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National Organization for Women artwork and ephemera, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Zine, artwork, and magazine for the National Organization for Women (NOW).
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Catherine Abrigo oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Cathrine Abrigo conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on July 20, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Abrigo describes her early life in the Philippines, where she attended Catholic school and briefly studied medical technology in college. She describes immigrating to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and the difficulty of leaving her immediate family behind. She discusses working for the Cosmopolitan in 2011 and becoming deeply involved with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. Throughout the interview, Abrigo talks about religion, food, and her activism with the Culinary Union.
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Eric Brown (Washoe, County Manager) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers: transcript
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Archival Collection
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From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Government agency interviews file.
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Rinker, C. A. Earle (Cleveland A. Earle), 1883-1965
Cleveland A. Earle Rinker was born in Indiana in 1883 to S. Cleveland Rinker and Isadora (Fenwick) Rinker. Shortly after his twentieth birthday Rinker went to Parker, Indiana, seeking work as a stenographer. He soon began working as a clerk for Thomas Condon, a coal and oil dealer who was also an enthusiastic investor in Nevada gold mines. Condon encouraged Rinker to seek his fortune in the gold fields and, in late October of 1906, Rinker boarded a train to make the journey to Goldfield, Nevada.
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Emily Higby Powell Photograph Album
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The Emily Higby Powell Photograph Album (approximately 1910-1920) contains black-and-white photographs taken by Emily Higby Powell on a trip from New York to the west coast. The images depict desert landscape throughout the Southwest, including Northern Nevada, as well as images taken on Lake Champlain in Essex, New York.
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Jim Ratigan Collection on Mike Miller
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The Jim Ratigan Collection on Mike Miller (1982-2014) is primarily comprised of materials representing Mike Miller's involvement with creating Hey Reb! the official mascot for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1982. Materials include meeting minutes from UNLV's mascot committee, various renditions of Hey Reb! created by Miller, newspaper clippings, as well as printouts of email correspondence from Miller to Jim Ratigan about the story of how he came to create the mascot. The collection also includes a copy of Miller's book,
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Hilton Hotels Corporation Promotional Materials and Financial Reports
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Hilton Hotels Corporation Promotional Materials and Financial Reports includes promotional materials, press materials, photographs, financial reports, and newspaper and magazine clippings for Hilton Hotels Corporation located in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and the Flamingo Hilton and Las Vegas Hilton located in Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1964 to 2007.
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