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Genealogical materials, 1998-2006
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This series is comprised of materials from 1998 to 2006 that document the Jewish Genealogical Society of Southern Nevada (JGSSN) and genealogical research done by Mary Barkan. JGSSN records include newsletters, meeting announcements, an index of the newsletters, an index of names from the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, and an index of names from Las Vegas synagogue bulletins. Mary Barkan's genealogical research materials, created around the year 2000, include an autobiographical account of living in Las Vegas from 1977 to 2000 and family histories related to her husband, Barry Barkan.
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Collection Name: Collection on the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish Community
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Slide of a donkey in front of an American Legion building, Boulder City, Nevada, circa late 1930s-1950s
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Legal Files, 1946-2002
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The Legal Files series (1946-2002) comprises an accumulation of documentation about the legal actions taken by Alice P. Broudy against the Federal Government and the Veteran’s Administration for the death from cancer of her husband, Major Charles A. Broudy, from alleged ionized radiation poisoning. Included in this material are other legal cases and hearings brought by other widows of U.S. servicemen who were also exposed to radiation and subsequently died, cases in which Alice P. Broudy served as an expert witness.
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Collection Name: Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States
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