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Mark Curtis (1921-1998) was a public relations and advertising expert in Reno, Nevada who was the first public relations director for Harrah's Reno from 1957-1961. Ruth Curtis (1926-2016) was as a home economist at the Sierra Pacific Power Company for 27 and a half years. Collection contains a resume of Mark Curtis in the format of a magazine, as well as a 1961 "Gaming Through the Ages" calendar for Harrah's Reno and Lake Tahoe featuring Ruth Curtis on the December page.

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Franklin Harding was a Nevada miner, speculator, and would-be author who was living in Topaz, California at the time he wrote this letter on July 8, 1935. Harding's letter to E.S. Giles in Goldfield, Nevada, discussed his unsuccessful Nevada mining ventures and several books he proposed to write.

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Doris Mosley (1917-2007) was one of the first female dealers at Harold's Club in Reno, Nevada. Collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and genealogical information about Doris and her family.

Abstract The Palace Club was one of the first clubs to offer gaming after the State of Nevada legalized it in 1931. Giovanni (John) Petricciani purchased the Club in 1927; the family owned the Club until 1979 when they sold it to Harrah's Casino. Collection contains administrative, financial, and gaming materials related to the running of the Palace Club. Also included are materials from the Golden Hotel Resort, also owned by the Petricciani family, and a small number of financial records from St....

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The City of Reno is responsible for the administration of Reno, Nevada including collecting taxes, issuing business licenses, and infrastructure development. The collection includes license collection registers (including some for gambling establishments); daily cash blotters, registers of expenditures, and cash books; minutes of the Reno City Council; and sewer records.

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Raymond I. "Pappy" Smith (1887-1967) owned the Harold's Club in Reno, Nevada. The collection contains an anecdotal biography by an unknown author that describes Smith's personality, Reno, and the gambling industry in the 1930s-1960s, Harold's Club clientele, and Smith's personal life.