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Lied Library Special Collections staff prepare for the Shakespeare First Folio's arrival: digital photographs
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Galane, Morton Robert, 1926-2001
Morton R. Galane (March 15, 1926-August 21, 2001) was a prominent Las Vegas Attorney, nominee to the federal bench, and owner of his own law firm.
Galane was born in Bronx, New York on March 14, 1926 and moved to Las Vegas in 1952 after he graduated from George Washington University. Upon arriving
in Las Vegas Galane worked for the firm Hawkins and Connon before establishing his own practice in 1955. Galane's career as a lawyer in Las Vegas saw
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Wolff, Elise, 1935-
"Elise Lenora Wolff was born in New York City on July 16, 1935. She attended elementary schools P.S. 28 and P.S. 117, and William H. Taft High School in the Bronx, New York. In August of 1953, Elise enrolled at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and graduated in the Spring of 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Elise embarked upon her teaching career as a third grade teacher in Fairfield, Connecticut, at the Nathan Hale Elementary School in the Fall of 1957. The following year, she moved to Westchester, New York, where she enjoyed a variety of teaching experiences.
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Meron, Raya
Raya Meron was born July 08, 1935 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. She joined the Israeli Defense Force after completing her education. Following rigorous boot camp training, she was assigned to the Mixed Armistice Commission. After her military service, Meron worked as Secretary at the Foreign Office where she met her first husband who was an Israeli diplomat at the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey and shortly after her marriage, she moved to Istanbul.
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James, Virginia, 1932-
Virginia Joyce Mooney was a dancer who performed in the Sands Hotel and Casino and the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She changed her name to Virginia James when she began performing at the Sands.
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Fallman, James Mitchell, 1923-2002
James Mitchell Fallman (1923-2002) was born in Lexington, Missouri to Mildred and Mitchell Fallman.
He graduated from Lexington High School and then attended Wentworth Military Academy, both located
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