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Photographs of Dennis and Roberta Sabbath at events, 1970s-1980s

Date

1970 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Group of photographs showing Dennis and Roberta Sabbath at local events with members of the Jewish community.

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Photographs of Dennis Sabbath with elected officials, 1970s-1980s

Date

1970 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Group of photographs showing Dennis Sabbath with political leaders and elected officials.

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Newspaper clippings referring to Dennis Sabbath's career as an attorney in Las Vegas, Nev., 1988-1990

Date

1991

Archival Collection

Description

The newspaper articles discuss legal actions supported by Dennis Sabbath as a lawyer for the Musicians Local 369 Union and the United Steelworkers of America.

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Certificates issued to Dennis and Roberta Sabbath, 1982-1984

Date

1982

Archival Collection

Description

These certificates recognize Roberta Sabbath for her service to the Women's Division Council of Jewish Federations, and Dennis Sabbath's first solo flight.

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Clipping and legal papers related to the Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act co-authored by Dennis Sabbath, 1991

Date

1991

Archival Collection

Description

The Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act was proposed in 1991 after several chemical accidents occurred in Henderson, Nev. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The bill was passed and called for the implementation of the Chemical Accident Prevention Program (CAPP), which sets thresholds for dangerous substances, and guidelines for accident prevention, emergency response and public right-to-know.

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Newspaper clipping, Nevada Votes supplement, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 2, 1986

Date

1986-11-02

Archival Collection

Description

Dennis Sabbath ran for the State Senate in District 5 in 1986, against Republican Bill O'Donnell.

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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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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

File

Archival Collection

Christie Young Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00350
Collection Name: Christie Young Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01, Box 02

Archival Component

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

Level of Description

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

Archival Component