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Flora and Stuart Mason Photographs and Event Programs
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Collection is comprised of photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada community leaders Flora and Stuart Mason and three event programs from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nevada). Materials date from approximately 1965 to 2010.
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Transcript of interview with Robert Kesterson by James M. Greene, October 24, 1974
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On October 24, 1974, collector James M. Greene interviewed civil engineer, Robert Kesterson (born on August 12th, 1920 in Key West, Florida) in his home in Henderson, Nevada. Mrs. Kesterson is also present during the interview. This interview offers an overview on life in Boulder City, Las Vegas, and Henderson, Nevada. The interview ends with a discussion on land development.
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Transcript of interview with Elbert Edwards by Ronald Johns, 1972
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On an unspecified date in 1972, Ronald Johns interviewed Elbert Edwards (born 1907 in Panaca, Nevada) about his life in Southern Nevada. Edwards first talks about his family’s move to Panaca, Nevada in 1864 and talks briefly about his work in Las Vegas public schools during the Great Depression. The two also discuss the Boulder Dam, Edwards’ involvement in politics, and mining in Nevada. He also talks about the cost to build a home in Las Vegas in 1936, the development of Boulder City, and the way of life in the small town of Panaca. The interview then moves on to the topics of the early territorial boundaries of Nevada and Utah, the atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site, and early water sources in Southern Nevada.
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Transcript of interview with Ed Fleming by Mark Lucas, February 8, 1977
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On February 8, 1977, Mark Lucas interviewed Edmund “Ed” Fleming (born 1915 in Virginia, Minnesota) about his experience in Southern Nevada. Fleming first talks about his moves to and from Nevada before describing the mining practices within the small towns in Southern Nevada. He also talks about his experience as a teacher in Pahrump and Goodsprings and his eventual move to Las Vegas, where he continued in the educational field. Fleming also talks about religion, transportation, funding for education, inflation, and cultural arts as they all relate to Las Vegas.
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Compilation of writings from the Holocaust Survivors' Group, circa 1998
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Archival Collection
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Bound compilation of four issues of the Holocaust Survivors' Group essays and poems.
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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, March 10, 1977
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Archival Collection
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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 29, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 20, 1986
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 11, 1978
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Archival Collection
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