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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Fall 2021 commencement program
Date
2021-12-14
Archival Collection
Description
Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
Text
Price, Robert E., Jr. "Bob"
Full name: Robert Earle Price, Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Price_%28Nevada_politician%29)
Member of the Nevada General Assembly from the 17th district, 1974-2002 (http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/legislators/assembly/PRICE.cfm)
Person
Russell, Charles H. (Charles Hinton), 1903-1989
Taken from Wikipedia, "Charles Hinton Russell (December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989) was an American politician. He was the 20th Governor of Nevada.
Person
Sahl, Mort
Taken from Wiki Page: "Morton Lyon "Mort" Sahl (born May 11, 1927) is a Canadian-born American comedian and social satirist, considered by filmmaker Robert B. Weide to be the first modern stand-up comedian since Will Rogers, a humorist in the early 20th century. Sahl pioneered a style of social satire which pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop.
Person
Schofield, Jack
Jack Schofield was born in 1923. He had four siblings.
He proudly highlights his service as a fighter pilot in both WWII
and the Korea conflict, his family genealogy, and his devotion to being an excellent educator,
businessman, family man, and politician.
Person
Gragson, Oran K.
Politician Oran Gragson was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, a position he held from 1959 to 1975. He was born February 14, 1911, near Tucamari, New Mexico. In 1919 his family moved to Arkansas, then later to Texas. Gragson came to the Las Vegas area in 1932, and worked at the Hoover Dam for a short time before finding employment in highway construction. He later managed the Boulder Inn Casino and Dance Hall and then became part owner of a new and used furniture store. He later opened the North Main Furniture Store, followed by the Charleston Appliance Center.
Person
Mabel Hoggard: newspaper clippings and school records
Date
1918 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. This folder contains materials about Mabel Hoggard, including a Las Vegas Sentinel newspaper issue, newspaper clippings, a decree of divorce (Mabel E. Wims vs Irvin E. Wims), a memorial service program (Mabel Welch Wims Hoggard, March 10, 1905- May 31, 1989), and U.S. Congressional Records recognizing the achievements of Mrs. Mabel W. Hoggard. Mabel Hoggard's student records were not digitized per the Special Collections and Archives restrictions policy.
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