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Hadassah Scrapbook, 1964-1965
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Archival Collection
Description
This scrapbook for the years 1964 and 1965 documents the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah, which was established in 1964. The scrapbook contains photographic prints, newspaper clippings and other ephemera at the beginning of the group's existence in Las Vegas.
Mixed Content
Scrapbook pages from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah, 1968-1969
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Archival Collection
Description
This folder contains loose scrapbook pages documenting the years 1968 and 1969 for the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah. The pages hold photographs, pamphlets, invitations, newspaper clippings and other ephemera about the active chapter.
Mixed Content
The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, late 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Text
Savoy Hotel and Restaurant, menu
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Archival Collection
Description
Text
Juanita Fain oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Juanita Fain conducted by Claytee D. White on November 19, 2021 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Fain recalls her childhood in Newark, New Jersey and earning a doctorate degree in Higher Education administration from The Ohio State University. After she was hired by Carol Harter at Ohio State in 1980 as Director of Financial Aid, she came to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1996 as Dean of Enrollment and Management. After various positions, she became Vice President of Student Affairs and in 2021, Interim Chief Diversity Officer was added to her responsibilities. Fain will retire in 2023 after serving her final year as a Special Liaison to President Whitfield.
Archival Collection
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.
Archival Collection