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Interview with Theresa Dorothy (Healy) Maynard, February 16, 2005
Date
2005-02-16
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Federal Services Inc. Security Badge Office
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 21, 1978
Date
1978-03-21
Archival Collection
Description
Agenda and meeting minutes for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Senate.
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Interview with George Robert Maynard, Sr., February 16, 2005
Date
2005-02-16
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Atomic Veteran, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
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Angela Castro oral history interview: transcript
Date
2020-11-05
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Angela Castro conducted by Stefani Evans, Cecilia Winchell, Kristel Peralta, Vanessa Concepcion, and Ayrton Yamaguchi on November 05, 2020 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Castro begins the interview by talking about her early life, childhood, what Guam was like, and the history of her parents and grandparents. She describes the difference in public and private education in Guam and compares it to the United States. She explains the reason why she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1998 and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for public relations. Castro then talks about the differences between older and newer generations, the political atmosphere in Guam, and the differences between the United States and Guam in politics. She also talks about the discrimination she has experienced throughout her life and diversity in the workplace. Lastly, she describes her culture and traditions during holidays, the struggles with an absence of culture within her family, and her personal religious beliefs.
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Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
Identifier
MS-00363
Abstract
The Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records are comprised of files and documents pertaining to environmental activism in Southern Nevada from 1962 to 1994, primarily addressing the organization of protests at the Nevada Test Site. The collection contains newspaper articles, newsletters, publications, financial records, protest information, correspondence, meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, Freedom of Information Act requests, and Nevada Test Site information. Also contained in the collection are maps and documents related to various environmental issues such as nuclear waste, land use, wildlife protection, and international environmental activism.
Archival Collection
Equal Rights Nevada Collection
Identifier
MS-00607
Abstract
The Equal Rights Nevada (2000-2002) collection is comprised of organizational records documenting the group’s unsuccessful fight against Question 2, a referendum voted upon in 2000 and 2002 to amend Nevada’s state constitution to forbid same-sex marriage. It includes campaign files, financial records, publicity, correspondence, ephemera, and other supporting documentation from national and regional marriage equality organizations.
Archival Collection
Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada Records
Identifier
MS-00791
Abstract
The Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada Records date from approximately 1980 to 2009 and contains the organizational records of the Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada (UCC), one of the many chambers of commerce in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The mission of the Urban Chamber of Commerce is to create and foster an environment that promotes development of members and Black-owned businesses. The collection is comprised of publications, financial and administrative records, various event information, and photographs of events and membership.
Archival Collection