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Epilogue: Nevada Southern University Yearbook, 1960

Date

1960

Description

Yearbook main highlights: schools and departments; detailed lists with names and headshots of faculty, administration and students; variety of photos from activities, festivals, campus life, and buildings; campus organizations such as sororities, fraternities and councils; beauty contest winners; college sports and featured athletes; and printed advertisements of local businesses; Institution name: Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, NV

Mixed Content

Herman Jimerson, Ruth Jimerson-Carter, and Leon Carter Jr. oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-03-03

Description

Herman Jimerson and his younger sister Ruth Jimerson-Carter, along with her husband Leon Carter Jr., gathered on March 3, 2021, to talk about their memories and experiences growing up in West Las Vegas—the Westside.

OH-03746 contains additional interviews with the Carter family that are not transcribed in this document. Contact special.collections@unlv.edu for more information.

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Kelly Benavidez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-01-29

Description

Oral history interview with Kelly Benavidez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón on January 29, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez also participates in the questioning. Kelly Benavidez is originally from San Francisco, California. Benavidez arrived in Las Vegas after her family spent two years in Mexico so her and her brother could learn Spanish. Benavidez and her family have remained in Las Vegas ever since. Kelly attended Area Technical Trade School for hotel management, and was then recruited by Mesa State College in Colorado. She currently works for Commissioner Lawrence Weekly. Her list of community involvement is extensive: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Board, the Fernando Vargas Foundation, Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce, Hispanics in Politics, Latina Network, among others. Subjects discussed include: Las Vegas, Commissioner Weekly, New York New York construction accident, and Spanish Language.

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Chabad of Green Valley

Rabbi Mendy Harlig and Rebbetzin Chaya Harlig established Chabad of Green Valley/Henderson out of their home in 1998, where they offered religious services, holiday celebrations and classes to the local Jewish community.  In 2002, they moved into the Eastern Ave storefront, enabling the center to enhance its existing services and expand into a wider variety of programs benefiting the community.  Chabad of Green Valley/Henderson has recently had a groundbreaking on the site of their new property, located on Carnegie St. between Kenneth Ave.

Program for the Design and Operation of The Nathan Adelson Hospice, circa 1980

Date

1979 to 1981

Archival Collection

Description

A program for the design and operation of The Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada. Included in the program are several appendices on functions, regulations, services, and standards, along with several pages on establishing goals for the hospice. Pages near the end include hand-drawn diagrams and several monetary finance charts.

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C. A. Earle Rinker Papers

Identifier

MS-00514

Abstract

The C. A. Earle Rinker Papers (1880-1960) contain materials that document the history of early twentieth century Goldfield, located in central Nevada, as well as the life of Rinker. Materials in the collection include correspondence, mining prospectuses, maps, ledgers, souvenirs, photographic negatives, and ephemera that document mining and daily life. Also included is biographical material that tells the story of Earle Rinker and his family before 1906 and after 1909, documenting his life in Indiana and Illinois.

Archival Collection

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Health committee reports and National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer, Las Vegas coalition (NBLIC) fliers

Date

1997-01-14 to 1997-12-06

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Theta Theta Omega, 50th Golden Anniversary Gala (Monte Carlo Hotel)

Date

2015-04-18

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Ivy Leaf magazines and event souvenir programs file.

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