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Evaluation of the Holocaust and Human Rights Nevada Student Conference in Reno (Nev.), March 16, 1984

Date

1984-03-16

Description

Evaluation of the Holocaust and Human Rights Nevada Student Conference held in Reno, Nevada on March 15, 1984.

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Architectural drawing of deluxe cabin at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, plan elevations, sections & details, January 28, 1927

Date

1927-01-28

Description

Exterior elevations, sections, details, painting specifications, door and window schedules for deluxe cabin at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Scales as shown. Sheet #1, Job #382, Date 1-28-27. Revised 3-22-27, 1-30-28 A.S. Revised 5-12-26, 2-4-28, P.R.G., 5-18-26, 6-21-27, 9-19,28. Revised 6-22-29 M.W.W. Revised 7-22-29 E.A.C. #15762
Site Name: Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)

Latest Drawing Revision: 1929-07-22

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Countess, Jerome D.

Jerome Countess was born on December 22, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. His mother raised him as a single mother, making ends meet with her job in a clothing factory. Countess's father rarely held a job, and his mother divorced him when Countess was three-years-old. Countess grew up in the borough's Jewish neighborhood, and he developed a reputation for being a skillful handball player and a great dancer.

Person

Beckley Family Papers

Identifier

MS-00232

Abstract

The Beckley Family Papers date from 1920 to 1961 and briefly document the lives of the Beckley family, who were pioneers in early Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains family correspondence and newspaper clippings mentioning the family members.

Archival Collection

Ralph Denton Legal Papers

Identifier

MS-00440

Abstract

The Ralph Denton Legal Papers (1950-1993) consist of case files and legal briefs of civil rights attorney Ralph Denton. The cases largely involve civil rights issues and property claims in Las Vegas, Nevada. The files include cases representing individuals as well as companies such as Henderson Telephone Company, Lephrechaun Mining Company, and the Jockey Club Casino.

Archival Collection

Broadbent, Robert Nevin, 1926-

Robert N. Broadbent was born in 1925 in Ely, Nevada. He was a pharmacist and eventually became a politican. Broadbent was married in 1953 in Boulder City, Nevada. He rose to in the Republican party, starting as a city council member in Boulder City and eventually becoming a mayor and county commissioner. Broadbent passed away on August 09, 2003.

Person

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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