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League of Women Voters records and newspaper clippings, 1977-1981
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Archival Collection
Description
The press releases and ephemera from the League of Women Voters provide details about meetings and officer installations for the Las Vegas chapter.
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Article, The Jewish Community of Las Vegas by Jerry Countess, September 1987
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Archival Collection
Description
In this essay, Jerry Countess provides narrative context for a demographic study of the Jewish population in Las Vegas, and addresses the services and community needs revealed by the study and the growing Jewish population.
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Portrait photograph of Miriam "Mimi" Katz, 1940s
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Archival Collection
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Miriam Katz.
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Photograph of Miriam "Mimi" Katz with Lorene Tinne, Reunion Dinner, October 14, 2012
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Archival Collection
Description
Full-length photograph of Miriam "Mimi" Katz (left) with Lorene Tinne at a reunion.
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Essay or speech transcript by George Katz on the history of Temple Beth Sholom, 1960s
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Archival Collection
Description
Essay or speech transcript about the beginning of Temple Beth Sholom and the contributions of the temple presidents.
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Young's personal papers including issues of Nevada Gay Times, LAMBDA Impulse, LGAU meeting notes and correspondence, and bibliographies of LGBTQ related titles in Las Vegas Valley public library systems, 1983 to 2011
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Christie Young Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01, Box 02
Archival Component
Lido de Paris costume designs, approximately 1950 to 1969
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Lido de Paris Costume Designs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
Personal and professional papers for Robert L. "Bob" Forbuss, 1948-2007
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Photographs of Bob Forbuss with friends and politicians; childhood and school; photographs of Marjorie Keas Forbuss and Bob Forbuss at their home; photographic negatives of St. Anne's Elementary School, Bishop Gorman High School, personal images of Bob Forbuss, 1945-2010
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02, Box 03, Oversized Box SH-048
Archival Component
Irma I. Varela interview, March 5, 2019: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Born and raised in Zacatecas, Mexico, Irma moved to Las Vegas in 1989. She is the Cultural Program Supervisor at Winchester Community Center and has devoted much of her career to preserving Hispanic cultural traditions in Las Vegas. She has been an active leader in local events such as Community Roots, International Food & Folk Life Festival, World Vibrations, and Dio de Los Muertos.
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