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Scrapbook pages from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah, 1971-1972
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Archival Collection
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These scrapbook pages are from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah for the years 1971 and 1972. The pages contain event announcements, invitations, photographs, and newspaper clippings about Hadassah events.
Mixed Content
Hadassah Scrapbook, 1976-1977
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Archival Collection
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Hadassah scrapbook documenting the group's activities for 1976 and 1977. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera from luncheons, fundraisers and other special events throughout the year.
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Transcript of an interview with Clinton Wright by Claytee D. White, October 13, 2005
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Archival Collection
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Clinton Wright worked as a photographer for the Las Vegas Voice for fifteen years. In his interview, he discusses living and working in Las Vegas, and raising his family.
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Musiette McKinney oral history interview, 2024 July 02
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Oral history interview with Musiette McKinney conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 2, 2024 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Musiette KcKinney recalls a childhood in Illinois and Pomona, California. She describes being recruited out of high school to play at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1975, and then being drafted to the San Francisco Pioneers, an expansion team in the first women's professional basketball league, the Women's Basketball League. Returning to Pomona, McKinney coached basketball part time for Mount San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC) and earned her A.A. in Criminal Justice. In 1992, McKinney arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada as UNLV's Assistant Women's Basketball Coach for four years under Head Coach Jim Bolla. After two years at the Andre Agassi Academy, McKinney returned to UNLV to work with the Center for Academic Enrichment & Outreach. McKinney was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame with her former team, the San Francisco Pioneers, and the entire Women's Professional Basketball League as "Trailblazers of the Game." Digital audio and photographs available.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Hank Greenspun by Tony Bleeker, 1975
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Archival Collection
Description
Brief interview with Hank Greenspun by student Tony Bleeker. Greenspun speaks about changes in southern Nevada over the years, including politics, gaming and the economy. He mentions the role of the newspaper industry to provide "balance" in society.
No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.
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