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Negative: Renee Diamond (center) and Pat Van Betten at Operation Life’s annual Christmas Party, 1980s
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Photograph Collection on Operation Life
Box/Folder: Box SH-033
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Subseries 1.2. Financial
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Scope and Contents
Included are miscellaneous banking records for Operation Life, an Internal Revenue service correspondence file, purchase orders, and tax exemption information.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life
Box/Folder: N/A
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Cove Hotel, original headquarters for Operation Life. The building to the right was also owned by Operation Life and became the West Las Vegas Library, 1970s
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Photograph Collection on Operation Life
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Christmas Party. Operation Life held one annually and invited public officials and community members. Alversa Beals (in blue and white sweater), 1980s
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Photograph Collection on Operation Life
Box/Folder: Folder 02
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Negative: Christmas Party. Operation Life held one annually and invited public officials and community members. Alversa Beals (in blue and white sweater), 1980s
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Photograph Collection on Operation Life
Box/Folder: Box SH-033
Archival Component
Series of thirteen photographs of Operation Life Christmas party, c. 1985.
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Archival Collection
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Series of photographs of a Christmas party at Operation Life offices.
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SubSeries 2.2. Economic Development – Business Development/Job Development
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Scope and Contents
There are materials pertaining to specific Operation Life projects including the Overall Economic Development Plans and miscellaneous material relating to governmental agencies and economic development and job development organizations.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life
Box/Folder: N/A
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Transcript of interview with Renee Diamond by Barbara Tabach, November 20, 2014
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In this interview, Renee Diamond discusses coming to Las Vegas via Los Angeles, with her husband and children in the 1970s and getting involved in politics. She talks about her husband, Leo, and his business selling vinyl records in L.A., and her work in a doctor's office. Once in Las Vegas, the Diamonds joined Temple Beth Sholom and later Congregation Ner Tamid. Renee talks about her involvement in the political arena in southern Nevada, including the League of Women Voters.
Community activism and social justice rank high in the legacy of Renee Diamond. She often refers to herself as one of the last of the generation without college degrees that could make a difference in the politics of the state. When Renee, her husband Leo Diamond moved their family to Las Vegas from southern California, the energetic advocate Renee quickly plugged into the community. The word "No" was not part of her vocabulary. Among the many Jewish and secular activities the she engaged in were: the editorial board of the Jewish Reporter newspaper; Hadassah; Anti-Defamation League; Red Cross Board; State Museum Board to name a few. She remains a vibrant Democratic Party leader and served one term on the Nevada Assembly in 1989. She was on the front lines as a fierce and active supporter of Welfare Rights, Fair Housing and the Equal Rights Amendment. It is a life that included working alongside illustrious women and men of Southern Nevada history. A list that includes: Harriet Trudell, Ruby Duncan, Myrna Williams and Dorothy Eisenberg and many more mentioned here. Meanwhile she raised four children and enjoyed a loving 43-year marriage with Leo (aka "Uncle Leo") whose career included the popular Bingo Palace, Slots-A-Fun and Stations Casinos. During this oral history interview she recalls the Las Vegas that she moved to in 1972 and reflects on what attracted people here, ways to be part of the Jewish life which might even include a bowling league and how involvement in raising social awareness was a worthy investment of ones' time. This is a look at a woman who made a difference.
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Series of three photographs of a dinner party at Hugo's Cellar to celebrate Operation Life grant, c. 1983.
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Archival Collection
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Series of photographs of a dinner party held to celebrate Operation Life grant.
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Subseries 1.6. Funding
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Scope and Contents
Covered are grant applications and information pertaining to various grants. Grants included the Community Development Block grant and funding sources that Operation Life utilized to fund their services and projects, such as the city of Las Vegas, Clark County, the state of Nevada, the Community Services Administration, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and various private funding sources, such as the Ford Foundation.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life
Box/Folder: N/A
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