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Video of interview with Edythe Katz Yarchever by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007

Date

2006 to 2008

Archival Collection

Description

Edythe Katz-Yarchever discusses her early life in Las Vegas, including her experience as a Jewish woman and social activist in Southern Nevada.

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Video of interview with Shelley Berkley by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007

Date

2006 to 2008

Archival Collection

Description

Shelley Berkley discusses her early life in Las Vegas, including her experience as a Jewish woman and social activist in Southern Nevada.

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Lilly Fong Papers

Identifier

MS-00210

Abstract

The Lilly Fong Papers are comprised of the professional and personal papers of Lilly Fong, the first woman and first Asian-American member of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), now known as the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The papers date from 1964 to 1992 and document Fong's community activities in various Las Vegas and Southern Nevada organizations in addition to her work on the UCCSN Board of Regents. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, letters, and press releases from various organizations, including the Board of Regents, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the First Presbyterian Church in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Linda Faiss, Helen Foley, and Melissa Warren oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03447

Abstract

Oral history interview with Linda Faiss, Helen Foley, and Melissa Warren conducted by Claytee D. White on June 28, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.

Linda, Helen, and Melissa are founders and managing partners of Faiss Foley and Warren Public Relations and Government Affairs Agency, started in 1998. The women talk about how they met and started their agency, as well as who their first clients were and how they became involved in larger Las Vegas publicity projects. They also discuss their personal lives and their respective interests within their firm.

Subjects discussed include: Summerlin, Las Vegas; Pardee; Symphony Park; Downtown Redevelopment

Archival Collection

Unidentified Basic Magnesium Industries employees, image 003: photographic print

Date

1944-05-05

Description

Mostly women plant workers at Basic Magnesium Industries, Henderson. (9-27-43)

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Photograph of people at Lake Mead, 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Two unidentified women are engaging in conversation while sitting on a boat on Lake Mead.

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Photograph of Helldorado bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950

Date

1934 to 1950

Description

Men and women in costume crowd near a bar during the Helldorado Days festival.

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