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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 06, 2008

Date

2008-10-06

Description

Includes meeting agenda, with additional information about bylaws. CSUN Session 37 Meeting Minutes and Agendas .

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"Do You Suspect the Suspect is Negro?": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On injustice for Black individuals.

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, October 6, 1949

Date

1949-10-06

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Denver, John

John Denver (1943-1997) was a popular country-folk singer-songwriter of the 1970s and was also known for his work as an actor, activist, and humanitarian. His popularity brought him to many different places including the Harrah’s Lake Tahoe property, where he performed along the likes of Frank Sinatra and hosted events like the Celebrity Ski Classics.

Person

Lynch, Rosemary, 1917-2011

Alternate Names

Sister Rosemary Lynch

Sister Rosemary Lynch was a Catholic nun, teacher, and social activist who advocated for world peace, disarmament, and an end to the testing and use of nuclear weapons.

Person

Photograph of performers at a festival, (Mex.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Mexican festival dancers in the city streets. Dancers wear head ornaments or masks. Inscription reads: "This only shows the clown who has a face of an evil spirit, also the boy child who has to be dressed as a girl to represent no sex."

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Photograph of festival dancers, (Mex.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Mexican festival dancers dress in traditional garb. They are surrounded by city spectators. Inscription reads: "The object in foreground is not a cradle but the cross to which the dance of the matachenie is dedicated."

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