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Biographical essay by Celia Strauss, 2014

Date
2014
Description

Celia Strauss describes her family history in Poland and fleeing the Nazis, narrowly escaping being captured or shot several times. She and her family came to the United States in 1947.

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Epilogue: UNLV Yearbook, 1970

Date
1970
Description

Yearbook main highlights: schools and departments; detailed lists with names and headshots of faculty, administration and students; variety of photos from activities, festivals, campus life, and buildings; campus organizations such as sororities, fraternities and councils; beauty contest winners; college sports and featured athletes; and printed advertisements of local businesses; Institution name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Pom Fritz oral history interview: transcript

Date
2021-06-08
Description

Oral history interview with Pom Fritz conducted by Kristel Peralta and Stefani Evans on June 8, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Pom talks about her family and upbringing in Udon Thani, Thailand and her immigration to the United States with her second husband, an American citizen, in 1972. She discusses living on Air Force bases in North Carolina and California before moving to Las Vegas and finding work at different hotels. Pom shares her experiences as a member, steward, and executive board representative of the Culinary Workers Union and what she recalls from the Frontier Strike. She also talks about her children and grandchildren, some of whom still live in Thailand.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter scrapbook: "Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas"

Date
2016 to 2017
Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014).

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J. David Hoggard: newspaper clippings and correspondence

Date
1954 to 1990
Description

Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. This folder contains correspondence addressed to David Hoggard and newspaper clippings about him, particularly in his role as Program Coordinator and Executive Director of Clark County Economic Opportunity Board, and also multiple letters from NAACP Special Contribution Fund West Coast Representative Tarea Hall Pittman. It also includes a name plaque: "J. David Hoggard Executive Director"; Hoggard's U.S. government motor vehicle operator's identification card; Hoggard's business cards for his roles as Advisory Board member for Clark County Community College and sales manager representing Milico; and a fraternity certificate initiating him as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, May 1, 1954. Volume 6 Issue 2 (May 1981) of "The Rocket!", a newspaper "serving the more than 45,000 older citizens of Las Vegas & Clark County," and a special anniversary supplement from May 1981, are present in this folder but not digitized in their entirety.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 17, 2001

Date
2001-09-17
Description
Includes meeting mintues. CSUN Session 31 (Part 2) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 22, 2003

Date
2003-09-22
Description
Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about requests and contracts.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 31, 2003

Date
2003-03-31
Description
Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about letters. CSUN Session 33 (Part 1) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Transcript of interview with George Burns by Sandy Fink, April 03, 1976

Date
1976-04-03
Description
Burns relocated to Nevada in 1941. The various jobs he has held include cook, dishwasher, clerk, pipe fitter and salesman are discussed

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