Summerlin, Lake Las Vegas, Turnberry Place, Park Towers, Sun City Anthem, Sun City MacDonald Ranch, and Christopher Homes. Real estate audiovisual materials also include copies of real estate training videos, "Las Vegas Perspective," and Richard Lee's "Development Profile." This collection also contains a digital surrogate of a scrapbook commemorating Linda Wilner's uncle, Leo Wilner, and his retirement as executive director of Temple Beth Sholom in 1984.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Some collection material has been digitized and is available online.

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 remain in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

Linda C. Wilner has been a real estate agent in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1970. She worked with Mark Fine of American Nevada's Green Valley development; Pacific International Realty; Rancho Vista Realty; and her own company, Wilner Associates, which later joined Realty 500 Reiss Corporation Management. Her uncle, Leo Wilner, was Executive Director of Temple Beth Sholom from 1966 to 1984.

Related Collections

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

Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection. 1950s-2016. MS-00790. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Wilner, Martin, Linda and Robert. Interview, 2016 May 10 & 24. OH-02692. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Wilner Family Collection, 1983-2008. MS-00810. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials and were donated in 2016 by Linda C. Wilner; accession 2016-033.

Processing Note

The collection was minimally processed by Tammi Kim in 2016 at the time of accessioning. The materials were quickly reviewed to provide a general description of the contents of each box and an estimate of dates represented in the material. One scrapbook was digitized by Meghan Gross in 2016 and returned to the donor. No further work was performed on the materials.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00810

Existence and Location of Originals

Some items in this collection are digital surrogates. The donor retained the original items.

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