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Program from event commemorating retirement of Leo Wilner as Executive Director of Temple Beth Sholom, 1984
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Archival Collection
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Program booklet for the testimonial dinner held for Leo Wilner's retirement includes dedications from colleagues and friends.
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Transcript of interview with Cleophis Williams by Claytee White, April 27, 2010
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Archival Collection
Description
In 1943, Cleophis Hill Williams was a teenager visiting her mother who had moved to Las Vegas. For most of her young life she had lived with her parents in Muskogee, Oklahoma and Paul Spur/Douglas, Arizona. The same year that she visited Las Vegas, she met her future husband Tom Williams, with whom she had nine children, all born and raised on the Westside. Tom worked construction and built their first home on G Street. For Cleophis, she focused her life on raising her children and, whenever possible, finding some precious time to read.
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Transcript of interview with Elinor Horden by Valerie Fujii, February 13, 1930
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Archival Collection
Description
On February 13th, 1980, collector Valerie Fujii interviewed dancer, Elinor Horden, (born May 21st, 1930 in Ohio) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This interview covers local entertainment in the 1950s and the social and environmental changes that have occurred in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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David Rea Collection of Howard Hughes Publicity Photographs
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This collection is comprised of publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and his aircrafts, from approximately the 1940s to the 1950s, that were compiled by David Rea, former pilot for Hughes Aircraft Company. This collection also includes clippings and technical drawings of Hughes aircrafts.
Archival Collection
Sister Rosemary Lynch Photograph Collection
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The Sister Rosemary Lynch Photograph Collection contains color photographs featuring or pertaining to Sister Rosemary Lynch participating in nuclear weapons protests at the Nevada Test Site and in international locations (approximately 1980-2002).
Archival Collection
Jim Rogers Papers
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The Jim Rogers Papers (1977-2014) are primarily comprised of episodes of local Las Vegas, Nevada television program,
Archival Collection
Epilogue: UNLV Yearbook, 1980
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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: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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