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Ryan, James G., 1916-2007
James G. "Sailor" Ryan was a long-time Nevada politician. He served in the Nevada State Assembly and on the Clark County Commission. He later worked in organized labor. He passed away in Las Vegas in 2007.
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Jimerson, Herman, Jr.
Herman is the brother of Ruth Jimerson-Carter, daughter-in-law of Leon Carter Sr.
The family was interviewed about their experiences in Las Vegas, and Herman contributed to the talk by sharing his experience of living on the West Side of Las Vegas.
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Board meeting, July 30, 2011
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 12
Archival Component
Survey of State and Local Organizations, 1987 to 1992
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Palm Springs Historical Society, "We were Here Too!", undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 14
Archival Component
Board meeting, conference, and administrative records, 2009
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 16
Archival Component
Indira Berndtson personal photographs, 1995 to 1997
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 24
Archival Component
Greenspun, Brian, 1946-
Brian Greenspun is the publisher and editor of the Las Vegas Sun, a newspaper founded by his parents Hank and Barbara Greenspun in 1950. Brian Greenspun is also the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and sole owner of the Sun's parent company, Greenspun Media Group. He is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations in the Las Vegas, Nevada community and is a Trustee of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, and The Brookings Institution.
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Henry C. Wieking Photograph Collection
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The Henry C. Wieking Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, as well as postcards of Las Vegas, Nevada between approximately 1920 and 1940. These images primarily depict Wieking and his family in front of the Las Vegas Mormon Fort and Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Other photographs include Six Companies and United States Bureau of Reclamation vehicles, Mount Charleston, the Colorado River, Black Canyon, and desert scenes. The remaining images depict Barstow and Death Valley, California; and a Grand Canyon bridge in Arizona.
Archival Collection