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Transcript of interview with Nellie Bunch by Robin Ducharme, November 20, 1975

Date

1975-11-20

Description

On November 20, 1975, C.A. (Robin) Ducharme interviewed Nellie Bunch (born 1902 in Chariton County, MO) about her life in Southern Nevada. Bunch first talks about her settlement into the Whitney Ranch area and her knowledge about the building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam. She also talks about the early utilization of water resources from Lake Mead, early sources of power, and the early use of evaporative coolers. Bunch also speaks about her experience as a postmaster and later discusses telephone technology and the early churches of Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Mildred Breedlove by Steve Drappo, February 18, 1979

Date

1979-02-18

Description

Steve Drappo interviews Mildred Breedlove (b. 1904) who was born in Coal Hill, Arkansas. Breedlove relocated to Nevada in 1949. During this interview Breedlove discusses her personal experience of owning her own ranch in Nevada.

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"Around the World with Bob" calendar, 2011

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Robert L. Forbuss Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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American Polar Society's The Polar Times journals, grant information, research and field notes, maps, photographic prints and negatives, approximately 1973 to 1983

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File

Archival Collection

John R. Wilbanks Antarctica Research Papers
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Collection Number: UA-00106
Collection Name: John R. Wilbanks Antarctica Research Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01, Box 02

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Lido de Paris costume designs, approximately 1950 to 1969

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File

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Lido de Paris Costume Designs
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Collection Number: MS-01088
Collection Name: Lido de Paris Costume Designs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

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Personal and professional papers for Robert L. "Bob" Forbuss, 1948-2007

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Robert L. Forbuss Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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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

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Archival Collection

Robert L. Forbuss Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02, Box 03, Oversized Box SH-048

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Letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings; includes letters related to McLaughlin's service as president of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and their annual dinner, 1944-1979

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File

Archival Collection

Thomas McLaughlin Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00247
Collection Name: Thomas McLaughlin Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Newspaper clippings about Clark County, Nevada Democratic party, 1954

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File

Archival Collection

Thomas McLaughlin Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00247
Collection Name: Thomas McLaughlin Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Photographs of McLaughlin and the Nebraska Day planning committee, 1945-1964

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Thomas McLaughlin Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00247
Collection Name: Thomas McLaughlin Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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