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Court filing for University of Nevada Board of Regents reapportionment, July 1966

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Date
1966-07
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Writ of Mandamus to the Governor, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, and Treasurer of the State of Nevada calling for the reapportionment of the Board of Regents.

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jhp000233
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Education, Higher
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legal documents
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Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project
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jhp000233. Flora Dungan Papers, 1929-1974. MS-00193. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1m32qw50

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