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Interview with Corbin Harney, with Rosemary Lynch, August 4, 2005

Date
2005-08-04
Description
Narrator affiliation: Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader; Protester

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Transcript of interview with John G. Tryon by Dr. David Emerson, February 21, 2006

Date
2006-02-21
Description
John G. Tryon was one of the early leading figures in the Engineering Department at UNLV. He grew up in Washington, D.C., the oldest of three sons. His father worked with the National Bituminous Coal Commission during the Depression and his mother was editor of the American Association of University Women's Publications. John went directly to University of Minnesota after high school graduation and earned a bachelor's in physics. During WWII he served in the Army Signal Corps and then went back to Cornell University to get his doctorate. His post doctoral work experience includes six years at Bell Telephone Laboratories, eleven years at University of Alaska, and six years at Tuskegee Institute. In 1974, Dr. Tryon interviewed at UNLV and was hired. The faculty carefully built up the curriculum, adding classes one at a time. John introduced a senior engineering design course modeled after one that pioneered at Dartmouth. He had also introduced this particular course at University of Alaska and Tuskegee. John was a member of the Academic Standards Committee at UNLV which helped set standards for academic probation and semester length. He has strong opinions on keeping engineering students who show promise and interest, and letting go of students whose academic strengths don't match the program. He believes students need to be matched to opportunity, be given the chance to find a niche that fits, and that they should not be given inflated grades or false hope. Dr. Tryon met his wife-to-be in Ithaca, New York, while attending Cornell University. His wife's mother, who was married to a botany professor, had invited him to Sunday dinner, something she had done for a number of students. John and his wife, who eventually became an English teacher, have two sons who grew to college age while they were in Alaska. Today they enjoy their church community, their family, and their circle of friends.

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House of Savoy Royal Family residence, menu, July 9, 1895

Date
1895-07-09
Description
Note: Crown and monograms with the acronym "FERT" appear on cover. The M in the word "Menu" incorporates the eagle of the House of Savoy coat of arms. Includes wine list Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: House of Savoy Royal Family residence Location: Rome, Italy

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House of Savoy Royal Family residence, dinner menu, February 9, 1896

Date
1896-02-09
Description
Note: House of Savoy coat of arms with the monogram U, beneath a crown with blue ribbons labeled "FERT" appear on the cover. Includes wine list. "Contessa Margherita della Gherardesca" handwritten on back of menu Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: House of Savoy Royal Family residence Location: Florence, Italy

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Photograph of Jack Entratter and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Date
Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Description

Black and white photograph of Jack Entratter with his arm around Sammy Davis, Jr. Stamped on back: Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center 14937 Don English, Joe Buck, John Cook, Jerry Abbott, Milt Palmer, Terry Todd, Bob Hooper.

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Photograph of Nellis Air Force Base non-commissioned officer of the month, Sergeant Dennis Chambers, and his wife Verna, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25, 1975

Date
1975-02-25
Description
Nellis Air Force Base NCO Of The Month Sgt. Dennis Chambers and wife, Verna, at the Cowboy Steak and Bean House at Circus-Circus Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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