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Perry, Don, 1928-1995
Russell Don Perry was born in West Virginia on May 21, 1928. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Perry passed away in Las Vegas on December 13, 1995.
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Phelps, Reed, 1903-1985
Reed Robert Phelps was born June 1, 1903 in Idaho. He later moved to Southern Nevada where he worked at Blue Diamond Mine. He married Stella Mason in 1927. Phelps passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 1, 1985.
Person
Whipple, Elsie E. (Elsie Elvina), 1897-1985
Elsie Elvina Jorgensen was born on November 7, 1897 in Utah. She later married John Edgar Whipple on April 4, 1935. The Whipples were active members of the Mormon Church. Elsie passed away on March 30, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Perkins, Edward C., 1917-2007
Edward C. Perkins was born on December 10, 1917 in Texas. He moved to Boulder City, Nevada in 1942 where he worked as a metallurgical engineer for the United States Bureau of Mines. Perkins passed away on July 30, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Ronnow, F. Lorin, (Francis Lorin), 1909-1987
Francis Lorin Ronnow was born on June 23, 1909 in Panaca, Nevada. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1928 where worked worked as a hoisting engineer during the construction of the Hoover Dam. Ronnow passed away on July 24, 1987.
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2014 (Tempe) and 2017 (Tempe/Phoenix) conference planning files, 2013 to 2017
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 18, Box 19
Archival Component
SOHA conference and executive board meeting audio recordings, 1997 to 2001
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 24
Archival Component
Christie Young Papers
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The Christie Young Papers are comprised of Young's personal papers and journals between 1982 and 2011. These journals document Young's arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada and her involvement in several nascent Las Vegas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organizations from 1982 to 1985 such as UNLV's Lesbian and Gay Academic Union (LGAU). The collection also includes materials related to her life in San Diego from 1985 to 1995. The collection also includes typed transcripts of all journal entries that relate to the Las Vegas LGBTQ community.
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material consists of three 16mm reels of moving images that depict Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1925 to 1927. The first reel depicts members of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, which was formed in 1925. The remaining footage depicts views of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Bank of Southern Nevada, First State Bank, the San Pedro, the Los Angeles, & Salt Lake Depot and Freight House, and various shops on Fremont Street including Oakes Studio, T. M. Carroll Real Estate, J. C. Penney, Las Vegas Garage, and the
Archival Collection
Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to E. E. Bennett, May 5, 1945
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Archival Collection
Description
Strong believed that the water company's protest against Griffith's well was ill-conceived and recommended selling water at wholesale rates to Griffith.
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