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Gary Marsh Scrapbook on Nevada History

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The Gary Marsh Scrapbook on Nevada History consists of one scrapbook with newspaper clippings from the Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) and the LVRJ Sunday supplement, the Nevadan dating from 1963 to 1964. Topics include information on Nevada history, industry, natural resources, society, and culture. The scrapbook likely represents a school project completed by Marsh.

Las Vegas High School Reunion Biography Collection

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The Las Vegas High School Reunion Biography Collection (1983) consists of class rosters, biographies of graduates, and photocopies of original programs from the four graduating classes of 1933 to 1936. The information specific to each year is compiled into its own handmade scrapbook. The materials were created for the 50th reunion of the class of 1933, and the event also included the classes of 1934, 1935, and 1936.

Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection

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The Charles Lipschitz International Stamp Collection is comprised of postage stamps and commemorative first-day issue envelopes, dating from approximately 1915 to 1989. The majority of the materials correspond to the nations of the African continent, in particular South Africa and the apartheid-era Bantustans of Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, and Venda. Other nations represented by this collection include the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, Switzerland, and other countries in Europe and Asia.

Gene Hertzog Professional Papers

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The Gene Hertzog Professional Papers (approximately 1930-2015) are comprised of photographs, slides, transparencies, publications, video cassettes, correspondence, and digital files spanning Gene Hertzog's working years with the United States Army, the Bureau of Reclamation, and as a freelance photographer and videographer based in Southern Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington state.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records

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The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega (AKA TTO) Chapter records (1965-2020) are comprised of organizational records, conference programs, digitized copies of the chapter's scrapbooks, and copies of Ivy Leaf, the organization’s national newsletter. The records include chapter and committee agendas and meeting minutes, Far Western Regional Conference reports, and fliers for events hosted by AKA TTO.

Bob Friedlander Jazz Music Manuscripts

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The Bob Friedlander Jazz Music Manuscripts (approximately 1960-1980) are comprised of music manuscripts arranged by Bob Friedlander and collected by the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some titles are photocopies of the original manuscript. Friedlander arranged for big band musicians such as Harry James, Sam Donahue, Richard Maltby, Ralph Flanagan, and Johnny Long.

Artists and Architects of CityCenter Exhibit Panels

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The Artists and Architects of CityCenter Exhibit Panels date from 2009 and contain mounted artists' renderings of proposed interior and exterior designs for CityCenter Las Vegas. These panels were created for the 12 + 7: Artists and Architects of CityCenter exhibit held by the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, located in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

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The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records (approximately 1950-2008) consist of oral histories collected by University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of History for the Nevada Test Site Oral History Project. The collection includes digital audio recordings of interviews, print and digital transcripts, and a small selection of digital video recordings. Some interviews have also been supplemented with photographs, letters, scientific articles, brochures, news clippings and ephemera about the Nevada Test Site.

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