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Rodman, Kitty, 1925-2014

Kitty Rodman was born on July 5, 1925 in Richmond, Virginia. Before she relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada and became known as the “First Lady of Construction,” she worked as a payroll supervisor for a government construction project in the early-to-mid 1940s where she gained experience in construction administration.

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J. T. McWilliams Family Papers

Identifier
MS-00153
Abstract

The collection consists of letters, greeting cards, survey maps, newspaper clippings, legal papers, photographs, collected recipes, land sales and expense journals, and survey reference books. The material was created or collected by pioneering Nevada surveyor, engineer, and real estate entrepreneur J. T. (John Thomas) McWilliams and his wife, Iona, between 1900 and 1968.

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Peter Hayes family portrait painting: photographic print

Date
1890 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Description
Norman Rockwell portrait holiday card of Peter Lind Hayes, his wife Mary Healy, and children Cathy and Michael. The inside of the card reads "Merry Christmas with Best Wishes for the New Year. Peter and Mary, Cathy and Michael. Loved your Rockwells, love to you both from Mary, Cathy, Michael, and ol' dad."

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