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Nevada Desert Experience (Organization)
- 1957 August 06
- Larry Scott and other Quakers protest nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site.
- 1977 August 06
- Sr. Rosemary Lynch and 18 others return to the NTS to honor the anniversary of the Quaker protests.
- 1981
- Michael Affleck, Louis Vitale, and other Franciscans in California and Nevada begin to contemplate holding a Lenten witness at the NTS to commemorate the 800th birthday of St. Francis of Assisi.
- 1982
- Michael Affleck, Louis Vitale, and other Franciscans begin protests at the NTS.
Corporate Body
Mabel Hoggard Papers
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Abstract
The Mabel Hoggard Papers (1903-2011) contain materials related to Hoggard's career as a Las Vegas, Nevada elementary school teacher, her research and civic interests in Las Vegas's predominantly African American Westside communities, and her engagement with civil rights issues. The collection also contains materials about Hoggard's life, including biographical newspaper articles about her childhood, education, work, and family. The collection includes lesson plans, scrapbooks, awards, correspondence, photographs, and physical objects such as a vinyl record and political pins. The bulk of the collection focuses on her life in Las Vegas from approximately 1946-1989.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Dale Duane Everett by John Everett, March 7, 1980
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On March 7, 1980, John Everett interviewed his father, cab driver Dale Everett (born January 29, 1924 in Danville, Illinois) at their family home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers past local historical data. During the interview, Mr. Everett discusses the weather, wildlife, and hunting. He also shares his views on prostitution and gambling in Las Vegas.
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