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Oral History Interviews
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| Narrator | Date | Project | Content | Transcript | Tapes |
| Donnerly, Ralph E. | June 30, 2006 | Blue Diamond Oral History Project | This is the history of Blue Diamond Village. Blue Diamond is located 26 miles southwest of Las Vegas. The village, originally known as Cottonwood Springs, changed its name when the Blue Diamond Company took ownership of the Gypsum mine and built corporate housing for the workers in the early '20s. Near the base of the Red Rock canyon, Blue Diamond Village was originally a stop on the Old Spanish Trail for traders from Santa Fe, N.M., to California between 1830 and 1848, according to the history committee's findings. road for the The Blue Diamond School opened in 1929. The company built bunk housing and homes for the workers that it started selling to the public in 1965. | yes | 3 |
| Donoho, Ron | 02/28/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Sheriff, First woman Deputy United States Marshall, the Earp Family, Don Baray, Showdowns in the Street, terms of being a Sheriff, Law Officers in Searchlight, Information on Keats, Glenn Jones, Sheriff Leopold, Ralph Lamb, Bill Thomas, Peace Officers killed, Union Pacific Railroad Police, Chalice Dales - First United States Deputy Marshall. | no | 1 |
| Donovan, Lisa | 12/09/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 |
| Doolittle, Alice M. | 03/21/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Work as Dental Assistant for Doctor Parks, living at "Old Ranch" (Stewart Ranch), Helen Stewart, Harley Harmon, Vontobel, Keats | no | 1 |
| Doris, Chester | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Doty, Irene | 03/20/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Goodsprings (employment, populace, living conditions), Las Vegas history, Fremont Street, North Las Vegas and Nellis Gunnery School, The Silver Cafe, Pop 's Oasis, White Spot, Mines and Rock Quarries (Mining), Searchlight, farming in Sandy Valley, WWII (World War Two), Wartime in Las Vegas, grocery stores, building roads and buildings, clothing and apparel, blacks in Las Vegas, Rose garden on Stewart Ranch, El Rancho and Last Frontier, Japanese family raising vegetables, roads in Boulder City, Pop Simon, Theaters and Entertainment, Medical Facilities, Churches (religion), Railroads, "Judge McNamee" and Judge Henderson, Molly Kay, "Big" John Eubanks, Barbecued Burro, housing construction in Las Vegas, gaming, Red Light District (prostitution) | no | 1 |
| Douglas, Mark | 05/16/1999 | Oral History Project-Dennis McBride | yes | 3 | |
| Douglas, Mike | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | |
| Down, James Jr. | 04/07/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History, work at Las Vegas Review Journal 1938 - 1941, work as Justice of the Peace 1951 - 1953 | no | 1 |
| Down, Lucille | 02/21/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history 1930 's, Las Vegas history 1919 - 1972, Las Vegas High School (graduated 1929), 3-8 Las Vegas Grammar School, Southern Nevada Telephone Company 1929 - 1931, Childhood recreational activities, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), environment, rapid growth and social changes. | no | 1 |
| Downing, Mrs. Neil | Unknown | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Henderson, gambling | no | 2 |
| Drake, Allan | 10/08/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Drakulich, Michael (Mike) | 10/02/1972 and 05/08/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Tape 10/02/1972: 1955 - 1972, Rancho High School basketball coach... Tape 05/08/1979: Athletics UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), personal background and family history, changes at UNLV, Land Bank, history of coaches, Basketball Coach, Baseball Coach, Athletic Director, Academic Changes, Athletic programs, casinos built, presidents visits, memorable stories of UNLV campus, first Basketball game | no | 2 |
| Dreesden, Tom | 01/11/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Drohobyczar, Martha | 03/24/2009 | Heart to Heart : A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.D76.A3 2009 Martha Drohobyczar was a nurse midwife and a nursing professor at UNLV | yes | 0 |
| Dubac, Bob | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| DuBarton, Hazel F. | 11/13/1979 | Nuclear Testing Las Vegas | Las Vegas History Local Politics, Atomic testing, Helldorado | no | 1 |
| Dudley, Roger H. | 03/07/1981 | Growing up in Las Vegas | Recollections: Growing Up in Las Vegas, WWII (World War Two), Atomic testing, Mesquite Club, Rodeos, Howard Hughes, changes in Las Vegas, development of Paradise Valley, Korean War, "The Strip", changes in gambling - expansion of games and new games | no | 1 |
| Duke, Forrest | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Burning of El Rancho Vegas, early acts in Las Vegas, first topless show in Vegas, building of Flamingo Hotel, early Fremont Street, entertainment Act's salaries, Howard Hughes, Union problems with hotels, Elvis Presley, Land Values, Nat King Cole, Mobs - Mafia, Grace Hayes / Hoot Gibson, environmental changes, Atomic Testing in Southern Nevada | no | 1 |
| Dula, Gladys Inez Keate | 02/21/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape – Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Dunbar, Leo | 02/24/1975 and 03/24/1975 and 05/05/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske-Dennis McBride | Tape 02/24/1978: Construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam)... Tape 05/05/1975: Growth of Boulder city, Early Days of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam)construction and Boulder City... WWI (World War One) | no | 3 |
| Duncan, Katherine | 11/30/02004 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Katherine Duncan moved to Las Vegas in 1977, she worked with the Nevada Motion Picture Services, she owned a travel agency, and she worked at the Riviera as a paymaster. Sarann Preddy and Sam Armstrong teamed up with her to create an African American cultural/history tour of Las Vegas. | yes | 2 |
| Duncan, Margaret | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History, Blacks in Las Vegas, "The Strip", Flamingo and Sahara Hotels, Fremont Street, the First Black entertainers on the Strip, Sammy Davis, the opening of the Sands Hotel, Racial experiences in the 1960 's, Gold and Silver Mines, Building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Howard Hughes, Atomic Testing, Gambling, Discrimination in the hotels | no | 1 |
| Duncan, Ruby | 02/13/2007 | History of the 1970's | Ruby was the leader of the Las Vegas Welfare Rights Movement; this interviews tells of her early life, work in Las Vegas, disability because of an accident in the kitchen of a Strip property, and protest to the meager way Nevada cared for the poor family. Instituted the first library on the Westside, lobbied the legislature, and traveled the world on behalf of women's rights. | yes | 4 |
| Duncan, Sandy | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Duncombe, Beth | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Dunlap, Renila | 03/09/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal and family history, occupational history in Las Vegas, Church Membership (religion), Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch), Education | no | 1 |
| Dupalo, Dean M. | 10/24/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Martin Dean Dupalo lived in Las Vegas starting in the 70s. He attended UNLV, served as an intelligence officer in the Air Force, and now teaches at UNLV | yes | 2 |
| Dwyer, Kay | 08/16/2000 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Kay Dwyer moved to Henderson in 1942 when her father got a job with Basic Magnesium, Incorporated. She went to UNLV when it was Nevada Southern University, and she was a high school teacher in Las Vegas | yes | 2 |
| Earl, H. Wayne | 03/14/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history, 1940 through the end of WWII (World War Two), North Las Vegas Politics, Chamber of Commerce, Lake Mead road, Mormon Church (religion) - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Old Fort/ Stewart Ranch, White Spot Rest, Fremont Street, Prostitution and Block 16, Scott and Martin Hardy, Las Vegas Hospital, Hoover (Boulder) Dam, High School Entertainment - "Thrill Hill", George Crockett - founder of Alamo Airlines and other airlines, Charleston Blvd, San Francisco Avenue, Horace Tucker - North Las Vegas Mayor, Jaycees, North Las Vegas Police Department, Junior Chamber of Commerce, growth of town - old Nudist Camp | no | 1 |
| Earl, Marion | 04/14/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Earl, Marion B. | 03/13/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Justice of the Peace, appointed member of Selective Service Board in Clark County, appointed member of State Appeal Board in Clark County, Gambling, Mining Industry in Southern Nevada - Searchlight and Lincoln County, power of Unions in Southern Nevada, Crime in Clark County, Mormon Church (religion), Edward Bunker Senior, Utah Militia, State Government and Las Vegas (taxes and money interests), early railroad in Las Vegas, Boulder (Hoover) Dam | no | 1 |
| Earl, Sam S. | 03/09/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | First Helldorado Days, Las Vegas history, work on Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Gambling and Casinos, Crime, Telephone company, "The Strip", Airport, Fire Department, Railroad and Streets, Truck driving and weather conditions, living conditions | no | 2 |
| Early, Charles Alvin (Todd) Jr. | 03/25/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, School Systems and Education, Native American Indians, Agriculture, Politics and the Roosevelt election, The Depression in Nevada - the Plants that brought Nevada out of the Depression, 1951 - 1953, Mapps Hotel, Central Credit, organized crime in gambling (Northern Nevada Lincoln Fitzgerald), "Herold "Pappy" Smith", Reno, Lake Tahoe - South Tahoe Country Club, expansion of Reno and Las Vegas - rivalry between North and South, Tourism, Divorce Capitol, Transportation to Las Vegas - trains and airplanes, Gambling During Wartime, Boulder City, Europeans in Nevada, Chinese in Nevada | no | 1 |
| Early, Helen R. | 02/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal History of Las Vegas, Fremont Street, Landmarks, Federal Building and Downtown Schools, High Schools, Howard Cannon and Cultural Activities, Service Leagues, Old Shops in Fremont and Four Queen, Main Post Office, Old University (Southern Nevada University), Maude Frazier, Union Pacific Railroad, Boulder Highway, Red Panther Club, Green Shark Restaurant, Sahara and Bingo Club, Last Frontier, Howard Hughes, El Rancho Vegas, McCarran Airport, Old Stewart Ranch, Indian reservation and Southern Nevada Paiutes (Native American Indians), Bugsy Siegel and Flamingo, Churches and religion - 1st Baptist Church and Southern Methodist Church and 1st Christian Church, Billy Graham Crusade, Helldorado Parades | no | 1 |
| Eaton, Bruce | 04/24/1975 and 03/06/1985 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | 04/24/1975: Growth of Boulder City... 03/06/1985: Dennis McBride Interview | no | 3 |
| Eaton, Bruce & Mary | 1977 | Living in Boulder City | Early Boulder City history, Hoover (Boulder Dam) Construction. | no | 2 |
| Eaton, Mary | 11/15/1986 | Dennis McBride Interview | yes | 1 | |
| Ebarb, Jaunice Rankin | April 25, 2007 | Blue Diamond Oral History Project | This is the history of Blue Diamond Village. Blue Diamond is located 26 miles southwest of Las Vegas. The village, originally known as Cottonwood Springs, changed its name when the Blue Diamond Company took ownership of the Gypsum mine and built corporate housing for the workers in the early '20s. Near the base of the Red Rock canyon, Blue Diamond Village was originally a stop on the Old Spanish Trail for traders from Santa Fe, N.M., to California between 1830 and 1848, according to the history committee's findings. road for the The Blue Diamond School opened in 1929. The company built bunk housing and homes for the workers that it started selling to the public in 1965. | yes | 1 |
| Eckert, Donald (Don) L. | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Moapa Valley History, Gaming, recreation, schools, size of Las Vegas, Railroad. | no | 1 |
| Eckstine, Billy | 08/07/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 |
| Edmond, Shirley R. | 06/24/2010 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Shirley Edmond talks about growing up in the Westside neighborhood of Las Vegas. She was the first African American woman in southern Nevada promoted in mail processing in the post office as a supervisor | yes | 0 |
| Edwards, Elbert B. | 06/30/1975 and 10/16/1986 and 1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | 06/30/1975: Life in Panaca Nevada, Lincoln County, Native American Indians, Mormon Life, Mormon Religion, Meadow Valley, 1849 - Bennett - Arcane: Death Valley Party, George Washington Bean, William H. Dame, Edward Bunker, Dudley Leavitt, Samuel Knight, Francis Lee, George Washington Edwards, "William Henery Edwards", Jane Bale Johnson Lee, Walter E. Clark... 10/16/1986: Education and Early Nevada History. | no | 4 |
| Edwards, Leslie W. | 03/19/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Edwards, Marcy Theede | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Eglash, Jach | 8/2/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 |
| Eglash, Jack | 02/02/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 |
| Eglington, Earle Frost | 10/30/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | On the tape/interview with Olive Lake Eglington | no | 1 |
| Eglington, Olive Lake | 10/30/1975 and 07/1984 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Transcripts available for both interview dates...10/30/1975: Stewarts Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch) and Early Las Vegas History... 07/1984: Stewart Ranch, Robert Lake, Wilson Ranch | yes | 6 |
| Einberger, Alvin | 02/08/2007 | Jay Sarno Project | yes | 0 |