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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 17, 1984
Date
1984-01-17
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 14 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
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Correspondence, L.W. Billingsley to H.E. George
Date
1906-01-16
Archival Collection
Description
This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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Las Vegas General Plan '75: policy guidelines
Date
1975
Description
City of Las Vegas, Nevada general plan, draft copy.
From the introduction: "This is a document of policies. These policies are in the form of recommendations to the City of Las Vegas for planning policies in the areas of: Population and Economic Development, Land Use, Housing, Community Facilities, Conservation, Transportation, Parks and Recreation, Visual Environment, Implementation."
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Transcript of interview with Patricia Deverell by Patrick Kiser, April 26, 1986
Date
1986-04-26
Archival Collection
Description
Patrick Kiser interviews Patricia Deverell (b. 1929) in her home about her experiences while growing up in Nevada after arriving in 1937. Patricia discusses the various population and climate changes that she has witnessed, as well as major events such as the above-ground atomic testing. Patricia also mentions her occupation in the gaming industry and describes some of those changes over time.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 4, 1988
Date
1988-02-04
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about senate bills. CSUN Session 18 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson cutting the ribbon at the opening of Nevada State Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson cutting the ribbon at the opening of Nevada State Bank. The white-haired gentlemen standing to his left is former Nevada Governor Vail Pittman. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Vail Montgomery Pittman (September 17, 1880[a] – January 29, 1964) was an American politician. He was the 19th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Pittman moved to Tonopah, Nevada in 1904 and began a successful newspaper publishing career. He met Ida Louise Brewington there and they married in Reno, Nevada on May 20, 1919. He and his wife bought the "Ely Daily Times" in Ely, Nevada and moved there in April of 1920 and began what was to be a very successful business. Elected to the Nevada State Senate, Pittman was in the position from 1925 to 1928. Pittman was elected the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 1942. He was a candidate in the Democratic primary for United States Senate in 1944, but was defeated by the incumbent, Pat McCarran. He became governor when Edward P. Carville resigned in 1945. He was elected in 1946 to a term of his own and Pittman served until 1951. He and his wife moved back to Ely and continued operating the "Ely Daily Times" and traveling extensively. He served as a member of the 1960 Democratic National Committee.
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Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Identifier
MS-00790
Abstract
The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection is comprised of organizational records, photographs, event programs, and ephemera donated by members of the Southern Nevada Jewish community as part of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries’ Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Materials document the history of the Jewish community and Southern Nevada from 1941 to 2017. The collection provides information about family life, religious rituals, community events, and local businesses and organizations.
Archival Collection
"Martin and George and the American Dream, part two": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
Date
1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Transcript of interview with Jim Hodge by Claytee White, April 13, 2009
Date
2009-04-13
Archival Collection
Description
Jim Hodge describes an active and success filled life in this narrative. Born and raised in the South, Jim enlisted in the Navy at the young age of 17, just as World War II was winding down. His primary job was that of a cook. He became smitten with the life of an entertainer after participating in a play and headed for Hollywood in 1952. It was there that he auditioned for Donn Arden, who organized and directed Las Vegas shows. Though he didn't get the part, he did get hired to be a singer for a show featuring Betty Grable. Thus his career was launched and would span the heyday of Las Vegas entertainment from the 1950s to the 1970s. Jim talks about the people, shows and places that touched his life. He also offers thoughts about the changes in the Vegas entertainment scene as well as shares his relationship with his church over the past 40 years.
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