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Bella Tyktin Stern Papers
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The Bella Tyktin Stern papers (approximately 1930-1997) document the life and travels of Las Vegas, Nevada resident Bella Tyktin Stern. The collection focuses on the trips she took within the state of Nevada as a guide for Nevada Discovery Tours, featuring travel itineraries and travel brochures. The collection also includes biographical materials, such as personal correspondence, legal documents, postcards sent to Stern from her Aunt Rose, and an untranslated copy of Stern's unpublished autobiography written in German,
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 13th commencement program
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Archival Collection
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Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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Loreta C. Monson interview, March 1, 1979: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 1, 1979, Jon J. Howard interviewed Loreta Monson (b. April 10, 1904 in Egypt, Idaho) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Monson speaks about coming to Las Vegas, the layout of the city and Fremont Street. Moreover, Monson talks about the Mormon church in Las Vegas, politicians and Nellis Air Force Base. Lastly, Monson discusses leisure activities, recreational activities such as fishing, and the Old Ranch.
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Transcript of interview with Robert M. Fisher by DeeAnn Coombs, March 20, 1978
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Susan Fine by Cecillia Boland, February 18, 1976
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Susan Greenspun Fine by Cecillia Boland on February 18, 1976. In this interview, Fine talks about growing up in Las Vegas and her schooling. The interview is geared towards the growth of Las Vegas from her childhood to her adulthood, including roads, air travel and medical facilities. She is the daughter of Hank and Barbara Greenspun, owners of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, and discusses being involved in all the happenings around town because of that.
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Progress Report for J. H. Wittwer, 1940-41 program
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Archival Collection
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List of activities and projects worked on by John Wittwer in 1940-41. Report has penciled comments in several places.
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Transcript of interview with Hank Greenspun by Tony Bleeker, 1975
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Archival Collection
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Brief interview with Hank Greenspun by student Tony Bleeker. Greenspun speaks about changes in southern Nevada over the years, including politics, gaming and the economy. He mentions the role of the newspaper industry to provide "balance" in society.
No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 3, 1978
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Archival Collection
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Annual Report of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Annual report from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas for 2013.
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Transcript of interview with Cleophis Williams by Claytee White, April 27, 2010
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Archival Collection
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In 1943, Cleophis Hill Williams was a teenager visiting her mother who had moved to Las Vegas. For most of her young life she had lived with her parents in Muskogee, Oklahoma and Paul Spur/Douglas, Arizona. The same year that she visited Las Vegas, she met her future husband Tom Williams, with whom she had nine children, all born and raised on the Westside. Tom worked construction and built their first home on G Street. For Cleophis, she focused her life on raising her children and, whenever possible, finding some precious time to read.
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