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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter executive committee meeting reports
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Archival Collection
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Susan and Irwin Molasky oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Susan and Irwin Molasky conducted by Michael Geeser on May 15, 2006 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. They talk about the founding of the Nathan Adelson Hospice and about the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada. Irwin talks about building the first high-rise condominium and the first high-rise office building in Las Vegas, about building Sunrise Hospital and Boulevard Mall, about the future of Las Vegas, light rail in the city, and the Las Vegas downtown and its future. They also discuss the water supply in southern Nevada and the possibility of a high-speed railroad from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
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2019 Addition, 1937-1975
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The 2019 Addition series contains material from 1937 to 1975 and includes personal papers of Elmo C. Bruner, correspondence of Worswick and Bruner, and documentation related to condemnations by local governments. It also contains residential and commercial appraisals.
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Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Branches: Main Office, 113 So. 4th St.; Pioneer Title, 125 So. 4th St.; Paradise Valley, 1077 E. Sahara Ave.; Charleston, 4801 W. Charleston Blvd.; North Las Vegas, 2016 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas; Henderson, Water St., Henderson; Sunrise, Boulder Highway, 1962, 1964
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Box/Folder: Box 10
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Specifications, 1947-1967
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Scope and Contents
The Specifications Series (1947-1967) contains architectural specifications for buildings that Bruner’s firm designed or planned. Notable projects include additions at Las Vegas High School, the Westside School, and plans for the administration building at McCarran Air Terminal.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
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Southern Nevada Water Project, 1955-1983
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The Southern Nevada Water Project Series consists of materials related to water projects in Southern Nevada from 1955 to 1983. It consists primarily of appraisals for land to be acquired for flood control projects in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
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Transcript of interview with Dorothy Ross Fletcher by Sharon Hildebrandt, June 26, 1975
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Archival Collection
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On June 26, 1975, Sharon Hildebrandt interviewed Dorothy Ross Fletcher (born 1936 in Las Vegas, Nevada) about growing up in and living in Southern Nevada. Fletcher first talks about that various towns in which she lived while growing up before discussing the schools she attended. She also discusses the changes in schools, her involvement in politics, church activity, gambling as a recreational activity, and prominent visitors who came to Las Vegas. Fletcher also talks about living in Nevada during World War II, the atomic testing, environmental changes and extreme weather, and the social changes in Las Vegas. The latter part of the interview involves discussion of real estate, the introduction of air conditioning for cooling, changes on the Las Vegas Strip, recreational activities available to youth in Las Vegas and the increase in the nonnative population.
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