Sarann Preddy was born July 27, 1920 in Eufaula, Oklahoma. Sarann Knight Preddy moved to Hawthorne, Nevada, in the 1940s, becoming a business owner and president of the NAACP. Later she moved to Las Vegas, where she served as a community activist and worked as one of the first black 21-dealers. Preddy bought the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and worked to preserve the building and its history. She passed away on December 22, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The additional accessions series (1970-2020) contains additional material related to the Las Vegas, Nevada Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community, including articles, newsletters, serial publications, conference materials, certificates, awards, and proclamations. Also included are artifacts related to LGBTQ social and political activities in Nevada. Also included are audiovisual materials that have been reformatted into digital files by the donor.
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Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 16th Edition
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The Levi Walter Syphus Papers date from 1889 to 1930 and document the activities of Levi Walter Syphus (1866-1949), a southern Nevada pioneer and state legislator. The collection contains a financial ledger, meeting minutes of the Board of Control of the Lincoln County Experiment Farm, and records of experiments in refining magnesite.
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Photographer's notations: 2-22-70, Benefit at Colony Club for Cecilia Nelson, Basketball champs at Doolittle, Basketball tournament at Doolittle.
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