Every month, Special Collections and Archives will highlight some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for December.
Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada, 1988-2023. MS-01130. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Scott Rayer collection.
- The Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada (1988-2023) contains digitized broadcast commercial television shows about various topics related to Las Vegas, Nevada that were recorded by Scott Rayer as his way of "airchecking" television content he enjoyed about Las Vegas, Nevada. Airchecking is a broadcast industry term that refers to a recording of a broadcast from radio or television created for archival purposes. The television programs represent a broad range of genres including entertainment, news, documentary, and talk shows on local and national television networks.
- Subjects: Television programs; Las Vegas (Nev.); Entertainment; Documentary films; Broadcasting; Reality television programs; Southern Nevada
Charley Henchis Papers, approximately 1945-1987. MS-01145. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Charley Henchis papers.
- The Charley Henchis Papers (approximately 1945-1987) document the career of international cabaret show producer Charley Henchis and the shows he produced in Las Vegas, Nevada and Beirut, Lebanon. Materials include Henchis' business files which includes correspondence, files on specialty acts, photographs, and press about Henchis. Shows represented in this collection includes La Parisienne which was performed at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas in 1960 before moving to Casino du Liban in Beirut. Other shows represented in this collection that were produced for Casino du Liban includes Mais Oui, S'il Vous Plait, Flash!, and Hello!. Additional materials include press and publicity files, music arrangements and scores, recordings of musical numbers used for the productions, and film footage of shows and production reels. Also included is film footage of the Charley Ballet, Henchis' dance troupe who were featured in his shows.
- Subjects: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.); Casino du Liban; Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.); Entertainment; Revues; Sheet music; Music (Arrangement); Beirut (Lebanon)
Geri Tomich oral history interview, 2023 May 15. OH-03897. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete oral history interview.
- Oral history interview with Geri Tomich conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Jerwin Tiu, and Stefani Evans on May 15, 2023 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Born and raised in the Philippines, Geraldine "Geri" Tomich recalls life in the city of Manila, where her father worked as an engineer and her mother as a stay-at-home mother. After a brief period in California, Tomich resumed her college career in a community college in Southern Nevada, getting an associate's degree in paralegal studies before transferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to earn her bachelor's degree in business management. During this time, Tomich recalls working her way up in a law firm, starting as a receptionist before moving up to a secretary and then later a paralegal. For law school, Tomich moved to Spokane, Washington, to attend Gonzaga University. Citing her family, she moved back to Las Vegas to practice law, first returning to the law firm where she got her start before moving to Marquis Aurbach in 2003. She also discusses the other organizations she is involved in, including the Nevada Community Foundation and the Baller Dream Foundation. Throughout the rest of the interview, Tomich discusses values, what it has been like balancing a family with a full-time job, and what parts of Filipino culture she has retained.
Subjects: Oral histories (document genres); Women lawyers; Manila (Philippines); Las Vegas (Nev.)
