High speed train transportation sub-series (1966-1980) contains correspondence, press releases, speeches, and presentations related to the Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation's interest in the project. John F. Cahlan served as Managing Director of the Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation during the period.
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Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00200 Collection Name: Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers Box/Folder: N/A
The Programs and issues series of the American Association of University Women, Las Vegas Branch Records contains presentations, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) resource materials, projects and workshops, and educational information on sexism, discrimination in schools based on gender, dating from 1969 to 1987.
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American Association of University Women, Las Vegas Branch Records
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Collection Number: MS-00368 Collection Name: American Association of University Women, Las Vegas Branch Records Box/Folder: N/A
Covered are grant applications and information pertaining to various grants. Grants included the Community Development Block grant and funding sources that Operation Life utilized to fund their services and projects, such as the city of Las Vegas, Clark County, the state of Nevada, the Community Services Administration, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and various private funding sources, such as the Ford Foundation.
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Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life
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Collection Number: MS-00367 Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life Box/Folder: N/A
A tribute video to Don English, longtime Las Vegas, Nevada photographer who worked for the Las Vegas News Bureau. Produced for LVCVA by Jim Rose/Laguna Productions. Video begins with a group of people walking around a room, talking amongst themselves. Individuals speak to the camera, thanking Don English for all his work and share memories they have of English, going out to Lake Mead and working together at the News Bureau. Individuals include Kathy Espin, Terry Lindberg, Frank Mitrani, Rick Newman, and many other coworkers and photographers. Video transitions to a speaker sharing a history of Las Vegas while black-and-white video of English shooting celebrities on location at hotels and casinos in the 1950s and 1960s. Others go on to stand and speak about English and his kindness, hard work, and what a wonderful worker he was. Video ends with a thank you to Frank Mitrani for organizing the event and other monthly events; appears to be a gathering of the Las Vegas Media Group that Mitrani co-founded and ran until 2017. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515 Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 023