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Questa, E. J. , 1898-1962

E. J. Questa was born in 1898. He was the president of the First National Bank of Nevada and was an influential businessman in Nevada. He died on February 10, 1962 in a plane crash thirty miles northeast of Tonopah, Nevada while he and Newton J. Crumley were flying to Elko, Nevada.

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Nevada Banking History Collection, 1870-1976. MS-00257. Special Collections and Archives,

University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada

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Quinn, Margaret, 1917-2007

Margaret Quinn was born in 1917 and was a prominent member of the League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley (LWVLVV) in Nevada. She joined in 1964 and in 1979, she became the director of membership for the LWVLVV. She held that position until 1981, when she became president of the LWVLVV. She had two children, Patricia and Cindy. Margaret Quinn passed away on August 22, 2007.

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League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Records, 1957-2010. MS-00024. Special

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Partridge, Frank E.

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Partridge, Juanita

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Peters, Timothy

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Pratto, Nick

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Meder, John

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Ono, Shirley

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Sloan, Art (Arthur), 1930-2019

Arthur “Art” Sloan (1930-2019) was a philanthropist and a successful entrepreneur who ran multiple businesses that specialized in lighting and air conditioning. During his time in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sloan collected materials from casinos such as the Flamingo, El Rancho, and Hotel Last Frontier. These materials included ash trays, silverware, postcards, photographs, dice, playing cards, and casino memorabilia.

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