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Floats in the Henderson Industrial Days Parade: photographic print
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Photograph of Grace Hayes and Bess Rosenberg, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 1965
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Archival Collection
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From left to right: an unidentified woman, Grace Hayes, and Bess Rosenberg at a Christmas event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Xmas at Las Vegas 1965. Big Bess - Grace Hayes - do not know name of other lady but connected with Variety Club. They "all" work like beavers for handicapped children. Wonderful organization Variety Club. I never saw women work this hard - big job too much book keeping and begging for help, at times demanding more or less - they have no fear, for its all for the love of God, charity - Kay "Pop" (sp?) Keep these pictures please."
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Southern Nevada Coalition of Concerned Women
Southern Nevada Coalition of Concerned Women, Inc. (SNCCW) was chartered October 2, 1996 and has served as a vital 501(c)3 Community Service Organization. On January 28, 2017, the members agreed to file the Certificate of Dissolution. Members contributed more than $50,000 to assist students in the Clark County Summer School Program fulfill educational requirements, $10,000 to Rainbow Dreams Academy, and awarded two $1,000 scholarships in April, 2017 to two students to travel and tour Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs).
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Junior Mesquite Club Records
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This collection comprises records of the Junior Mesquite Club, a womens service organization in operation from 1962 to 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Included are board and membership minutes, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and reports on the philanthropic efforts of the club. A collection of scrapbooks also chronicle yearly events.
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Transcript of interview with Fran Fine-Ventura by Barbara Tabach, March 4, 2015
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Archival Collection
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In this interview, Fine discusses her childhood as well as the path that led to her career in law, which included working on a presidential campaign in New York City as well as several legal secretary positions in Washington, D.C., Texas and California, before eventually receiving her law degree from Golden Gate University. In addition, she reflects upon working on the infamous Jeff MacDonald murder trial in the 1970s as well as her experience becoming?and ending her service as?a Family Court Judge. Fine also discusses her community service work, particularly with the Women?s Philanthropy Board of the Jewish Federation and with Temple Beth Am.
Frances-Ann "Fran" Fine-Ventura is an attorney at the Fine and Price Law Group in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born September 28, 1951, in Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Arizona at the age of eleven when her father sought new economic opportunities out West. Fine eventually moved to Las Vegas shortly after she graduated law school in 1983. Fine worked for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Nevada in the early 1980s, then at several private law firms. From 1992 to 1998, she served as a District Court Judge in the Family Division of the Eighth Judicial District Court. Fine is involved in the Las Vegas community via the Nevada School of the Arts and the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Foundation in Clark County, Nevada. She has also been involved with the Women's Philanthropy Board of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas since 1984, and served as chair from 2014 to 2016. Fran Fine's brother is Las Vegas real estate developer Mark Fine. In this interview, Fine discusses her childhood as well as the path that led to her career in law, which included working on a presidential campaign in New York City as well as several legal secretary positions in Washington, D.C., Texas and California, before eventually receiving her law degree from Golden Gate University. In addition, she reflects upon working on the infamous Jeff MacDonald murder trial in the 1970s as well as her experience becoming?and ending her service as?a Family Court Judge. Fine also discusses her community service work, particularly with the Women?s Philanthropy Board of the Jewish Federation and with Temple Beth Am.
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Film transparency of the Fortification Hill area, Lake Mead, circa 1930s-1950s
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Archival Collection
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J. David Hoggard oral history interview
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Oral history interview with J. David Hoggard conducted by Claytee White and unnamed interviewer on various dates in 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN). Hoggard discusses serving in World War II, being transferred to Nellis Air Force Base in 1945, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada from New Jersey in 1946. He also recalls becoming one of the first African American police officers in Las Vegas, and working in the Clark County School District for 15 years. Hoggard then discusses his involvement with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), including serving as chapter president for four years.
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Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 27
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Letter from Hal Ober, President of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, to the Board of Directors, January 26, 1989.
Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection
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The Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection contains photographs of Nevada from 1873 to 1951. The photographs primarily depict the towns of Pioche, Candelaria, and Tonopah in the early-twentieth century. The photographs also depict Nevada Governor Emmett D. Boyle and U.S. Senators William M. Stewart and Key Pittman. The collection contains two images related to the Women's Suffrage movement, including Governor Boyle signing a resolution in favor of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Anne Martin's campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1918. Lastly, the photographs also depict mining operations in Bullionville and Candelaria.
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Vera Love oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Vera Love conducted by Sophia Phillips on March 11, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Love talks about real estate development in Las Vegas, Nevada. She specifically talks about the role of women in real estate and business ownership, schools, and city growth in early Las Vegas.
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