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Tobin, Nadine, 1931-2015
Nadine Tobin was born on September 5, 1931 in Lysine, Kansas. Tobin and her family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941. Tobin was a photograph lab technician and printed photographs for the Atomic Energy Commission and Nevada Highway Patrol. Tobin resided in southern Nevada until her death on March 19, 2015.
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Nadine Tobin oral history interview, 1979 February 10. OH-01829. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Person
Jordon, Marie
Marie Jordon was born in Arizona. She came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1954. She worked as a buyer in the bookstore at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
Person
Clinton Wright Photographs
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The Clinton Wright Photographs (1964-2018) contains black-and-white photographic negatives of various sizes, dating from 1964 to 1971. The images document the Black experience in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s and 1970s, and capture scenes of everyday life in the historic Black neighborhood known as the Westside, social events such as weddings and parties, and events hosted by local churches. The collection also contains a photograph of Clinton Wright from 2017 when he visited the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives, and a memorial program for his wife, Joyce Wright, who passed away in 2018.
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American Legion Auxiliary, image 002
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"The Forgotten Soldier": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black military service.
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