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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 22, 1987
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 22, 1984
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Stella Champo Iaconis oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Stella Champo Iaconis conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on July 22, 1981 and July 23, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Iaconis discusses her personal history and family background. Iaconis also recalls moving from Sparks, Nevada to Las Vegas, Nevada and provides a recollection of the city. Iaconis then discusses Block 16 and the increase of women working in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada Rotary scholarship winners with Rotarian Dave Wells, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 22, 1976
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Rotary scholarship winners with Dave Wells (center), President of Las Vegas Rotary Club. L-R: Rebecca Marzan, Valley High School; Linda Magnus, Gorman High School; Wells; Becky Tilley, Chaparral High; James Deakin, Las Vegas High School.
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Photograph of Torah Tots preschool, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Desert Torah Academy's Torah Tots preschool on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Photograph of Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Inside the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Photograph of Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Inside the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Photograph of Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Inside the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Gudrun Fonfa oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Gudrun Fonfa conducted by Dennis McBride on June 15, 2008 and June 22, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In these interviews, Fonfa discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981 and describes the lesbian community at the time. She talks about the founding of organizations to support the rights of the gay community. Fonfa discusses her contributions to Nevadans for Human Rights (NHR) and the development of the gay community. Lastly, Fonfa describes Women United of Nevada (WUN) and the organization's decision to change their mission statement.
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Joel Coombs oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Joel Coombs conducted by Claytee White on February 22, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Joel Coombs spoke about how his peers reacted to his interracial family. He recalls attending Valley High School amidst racial tensions, racism, and prejudice. He also spoke about the drug abuse happening at Valley High School and Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada. He recalled participating in protests as a child and landing on the front page of The Post.
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