Selected letters from Senator Chic Hecht to the Secretary of the Department of Energy, John S. Herrington, regarding the nuclear waste site proposed in Nevada. The letters state the Senator's opposition to using Yucca Mountain as the waste repository site.
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Segment regarding Green Valley (Henderson, Nev.) with reporting by George Knapp, and studio interview with Mark Fine.
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Documentary-style video by the Hank Greenspun School of Communication on the life of Hank Greenspun with first-person accounts by the Greenspun family, interviews with acquaintances, and historic footage and clippings from the Las Vegas Sun.
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Parts of an interview with Renee Diamond on November 20, 2014. In these clips, Diamond talks about her involvement with politics from the moment she and her family arrived in Las Vegas in the 1970s.
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Selected correspondence from Senator Chic Hecht regarding Soviet Jews, Middle East peace talks, and support for Israel. Also included is a letter requesting Senator Hecht's help in securing a pardon for Jonathan Pollard.
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These photographs and ephemera are mounted in the hallway at Temple Beth Sholom, and document the history of the synagogue from it's beginnings in the 1940s through 2003.
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Group of items from the Gala Dinner honoring Stuart and Flora Mason.
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Transcripts of speeches delivered by U.S. Senator Chic Hecht to the Nevada State Legislature regarding issues in government affecting the state of Nevada.
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