Ruby Duncan speaking with microphone.
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General administrative files for Operation Life, including vendor files, appointment diaries, invoices, board minutes, correspondence, press releases and samples of stationary and business forms that Operation Life used under the direction of Ruby Duncan.
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This series contains Ruby Duncan's general administrative files for Operation Life from 1972 to 1991. Included are public and private funding information and miscellaneous resource materials. The materials are organized into seven sub-series.
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Included are Ruby Duncan materials relating to the Operation Life home counseling program, housing development, economic development, job development, and the various services that Operation Life provided to the community from 1982 to 1992.
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Ruby Duncan, Nevada welfare rights leader.
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Ruby Duncan (with microphone) and George Wiley (with hands in pockets).
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There are housing and Urban Development (HUD) home-counseling operational files from 1982 through 1992. Also includes are various HUD handbooks and information, as well as home counseling operational files for North Las Vegas dated from 1986 to 1991, miscellaneous files pertaining to housing development, files documenting Ruby Duncan Manor and the Cove Hotel.
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Digital video contains a message from Ruby Duncan an an older slide show with voice over describing the history of Operation Life. The video was produced by Jack Anderson and John Dombrink.
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Left to right: Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Jane Fonda, Dr. George Wiley (Head of National Welfare Rights Organization, Ruby Duncan (Head of Nevada Welfare Rights Organization).
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