Merwin, Geneva Stark, 1917-2016

Geneva Stark Merwin was born on June 23, 1917. She worked as a teacher first in Pahrump, Nevada, then later in Las Vegas, Nevada after Maude Frazier recommended her to the city's school board. Merwin taught in Las Vegas for over thirty years, winning an award for her work in 1975. She died April 12, 2016.

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Geneva Stark Merwin oral history interview, 1983 August 24. OH-01289. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Patrick, Elizabeth Nelson. "Merwin Photos of Pahrump." Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, vol. XXVII, No. 1 (spring 1984): 60.