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Ruby Duncan Photograph Collection on Operation Life
Identifier
PH-00323
Abstract
The Ruby Duncan Photograph Collection on Operation Life (1970s-1980s) is comprised primarily of photographic prints with some corresponding 35 mm negatives of Ruby Duncan and other Operation Life organizers, as well as important organization buildings. Materials include photographs of Ruby Duncan, Aldine Weems, Renee Diamond, and Jack Anderson in the original Operation Life Las Vegas, Nevada Operation Life headquarters and the regional office in San Francisco, California. Also pictured are other employees and beneficiaries of the organization at a Christmas Party.
Archival Collection
Management: Demos and Associates
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
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Collection Number: MS-00547
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
Box/Folder: Box 22
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
Box/Folder: Box 22
Archival Component
Greater Las Vegas, 1957
Date
1957
Description
42 x 44 cm., folded to 22 x 14 cm. Title in upper-right margin: Greater Las Vegas. Copyright held by Robert E. Barringer. Includes index. Map is irregularly shaped. Original publisher: Redwood Publishing Co..
Image
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Collins, Ed, 1916-
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Devere, Mike, 1947-
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Bennett, Charles A., 1914-
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