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Mollie Gregory's original CCWRO transcription files, 1970 to 1972
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
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Collection Number: MS-00516
Collection Name: Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Wright, Thomas C.
Thomas C. Wright was born to Lucille and John S. Wright on November 6, 1941. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his family in 1956. He did his undergraduate work at Pomona College, with his junior year spent in Peru at the University of San Marcos. He went to the University of California Berkeley and earned his MA and PhD in history. He began teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1972. He studied and taught on Latin American history, authoring several books and articles. He retired in 2011.
Person
Essay, by Charles Salton (1921-2004), 2002
Date
2002
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten essay by Adele Baratz?s brother, Charles Salton, in 2002 describing his family history since coming to Las Vegas in 1928, and the history of the Jewish community in the area.
Text
H. E. and Ruth Hazard Political Papers
Identifier
MS-00135
Abstract
The H. E. and Ruth Hazard Political Papers (1937-1977) consist of papers and memorabilia related to Nevada and national Democratic politics. It includes materials about the Nevada legislature; clippings and information about the Nevada Tax Commission; political memorabilia including invitations and programs related to the presidential inaugurations of Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter; documents about the purchase of Basic Magnesium Inc. by the state of Nevada; and newspaper clippings.
Archival Collection
Martinez, Jose Leonardo, 1971-
For Leonardo Martinez, the United States was never meant to be a destination—it was merely a short stop along the way as he awaited the day he could safely return to his family in El Salvador. Now a man who embraces the occasional Big Mac from McDonalds but never turns away a Salvadoran pupusa, Leonardo has embraced both places as home with memories that took him from his humble upbringings in Santa Lucía to the bright lights of the city of Las Vegas.
Person
De Meis, Joseph L.
Joseph De Meis has 40 years of professional experience in design work. Before retirement, he developed imaginative and artistic themes while also addressing retail centers, such as Caesar's Palace Forum Shops and the Magical Empire. He was responsible as senior art director for completing the Red Sea Astrarium project in Jordan for RGH Themed Entertainment. Mr.
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