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Dunn, Joan, 1943-
Joan Dunn was born February 22, 1943 in the Bronx of New York City, New York. She was a teenager when she met and fell in love with Leslie Dunn. The couple married in 1962. And their loving partnership as parents and business people began. Joan attended City College of New York and received a BS/MA from UNLV in accounting. The Dunns moved to Las Vegas in 1962, when Les came to work at the Nevada Test Site. Years later, the couple would invest in real estate and were involved in major projects such as the development of the Galleria Mall.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter AKAteens calendar
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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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Transcript of interview with Dorothy Eisenberg by Barbara Tabach, October 23, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Dorothy Eisenberg by Barbara Tabach on October 23, 2014. In this interview, Eisenberg discusses her upbringing on the east coast and becoming a widow with four children. She met her second husband at a synagogue, and they moved to Las Vegas for a fresh start. Eisenberg became involved with Temple Beth Sholom, and the Las Vegas League of Women Voters. She has a school named after her in the Clark County School District.
Dorothy Eisenberg is a first generation American, with roots in Ukraine and Central Europe, and grew up in Philadelphia. Judaism was a significant part of Dorothy's life from the beginning, and both her and her brother spent many of their afternoons at Hebrew school and most weekends at Shabbat services as adolescents. Eisenberg moved to Las Vegas with her children and second husband in 1964. She became an influential member of the community and served as the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas's first female president. She was also actively involved in the League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley, including leading the organization's advocacy for school desegregation and serving as its president for two years.
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Dave and Marcia Washington and their children: photograph
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Marcia and Dave Washington (seated) and their children (standing, left to right): Amber, Ray, Angel and April. Framed certificates and plaques are on the wall behind the group.
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Dave Washington with Mayor Oscar Goodman: photograph
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Las Vegas Fire Chief David L. Washington, standing next to a Las Vegas Fire Department truck, prior to the start of a parade. Mayor Goodman wears a sash designating him as the Grand Marshall. Handwritten on back in pen, "Mayor Oscar Goodman + David L. Washington, Fire Chief, prior to the start of many parades they attended together."
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Photograph of (left to right) April, Carrie, Josh, Johnie, Eddie, and Jeff Wright, 1991
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of grandparents Eddie and Johnie Wright with their son, Jeff, and his three children, 1991.
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Photograph of guests at Eddie and Johnie Wright's wedding reception, April 25, 1957
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of guests at the wedding reception for Eddie and Johnie Wright, April 25, 1957.
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Photograph of Lonnie Wright (left) with William Shack and Rev. Jesse Jackson at Hurricane Katrina fundraiser, circa 2006
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Lonnie Wright (left), William Shack and Rev. Jesse Jackson during a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina victims who relocated to Las Vegas, circa 2006.
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Photograph of Ruth Brown, Donald Lane, and D. D. Cotton at The Meadows Playhouse, circa 1970
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of a scene staged at The Meadows Playhouse, featuring Ruth Brown, Donald Lane, and D. D. Cotton, circa 1970.
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Photograph of Thomas Oliver with his brothers at Four Mile, 1954
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Archival Collection
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Thomas Oliver, (left) with his brothers, Henry Oliver, (center) and Sonny Boy (James Haley), (right) with an unidentified female child standing in front of an automobile at Four Mile, a little community four miles east of downtown Las Vegas in 1954.
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