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https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/ebeec230065a26851721c3c503954af5.jpeg d38762f280e59e46c0a177fe70869720 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Majority owner of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino Birth Date 1930 Birthplace San Francisco, California Arrival in Las Vegas 1944 Biographical Text Mitzi Stauffer was raised in Bay Area, an only child and the heir to the Stauffer Chemicals fortune. She attended Stanford University, where she studied philosophy, psychology and education. After three years of college, she left to marry her professor, a scientist. For years she worked with him doing his research in Northern Nevada. At 21, she lost her family and used her inheritance to begin investing in real estate. She had a natural aptitude for this investing and established herself as a shrewd businesswoman. She was drawn to Las Vegas by the potential profit that gaming ventures represented. She was approached about a business venture at the Tropicana Casino, and became the majority owner in 1975. As acting director of the Tropicana Hotel Corporation, Briggs added a twenty-two story hotel and oversaw many other significant renovations and expansions to the casino. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to Briggs, some of the other investors in the casino were operating a skimming operation at the direction of an East Coast-based organized crime syndicate. When the operation came to light, Briggs was forced to sell the Tropicana, and the Ramada Inn corporation purchased the property. Briggs was a talented and successful businesswoman whose losses at the Tropicana are sadly representative of the era when Las Vegas was tainted by ties to organized crime. After losing the Tropicana, Briggs turned to her religion for solace and guidance. She has spent the last several years working for the Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer, assisting the priests with weekly services and working as a salesperson in the gift shop. Bibliography <a href="https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01UNLV_ALMA21157997640004081&context=L&vid=UNLV&lang=en_US&search_scope=01UNLV_ALMA_LOCATION_UNLS&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Mitzi%20Briggs&offset=0">Smith, John L and Jim Laurie. Vegas Voices: conversations with Great Las Vegas Characters. Las Vegas: Smith Press, 2014</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mitzi Briggs Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Business Hotel/Gaming