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Hadassah Scrapbook, 1964-1965
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Archival Collection
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This scrapbook for the years 1964 and 1965 documents the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah, which was established in 1964. The scrapbook contains photographic prints, newspaper clippings and other ephemera at the beginning of the group's existence in Las Vegas.
Mixed Content
Scrapbook pages from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah, 1968-1969
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Archival Collection
Description
This folder contains loose scrapbook pages documenting the years 1968 and 1969 for the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah. The pages hold photographs, pamphlets, invitations, newspaper clippings and other ephemera about the active chapter.
Mixed Content
Transcript of interview with Carol Forsythe by Sam Copeland, March 2, 1977
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Archival Collection
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Text
Transcript of interview with Emma Richard Foremaster by Jamie McKee, March 20, 1978
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 20, 1978, Jamie McKee interviewed Emma Richard Foremaster (born 1899 in Alamo, Nevada) about her family history. Foremaster mainly discussed her ancestry, including the background of her parents and grandparents, and she did so in a pre-scripted narration-style account. Foremaster also talks about the various locations at which her family has lived, some of the recreational activities and occupations of her family, and some of the background of her own life. At the conclusion of the narration, Foremaster talks briefly about her children, her work in becoming a schoolteacher, and her appreciation for the advancements in technology as well as the love for her family and country.
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"Half Century of Black Memorabilia" exhibit text by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
Description
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Personal and professional papers file.
Text
Christian Chan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Christian Chan conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Jerwin Tiu, and Stefani Evans on May 06, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Chan begins by describing her childhood in Hong Kong and later moving to San Francisco, California with her family, then to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965. She recalls attending Sunrise Acres and Roy Martin Middle School before graduating from Valley High School as valedictorian. In college, Chan attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and graduated with a degree in engineering. After college, she found work in the Las Vegas Valley Water District and became the first woman engineer. During her five years there, she excountered subtle sexism for the first time. Chan continues the interview by describing her work while she lived in California, as well as her years internationally living in the Philippines as well as Ecuador. Throughout the interview, Chan touches on topics ranging from identity, to her impressions of the different generations, discrimination, and the growth of Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
