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What's New in Special Collections: Hannah Brown Papers

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Every month, Special Collections and Archives will highlight some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for July.

Hannah Brown Papers, 1955-2013. MS-01214. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Hannah Brown finding aid.

  • The Hannah Brown Papers (1955-2013) consist of materials documenting the career and volunteer work of Las Vegas, Nevada businesswoman Hannah Brown, including materials from her airline career, newspaper clippings, congressional and state proclamations and awards, photographic prints, school records, and publications relating to the African American community both locally and nationally. Many of the materials document Brown's work with the Las Vegas Urban Chamber of Commerce and the Las Vegas chapter of The Links.
  • Subjects: LINKS, Inc. Las Vegas Chapter; Urban Chamber of Commerce (Las Vegas, Nev.); (Las Vegas, Nev.); African American businesspeople; Las Vegas (Nev.)

JMA Architecture Studio Project Sheets, approximately 1980-2015. MS-01211. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete JMA Project Sheets finding aid.

  • The JMA Architecture Studio Project Sheets (approximately 1980-2015) consist of project sheets created by JMA Architecture Studio. The project sheets include project names, descriptions, images and renderings, and awards where applicable, of the firm's work for both realized and unrealized projects designed between approximately 1980-2015. The project sheets are divided into sections on healthcare facilities, public sector facilities, hospitality properties, and commercial work. Most of the projects represented are local to the greater Las Vegas, Nevada area, but also include some national and international projects.
  • Subjects: Architecture; Las Vegas (Nev.); Urban Planning -- Las Vegas -- Nevada; Henderson (Nev.)

Zsa Zsa Gabor Collection, 1953-1991. MS-01218. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Zsa Zsa Gabor finding aid.

  • The Zsa Zsa Gabor Collection (1953-1991) consists of annotated performance notes of Zsa Zsa Gabor's appearances at the Flamingo and Vegas World hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are show programs from productions Gabor acted in throughout the 1970s and 1980s in various locations across the United States, and one photograph from 1953.
  • Subjects: Vegas World Hotel Casino; Flamingo Hilton (Las Vegas, Nev.); Flamingo Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.); Entertainers; Entertainment; Las Vegas Strip (Nev.)

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