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"Do You Suspect the Suspect is Negro?": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On injustice for Black individuals.

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"Getting One's Halls Decked": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. Reflection on the author's Christmas years ago in Natchez, Mississippi.

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"Rosa Parks: Who Started It All": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement.

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"Anti-Semitism/Racism: Is Either Acceptable?": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1988 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On the University of North Dakota receiving $5 million donation from Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino owner and approved Nazi war room artifacts.

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"The Forgotten Soldier: Part II": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black military service.

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"My Hero": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. A Father's Day tribute to Mr. Sandy, author's stepfather.

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Film transparency of advertisement for Beckley's store, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1932

Date

1932

Description

Ad for Beckley's clothing store which appeared in the Boulder Echo '32. Advertisement reads: "Souther Nevada's Leading Clothier - HARTMAN WARDROBE TRUNKS - LUGGAGE - FLORSHEIM SHOES - STETSON HATS - GRAYCO SHIRTS - HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES - ALLEN A AND VASSAR UNDERWEAR - PHOENIX AND ALLEN A HOSIERY - FOR MEN AND WOMEN. Fremont At First. Beckley's Est. 1903 LAS VEGAS, NEV. Phone 27"

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Patricia Becker Scrapbooks

Identifier

MS-00645

Abstract

The Patricia Becker Scrapbooks reflect the professional activities of "Patty" Becker from 1976 to 2013. Materials include photographs, awards, correspondence, and newspaper articles documenting Patricia Becker's career. Included are articles related to her appointment as the Executive Director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute in 2005 as well as a Harrah's Senior Executive Organization Chart from 1984 to 1993.

Archival Collection

Verna Mortensen Papers

Identifier

MS-00163

Abstract

The Verna Mortensen Papers (1966-1979) document the work of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Clark County chapter to preserve and restore the Las Vegas, Nevada Mormon Fort. The collection contains newspaper clippings, notes, and a grant application for the Mormon Fort. It also includes an undated article about the history of the Las Vegas area and two eulogies given for Verna Mortensen.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Club Records

Identifier

UA-00039

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Faculty Club Records (1969-2004) are comprised of organizational materials for the UNLV Faculty Club and Women’s Club, including constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, scholarship applications, newspaper clippings, event fliers, membership lists, holiday cards, brochures, newsletters, and photographic prints. Materials also include floppy disks and an optical disc containing digital copies of newsletters and membership information.

Archival Collection