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Amy Ayoub Papers
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The Amy Ayoub Papers (1906-2022) document the life and career of Amy Ayoub, a long-time resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, research, and other material that document the numerous facets of Ayoub's life. The collection covers many areas: Ayoub's early childhood; her family, including father Bobby Ayoub and stepfather Raymond Sutton; her financial consulting career and political work; her experience working as a prostitute in Nevada and subsequent documentary about being sex trafficked and working in brothels; time spent as the first female Nevada Athletic Commissioner; and more. Digital files include audio and video files of Mike Tyson's 2002 licensure hearing, and video of Ayoub's testimony before the Nevada State Assembly Judiciary Committee for Assembly Bill 67 in 2013. There are also digitized photographs that Ayoub used for the documentary The Zen Speaker: Breaking the Silence.
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Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life
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The Ruby Duncan Papers on Operation Life (1972-1992) consist of the organizational records of Operation Life Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that worked to improve living conditions in West Las Vegas, Nevada by providing a variety of community development services. Included are correspondence, agreements, accounting records, lease agreements, meeting materials, reports, speeches.
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Leprechaun Mining and Chemical, Inc. Records
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The Leprechaun Mining and Chemical, Inc. Records from 1954 to 1998 contain business information, Foot Chemical Company partnership documentation, meetings, audit and investment reports, financial papers, and stock certificates and transfers. Also included is data on the minerals mined in Nevada, such as salt, potash, and lithium.
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Interview with Raymond Chester Harbert, July 14, 2005
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Interview with Troy Ernest Wade II, June 16, 2004
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Marc Franco Casibang oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Marc Franco Casibang conducted by Catherine Mariano on December 5, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. University of Nevada, Las Vegas nursing student Marc Franco Casibang shares stories of his childhood moving with his family from Cagayan province, Philippines to different locations around the world. After their international travels, the family immigrated to the United States and lived in South Dakota and Maryland before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2014 when Marc was a high school sophomore. Marc Casibang discusses his experiences as an immigrant in America, learning English and adapting to the culture of the United States, and maintaining his Filipino identity. He shares his thoughts on Filipino stereotypes, the community he and his family have found in Las Vegas, his faith, and his educational pursuits to become a nurse.
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Sondra Cosgrove (Vote Nevada) oral history interview conducted by Magalena Martinez and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript
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From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Community organization interviews file.
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Photograph of water storage tank construction in Boulder City, circa 1931
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Construction of a water tank in Boulder City by the Clearfire Water Company.
Transcribed Notes: Notes on photo sleeve: 'Hill leveled with dynamite before building tank - Clearfire Water Co. Water came into booster plant from river. Dumps at river were on inclined steel rails and went up and down with water level. Then went from booster plant to clarification station, then on to this storage tank.' (W.A. Davis)
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Photograph of settling basin at the head of Hemenway Wash for water purification works in Boulder City, circa 1931
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Settling basin at the head of Hemenway Wash for water purification works in Boulder City.
Transcribed Notes: Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by W. A. Davis Box 1169, Las Vegas, Nevada; Notes on photo sleeve: [Setting basin for making concrete. Upstream from the Dam about 5-10 miles. R.R. track may have crossed over to Arizona.] Photographer W.A. Davis disagrees: says this is part of a water purification plant; the settling basin shown purifies water. (documentation, 4/92)
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street, circa late 1940s
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Aerial view of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street. Jackie Gaughan's Plaza was originally named Union Plaza and is currently called the Plaza Hotel and Casino.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas as it appeared in the late 1940s. In the foreground stands the Union Pacific Depot where Jackie Gaughan's Plaza stands today."
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