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Pelton, Leroy H.
DIRECT QUOTE: email from UNLV Official to UNLV community Dec 16, 2016: "The UNLV School of Social Work faculty and staff are saddened by the news of the passing of Leroy Pelton, Professor Emeritus of the School of Social Work. An advocate for children’s welfare and the homeless, he was well respected both on campus and in the community, and he will be missed dearly. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends, his former colleagues, and the many students he taught during his tenure.
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Freedman, Jake, 1891-1958
Jake “Jakie” Freedman (1891-1958) was a notorious gambler and oilman from Houston, Texas. He helped establish the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada as investor and gaming director.
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Harvey L. Daiell Papers
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The Harvey L. Daiell Papers (1855, 1953) contains a diploma of Euphasia Humphrey (a distant family member of Daiell) from Rogersville Union Seminary, dated June 21, 1855, and a brief genealogy of the Daiell and Humphrey families. The collection also contains a bound book of letters titled "Howard D. Evans - His History at Lakeside Laboratories As Told by His Friends," compiled by Daiell in 1953.
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Kochy Tang oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Kochy Tang conducted by Kristel Peralta, Vanessa Concepcion, and Stefani Evans on May 26, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Kochy gives a family history of her parents and how they both came to practice medicine; her father served in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War and later practiced alternative medicine alongside Kochy's mother in San Francisco and Reno. Kochy shares her educational and employment path pursuing osteopathic medicine and how, with the help of Tony Marnell, she was able to open her pratice within the M Resort and Casino. She discusses her work as a Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) and the relationships she has built within the Las Vegas medical community.
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Report on 1950 pumping costs and water requirements for Craig Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Detailed costs for operating pumps for irrigation on the Craig Ranch in 1950
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