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Pappas, John H., 1888-1981

John H. Pappas was born in Greece on March 15, 1888. He moved to the United States in 1904, and eventually settled in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1929 where he worked on railroad construction and later the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction. He passed away in Nevada in August 1981.

Person

Sampley, Hubert, 1908-2004

Hubert Edward Sampley was born in Fordsville, Kentucky to Fredrick P. and Ada Sampley. He later moved to Pasadena, California and served in World War II. He married Nellie Louise Lamb in California and the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. Sampley worked as a casino dealer. He passed away in 2004.

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Townsend, Arthur, 1923-1995

Arthur Sharpe Townsend was born to Winnie and James Townsend on November 8, 1923 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947 and worked in gambling and security. He died on July 27, 1995 in Las Vegas.

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Mary Jane Watson retirement party, 1997 June

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Collection Number: MS-00784
Collection Name: History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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"Maya at Ranch" includes Maya Miller sit-down interview outdoors, 16mm film, approximately 1965 to 1974

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Collection Number: MS-00516
Collection Name: Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Unlabeled film that includes Miller attending church, going door to door, Entitas Ranch, and another politician, 16mm film, undated

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Collection Number: MS-00516
Collection Name: Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Clark County School district superintendent research files and Clark County School district research files , 2005-2006

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Collection Number: MS-00829
Collection Name: Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project
Box/Folder: Box 03

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SOHA and OHA conference files and meeting minutes, 1991 to 2020

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Collection Number: MS-00559
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23

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Nevada Welare Rights Organization, 1971

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Collection Number: MS-00516
Collection Name: Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 02

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Protective labor laws, 1974

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Collection Number: MS-00516
Collection Name: Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 02

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