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Generations of the Shoah - Nevada Records
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The Generations of the Shoah - Nevada (GS-N) records (approximately 2001-2020) are mainly comprised of meeting notes, correspondence, fliers, event programs, speeches, planning documents, scrapbooks, exhibit panels, and educational materials created by GS-N president Esther Finder and collaborators in the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community and the international Holocaust education and remembrance community. The collection also includes personal stories of Holocaust survivors and their families, which are recorded in virtual books, publications, videotaped interviews, and Las Vegas, Nevada filmmaker Brett Levner's videos:
Archival Collection
William McLeod interview, March 16, 1978: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 16, 1978, Valerie McLeod interviewed her father William Lee McLeod (b. January 31st, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) about his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McLeod begins by speaking about his career as a contractor, the growth of Las Vegas and the city’s population. Moreover, he speaks about recreational activities such as riding motorcycles and exploring mines around Nevada. McLeod also spends time going over Indian reservations around Nevada and neighboring states, the Lost City in Nevada, boomtowns and ghost towns. Lastly, McLeod talks about the history of water and springs in the state of Nevada, what he would consider to be the Old Ranch and the stagecoaches that passed through Gold Point, Nevada.
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Nevada Political Buttons Collection
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The Nevada Political Buttons Collection contains campaign buttons from 1972 to 2000. The collection includes buttons for political candidates at the federal, state, and local levels, including Bill Clinton and Al Gore for President of the United States, Harry Reid for United States Senate from Nevada, Bob Miller for governor of Nevada, and various candidates for Nevada's state legislature and other elected positions. The collection also contains buttons from some of Nevada's local political organizations, including Las Vegas, Nevada's branch of the Culinary Union, Nevada Fair Pay Coalition, and No Nuclear in Nevada.
Archival Collection
University of Nevada (Reno) 63rd commencement program
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Archival Collection
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Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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Nevada individuals and towns outside of Pahrump, Nevada
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
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The Club Cal-Nevada in Reno, Nevada: postcard
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Archival Collection
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The Club Cal-Nevada in Reno, Nevada: postcard
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Archival Collection
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Valley of Fire, Nevada and Lost City, Nevada
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs
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Donation for Central Nevada Museum, Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print
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Nevada Beverage Company: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 29
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