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Snavely, Ann M.
Ann M. Snavely grew up in a very small town in Pennsylvania. She met her husband, S. Charles, at a small private hospital in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where Ann was working as a nurse. She arrived in Nevada in 1965, courtesy of the United States Air Force, with her husband and two children. Ann and her husband raised their children in their Scotch 80s house.
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Cecil, Helen Mott, 1916-
Helen Cecil was born on November 4, 1916 in Silver City, Utah, but relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada with her parents for health reasons. Helen attended Las Vegas High School and then went on to work at Las Vegas High School for many years. She worked as a bookkeeper, movie theater usher, telephone operator, and secretary before she was married.
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Williams, Cleophis, 1926-2022
Cleophis Williams was born on April 30, 1926 in Oklahoma to Raymond and Lena Hill. She moved ot Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943. She married Tom Williams, a construction worker, in 1943. They had nine children together and had a home in the historic Las Vegas, Nevada neighborhood, the Westside. Cleophis passed away on May 2, 2022.
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Andress, Clyde, 1925-2021
Clyde Gail Andress arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1930s and, except for relocations due to military service in World War Two, remained an active citizen of Las Vegas until retiring to Nelson, Nevada, in 1987. Hiss careers spanned a number of occupations, from car dealerships to construction work.
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Wyman, Richard V.
Dr. Richard V. Wyman was born in Painesville, Ohio, and lived there until he joined the navy in 1943 at the age of 17. He attended graduate school at Michigan State University. In 1969, he joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) staff. Wyman retired in 1992 and is Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNLV.
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Spiess, Erick R., 1919-2016
Erick Robert Spiess was born May 29, 1919 to Lola and Erick Spiess in Kentucky. He later served in the military during World War II. He married Margaret Brown on August 10, 1944 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and the couple later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. He died in Baltimore, Maryland on November 23, 2016.
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Curtis, Hal G., 1926-
Hal G. Curtis was born July 09, 1926 in Galt City, California. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when he was four years old. He graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1942 and went into the United States military until 1950. Curtis worked on the Union Pacific Railroad in iron work for more than 25 years.
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Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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The Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers (1916-2021) are comprised of the personal and professional papers of anthropologist Claude N. Warren and historical preservationist Elizabth von Till Warren. The materials in this collection primarily consist of research files, maps, and drawings on various archaeological and historical preservation projects in southern Nevada of which they both were involved. This collection includes field notes and surveys from archaeological projects such as the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. Records on von Till Warren's involvement with the Old Spanish Trail Association, Southern Nevada Historical Society, and historic preservation work around southern Nevada are represented. Also included are Robert H. Crabtree's archaeological research files, a colleague of Claude Warren who bequeathed his professional files to him upon his death.
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