Abstract
The John B. DuBois Papers (1967-2012) contain legislative bills, reviews, and requests from his time as a Nevada State Assemblyman from Clark County. Also included are newspaper clippings, campaign material, contribution letters, and election results. There are Datagraphic Research, Inc. Opinion Polls conducted and written by his wife Judith DuBois, photographs, speeches, and a manuscript for a stage play adopted from a novel written by John DuBois.
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The John B. DuBois Papers (1967-2012) contain legislative bills, reviews, and requests from his time as a Nevada State Assemblyman from Clark County. Also included are newspaper clippings, campaign material, contribution letters, and election results. There are Datagraphic Research, Inc. Opinion Polls conducted and written by his wife Judith DuBois, photographs, and speeches given by John DuBois during his campaigns and from the floor of the legislature. A synopsis and chapter notes from a novel written by John DuBois titled Fatal Obsession and a manuscript for a stage play adopted from a novel also written by John DuBois titled Kill the Truth, Save the Crown are also in the collection.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
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Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Material remains roughly in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Republican Assemblyman from Clark County, Nevada John B. DuBois was born in West Point, New York on November 28, 1921. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a BS in journalism and did his graduate work in marketing and communications at the University of Southern California. After moving to Las Vegas he was the director of Corporate Communications for Southwest Gas Corporation from 1964 to 1976.
DuBois entered politics in 1980 by running successfully for the Nevada Assembly where he served from 1981 to 1989, which included five regular sessions and one special session. He is a former University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) instructor, listed in Who's Who in Public Relations, and the author of two books and many articles in national publications.
Preferred Citation
John B. DuBois Papers, 1967-2012. MS-00860. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were was donated in 2017 by Elizabeth B. D. Thompson; accession number 2017-127.
Processing Note
In 2018, Joyce Moore processed the collection and wrote the finding aid.