George John Vucanovich papers, ca. 1910-1998.

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George John Vucanovich papers, ca. 1910-1998.

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Correspondence, photographs, military records, diaries, motion picture films, and other materials relating to Vucanovich's early life and education in Round Mountain and Tonopah, Nev. and at the University of Nevada, Reno; his military service during World War II and the Korean War; his interest in aviation and air racing; his career as an executive in the Nevada gaming industry; and his politics-related activities as husband of Nevada U.S. representative Barbara F. Vucanovich.

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Vucanovich, George John, 1927-1998

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Nevada gaming industry executive; aviator. From the description of George John Vucanovich papers, ca. 1910-1998. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 154690887 ...

Vucanovich, Barbara F. (Barbara Farrell), 1921-2013

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Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first Latina elected to the United States House of Representatives as well as the first woman elected to the House from Nevada, representing its 2nd Congressional district from 1983 to 1997. Born Barbara Farrell in Camp Dix, New Jersey, she was raised in Albany, New York, graduating from the Albany Academy for Girls in 1938 before attending the Manhattanville Co...

University of Nevada, Reno

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Governor's Day was an annual occasion for honoring ROTC cadets. In 1970, students that opposed the war in Vietnam held a peace rally the same day, and distributed flyers and posters on campus announcing the rally and opposition to the Governor's Day observances. From the description of Governor's Day records, 1970. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 40932828 In 1970/71, the Oral History Program at the University of Nevada and the University Archives initiated ...