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Maharis, Mercedes, 1942-
Mercedes Maharis is the former director of Nevada CURE and co-author of the Spartacus Project Report. She began teaching meditation in the Nevada state prison system in 1997. This led to Maharis advocating for inmates’ rights and the beginnings of the Nevada chapter of CURE. They presented the Spartacus Project Report to state leaders and at the December 5, 2000 Board of Prison Commissioners meeting. She co-authored the Spartacus Project Report along with Donald Hinton, Sr., a prisoner advocate whose son was incarcerated at the Indian Springs prison.
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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada
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From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.
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Church, Bruce Walter, 1941-
Bruce Walter Church was born on June 9, 1941, in St. George, Utah. Bruce married Carol “LaDean” Tobler on July 22, 1960, and had numerous children: Russell B.; K. Keith; Patrick W.; Katherine Madsen; Corey H.; John E.(D); Robert E. (D); Joey T.; Jeffery D.; and Candice Howe.
Church is affiliated with the Nevada Test Site as Assistant Manager for Environment, Safely, Security, and Health. Church has also been employed as a Health Physic Consultant and Farmer.
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Taft, Robert W., 1925-
Robert W. Taft was born on November 1, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa. Robert married Jean on January 22, 1957, and they had three children: Michael W. Taft, Rebecca T. Ashley, and Mary T. Clark.
Taft attended College Notre Dame. Taft also served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Taft was the assistant manager for plans, engineering, and budget for the Nevada Test Site.
Robert W. Taft passed away on June 17, 2006. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111485823/robert-warren-taft
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Series 1. Ceramics, 1958-1992
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The ceramic papers contain material on the Las Vegas, Nevada Blind Center, Mildred Mann's local and international activities involving ceramic art, and the classes she taught at Clark County Community College. Included are correspondence, awards, class schedules, meeting notes and reports, newsletters, and magazine articles.
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Collection Name: Mildred Mann Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Amargosa Ambulance Facility, 1991 August 28; 1991 November 26
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 008
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#70940: Visit by American Bar Association (ABA) President Paulette Brown to the Boyd School of Law on July 21, 2016., 2016 July 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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#70954: UNLV advertising kiosks and signs located in terminals 1 and 3 at McCarran International Airport on July 14, 2016., 2016 July 14
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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#70807: UNLV Human Library Real Stories and Real Conversations event inside Lied Library on April 12, 2016., 2016 April 12
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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#70986: Angela Ruckdeschel, with the school of nursing, August 3, 2016., 2016 August 04
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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