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Canfield, Ralph L. OH-00329 03/20/1976 Local Oral History Project-Roske History of Las Vegas, 1940-1960. Housing: Carver Park, Victory Village, Townsite, Fisher Addition, Four Mile. Tents houses on the eastside. Mining. Development of Las Vegas from 1950s: hotel-casinos on the Strip and Downtown. Blue Diamond Company. BMI plant and water. Railroad. Class stratification. McCarran Airport. Nellis Air Force Base. Air quality. Water. Lake Mead: water supply and recreation. Prostitution: Roxy's Motel. Atomic testing: radiation. [Summary of oral interview held on file].[Low quality recording]. yes 1
Cannito, John OH-03418 2018 April 03 Building Las Vegas Oral History Project John Cannito, Chief Operating Officer of The PENTA Building Group in Las Vegas, is a child of the Northeast. His father's career as a railroad executive meant family moves, so John, a native of Buffalo, NY, was raised in Buffalo; Tonawanda, NY; Fairfax, VA; Washington, DC; and Valley Forge, PA, all of which helped shape his world view. Cannito brings to his work a broad base of work experience and education Lehigh University (B.A. degree in Environmental Science with emphasis in Geology) and University of Arizona (MBA in Business Administration). He talks of ways his early work experience helped to develop useful skills; of working for Parsons Brinckerhoff engineering in Jersey City, NJ; of joining Perini Construction in Phoenix, AZ, and of leaving Perini to form a company with his brother to develop software for construction management. Finally, he speaks to his career at PENTA and the company's 2004 beginnings, its founders, its completed and current projects, its future, and its company culture. Subjects: Perini Construction; The PENTA Building Group; construction, contracting, engineering, management, production, company culture, core clients no 0
Cannon, Beverlee & Ivan OH-00156 4/12/2011 Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP Work at the Nevada Test Site yes 0
Cannon, Bob OH-00331 04/07/1972 Local Oral History Project-Roske Las Vegas history, 1941-1960. Promotion of Las Vegas. Early development of the Chamber of Commerce. The North West Tour of 1949 by Las Vegas boosters: the "Tour" included stops at Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and San Francisco. Gambling and the community. yes 1
Cannon, Howard OH-00332 08/28/1998 Local Oral History Project-Roske Interviewee was a former Senator for Nevada. Family history. Pre-Senatorial career. John Milner. Military career during WWII. Normandy landings. Senate career. Deregulation of the airline industry. Lockheed Martin and the F-117 stealth fighter. Foundation of Nellis Air Force Base. General Zach Taylor. Defense projects: MX missile and nuclear rocket engine. Vietnam War. Lyndon Johnson. Civil Rights. Alan Bible. Walter Baring. Appointment of President Ford and V-P Rockefeller. Southern Nevada Water project. James Santini. 1982 Senatorial Election. (No file) yes 2
Cannon, Robert O. OH-00333 03/11/1973 Local Oral History Project-Roske Las Vegas history from 1941 until the 1960s. El Rancho Hotel and Casino. Thomas Hull. Nick the Greek. Carol Lombard accident. Las Vegas and Boulder Dam during World War II. Change in the business model of Las Vegas hotels. Segregation of African Americans (a white perspective). 1960s: shortage of qualified personnel to manage hotels; creation of a course in hotel administration at the University of Southern Nevada (UNLV): Dr. Johnson, Dr. Valen, Dr. Meek. yes 1
Canty Hayes, Dellene J OH-02041 3/13/2015 AfAm Growing up in the church, influence of Culinary Union, life in Pahrump yes 0
Canty, Hattie OH-00334 02/27/1998; 06/17/1998 Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project CT247 .C35 2007 Las Vegas history, particularly in regard to labor relations, 1970-1998. Personal history of an African American woman in Las Vegas during the last three decades of the twentieth century. Local 226 Culinary Union: organization, recruitment, activism, relationship with the black community and NCAAP. Civil rights and race relations. Interviewee was president of Local 226 between 1990 and 1999 and oversaw the creation of the Culinary Training School. yes 3
Canty, Paulette OH-03481 1998 July 02 Las Vegas Women Oral History Project no 0
Capel, Sigrid Oas OH-00335 02/10/1980 Local Oral History Project-Roske Family and personal history focusing on growing up in Ely, NV, including leisure activities. Living through the Depression: banks closing; unemployment. Agricultural Extension Service. Cattle and drought in northern Nevada during the 1930s. Witness to the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Description of journey from Ely to Norway. Employment history. Gaming Control Board and the Black Book. Occupations whilst in Las Vegas. [File includes personal photographs and news clippings] yes 1
Caples, Vernon S. OH-00336 02/25/1979 Local Oral History Project-Roske Narrator b.1891. Las Vegas history from 1942 to 1979. Las Vegas airfield (Nellis). Prostitution. Hoover (Boulder) Dam: two anecdotes. Effect of WWII on Las Vegas. Hotel/casinos during the 1940s and 1950s. Leisure activities. Eldorado Festival. Lorenzi Park. BMI Plant. Retirement in Las Vegas. yes 1
Cappadonna, Evelyn OH-02228 2008-08-01, 2008-08-15 Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz yes 0
Cardle, James OH-00337 04/25/2006 UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project LD3745.C32 2007 James Cardle taught engineering at UNLV and worked on earning accreditation for the engineering program. He also did research on the Yucca Mountain Project and on the removal of arsenic from drinking water. He is now a patent attorney in Minneapolis and works part-time as intellectual property counsel to UNLV. Impressions of UNLV, students, engineering program. Preparing for accreditation of engineering program. Research projects whilst at UNLV. New career. Writing, reading, remedial classes at UNLV. Diversification of students in engineering. yes 2
Carl, P. Kay OH-00338 11/22/2001 Public School Principalship Oral History Project School management strategies in Clark County School District yes 0
Carlini, Tod OH-02317 2013 February 15 History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada A native of Yerington, Carlini received EMS training at Utah State before working for the Yerington Fire Department. He became chief in 1990. In 2000 he became chief of the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts. no 0
Carlson, Joe A. OH-00339 10/11/1972 Local Oral History Project-Roske History of Las Vegas, 1921 to 1960. Businesses on Freemont Street in the 1920s and 1930s. Recreation. North Las Vegas and Indian Reservation. Atomic testing. Gaming. Transportation. Demographic change. yes 1
Carlson, Kurt OH-02318 2013 June 05 History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Carlson graduated from Queens University Medical School in Kingston, Ontario in 1974. He established a practice in Fallon, Nevada in 1977. In the 1980s, Carlson pushed for advanced ER training for physicians in Nevada and ER services in rural hospitals. no 0
Carlson, William D. Dr. OH-00340 03/19/1980 Local Oral History Project-Roske Early history of UNLV (Nevada Southern University) libraries, 1957-1960s. Narrator was the first dean. Maude Frazier Hall. Grant Hall. Collecting of books. Jerry Dye (Head Librarian, 1958-1964). Budget and funding. yes 1
Carmichael, Karen OH-03652 2019 December 09 Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project With an eye on a career in journalism Karen (nee Rau) Carmichael changed her focus to dance in high school; shortly after she graduated Tibor Rudas hired her to perform in Montreal, where she remained for five years, leaving in 1976 to join her husband, Michael Charrick, in his family's juggling act. The couple arrived in Nevada in 1978 to perform at Circus Circus in Sparks; they arrived in Las Vegas in 1980, the day of the MGM Grand fire. Rau performed with Charrick until their divorce in 1984, when she began dancing at the Desert Inn and other Las Vegas resorts, performing with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr. After forming her own adagio specialty act, Skyline, with Greg Holmes in 1989, the duo performed on Star Search, opened Taj Mahal in New Jersey in 1990 and on New Years Eve at the Mirage in Las Vegas. She talks about working with Debbie Reynolds at her hotel and about costume designers Betty Francisco and Hedy Jo Star. She also talks about her second career as a jewelry artist, Leslie Kay Creations, and about her artistic collaborations with Kelly Burton Gilmore, Lee Rivera, and Swarovsky. Subjects: Tibor Rudas, Greg Holmes, Michael Charrick, the Brunn family, Sammy Davis Jr, Betty Francisco, Hedy Jo Star, Kelly Burton Gilmore, Eileen Hayes, Carolyn Solomon, Skyline, Shriners, Jesters no 0
Carmichael, Kent; Carmichael, Karen OH-03648 2019 November 25, 2019 December 02 Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Session 1:Sign artist Kent Carmichael was born in December 1933 in Burbank, California. Drafted for Korean War as a football player for the U.S. Navy, also provided extralegal supplies to captive Americans and South Koreans north of the DMZ from the USS Wilkinson DL-5. Discharged 1956 in Long Beach and began working days for Interstate Neon for Max and Mo Oggenblick and evenings doing spotlight for Ice Follies at the Pan Pacific Auditorium. In 1957 Doc and Judy Bayley saw the American flag he projected onto the ice during the finale and brought him to Las Vegas to do spotlights for them at the Hacienda. Now nearly 86, he recalls a career that changed the way Las Vegas looks through his work as a sign builder/installer, electrician, manager, business owner, and contractor; he talks of people he met along the way, and he describes his work with the iconic signs that long-time Las Vegas residents remember with fondness. Subjects: Korean War; Interstate Neon, Van Nuys, California, Max Oggenblick, Mo Oggenblick, Doc Bayley, Judy Bayley, Hacienda, Ed Torres, Benny Binion, Ed Levinson, Wayne Newton, Jerry Newton, Ted Rogich, Andy Lodwick, Arby Alper, Advanced Neon (later AdArt), Steve Wynn, Mint, Algiers,Thunderbird, Caesars Palace, Bonanza, Stardust, Frontier; Session 2: Career from 1968 with Stardust sign and Holiday Inn Riverboat signs, International transition to Las Vegas Hilton, main pylon and interior signs for MGM Grand; 1974 renovation Golden Nugget. Suspended stained glass ceiling at Tropicana. Joined Heath & Co. and did MGM Lion display, Flamingo Hilton bullnose, and Klondike; revamp Four Queens and Silverbird. Young Electric Sign 1983-85. Dewey Sign Company, Manny Cortez, and Las Vegas Convention Center sign. Subjects: International Hotel, Holiday Inn Casino, MGM Grand, Golden Nugget, New Orleans Superdome, Heath & Co., Ed Allen Photography, Four Queens, Young Electric Sign Co., Dewey Sign Co., Advance Sign Company, Raul Rodriguez, Bill Blackard, Steve Wynn no 0
Carmody, Sandra E. OH-00157 8/3/2001 Public School Principalship Oral History Project School management in Las Vegas yes 0
Carnell. Margaret OH-02260 4/30/2014 Ward 1 In 1905 Edward "Ed" Von Tobel left Los Angeles with his friend Jake Beckley for Lincoln County, Nevada. They purchased a parcel in the new town of Las Vegas and established the Von Tobel Lumber Company. The company served Las Vegas until it closed in 1976. Von Tobel met and married Mary Hameril, and they had four children, Jake, Katherine Elizabeth, Ed Jr., and George. This is an interview with three of Ed's granddaughters. Margaret Carnell is the oldest of three daughters of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn. She manages the Von Tobel family properties. Patricia "Patsy" Brinton is the second daughter of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn. She does volunteer work with the Assistance League of Las Vegas and the Junior League of Las Vegas. Sharon Schmitt is the second of four daughters of Edward Von Toble Jr. and Evelyne Leonard. She also does volunteer work with the Assistance League and the Junior League and with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church yes 0
Carpenter, Marianne OH-00342 03/02/1977 Local Oral History Project-Roske Personal reminiscences of living on Las Vegas. Helen Jane Stewart. Development of Las Vegas. Nixon visit. Clarke Gable. Observations of atomic testing. Brief career history. yes 1
Carpi, Elizabeth, Leonard & William OH-00158 1/14/2009 Heart to Heart: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Leonard was the premier contact lense fitter in LV. yes 0
Carr, Fannie OH-02511 12/5/2015 AfAm Growing up on the Westside; the black church, streets named for pastors, career in gaming and the medical field, and the future depends on family. no 0
Carr, Vicki 10/10/1990 Arnold Shaw Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard no 1
Carratelli, Susan and Holly OH-00344 06/24/1999 Las Vegas Gay Archives-Dennis McBride yes 10
Carrigan, Chet OH-00345 02/17/1981 Local Oral History Project-Roske Las Vegas history. Working for the Sherrif. Population in Clark County. Lake Mead. Key roads. Effect of WWII on Las Vegas. The Depression. Floods. Tourism. Animal life. Mount Charleston. Hoover (Boulder Dam). Court House. McCarran Airport. Pioche. John Wayne. Fire and Police Department. El Rancho. Boulder City. Movie Theaters. Cashman Field. Underground lake. Railroad. yes 1
Carrillo, Antioco OH-03689 2019 June 27, 2019 July 11 Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project Oral history interviews with Antioco Carrillo conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez and Monserrath Hernández on June 27, 2019 and July 11, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Carrillo discusses his early life in Jalisco, Mexico. He talks about attending an all-boys school, the braceros program, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. Carrillo describes the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Las Vegas, being executive director of Aid for AIDS Nevada (AFAN), and the disproportionate infection rate of Hispanics and African Americans. Carrillo talks about advocating for same sex marriage, his involvement with lawsuits that involve defining marriage in Nevada, and being the first same-sex marriage in Nevada. Lastly, Carrillo discusses the struggles to achieve equality, and living in a heterosexual society. yes 0
Carroll, Diahann Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Carroll, Nona OH-03450 2018 July 06, 2018 July 16 African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project In 1987, Nona Carroll moved to Las Vegas with Computer Software, Inc. to work with Nellis AFB but the federal government dropped the project's funding. Carroll migrated to Southern Nevada from Las Angeles after living in St. Louis since elementary school. During her 31 years in Southern Nevada, she served the community through the Summerlin Women's Club, Girlfriends, Inc., J.U.G.S. (Justice, Unity, Generosity, Service, Inc.), Shade Tree, and several other organizations. She credits the Summerlin Women's Club with helping to start the Summerlin Hospital. Subjects: Nabisco, May Co., South Central Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, The Lakes, Computer Software, Inc., Summerlin Women's Club no 0
Carruth, Ella Earl OH-00160 06/23/1975 Local Oral History Project-Roske Bunkerville history before 1942. Life in Las Vegas from 1942 - 1975. WWII. Atomic Testing. Travel. Crops and agriculture. Bees. Environment. Social progress. [Cassette tape currently in need of repair] no 1
Carter, Benny 03/07/1970 Arnold Shaw Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw no 1
Carter, Billy Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 3
Carter, Channel Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Carter, Leon, Sr.; Carter, Ruth Jimerson; Carter, Leon, Jr.; Carter, Lonnie; Jimerson, Herman, Jr. OH-03746 2021- 01-28/2021- 03-18 African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Leon Carter, Sr. migrated to Las Vegas in 1942 at 12 years of age. After attending elementary school on the Westside, he enrolled for high school at Las Vegas High. Because of his schedule, he played baseball with the city team - The Cowboys. Baseball skills let him to play in Canada and Mexico. Later, when he returned to Las Vegas, his job skills in drafting and carpentry took him to the Nevada Test Site and then into the construction industry. When that did not yield enough income, He entered the gaming industry as a dealer. His sons Leon and Lonnie talk about life on the Westside. His daughter-in-law Ruth worked in the gaming industry as well but in a different era making for an interesting contrast. Ruth's brother, Herman, adds knowledge to the Westside experience. Leon Carter's one regret is that he did not follow his father's advice and learn the value of owning land. Subjects: Cowboys; Nevada Test Site; Jackson Ave.; Charles Keller; Baseball No restrictions: Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required. no 0
Carter, Nell 05/21/1993 Arnold Shaw Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney no 1
Carter, Nell 8/11/1986 Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Carter, Nell 09/21/1989 Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Carter, Toni OH-03482 1992 March 06 Las Vegas Women Oral History Project No use agreement on file for this interview. no 2
Carter/Chanel Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Casas, Dr. Maria Raquel OH-03682 2019 June 12 Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project Farmersville is described as a small town between, Exeter and Visalia, California populated by Mexican American farm workers. It is in this small town, where UNLV History Professor Maria Raquél Casas spent her childhood raised along with her sisters and brothers. In her interview, Dr. Casas describes how growing up in this small town with her traditional Mexican family influenced the person she is today. While working alongside her family in the fields, Dr. Casas decided that she would strive to obtain an education. Through hard work and constant support from her sister, Dr. Casas attended Fresno State, where she discovered her love for history. Upon completing her undergraduate program, Dr. Casas made the decision to further her education by pursuing a master’s at Cornell University. At Cornell, she faced discouraging professors who believed she would not be able to complete the master’s program let alone pursue a PhD program. Despite these demoralizing professors, Dr. Casas completed her program and was admitted into University of California Santa Barbara’s history program. Dr. Casas never forgot her roots or the significance of her presence in the majority white academic spaces she attended during her academic journey. When she arrived at UNLV, she continued to strive for more Latino representation in both the student population and in the school faculty. During her tenure at UNLV, Dr. Casas has served as an advisor for multiple Latino student organizations including MEChA and SoL. Dr. Casas has witnessed much progress in Latino representation at UNLV, but she believes there is still much work left to be accomplished. Subjects: MECHa, SOL, UNLV history professor F850.S75 C36 2019 yes 0
Casey, Linda & Steve OH-02088 6/4/2014 Ward 1 Steve grew up in Las Vegas in the water business, installed drinking water systems in new homes. Linda designed homes in the West Charleston, Ward 1 area. yes 0
Casey, Margaret "Peggy" OH-00347 1/13/2005 Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project CT247 .C367 2007 Female workers during WWII. Las Vegas history from 1952. Mesquite Club. Family life in mid-century Las Vegas: grocery stores; restaurants. Leisure activities: entertainment; gardening; golf. Description of atomic testing. Howard Hughes. Transformation of Las Vegas: transportation; downtown. [Helpful index attached to the transcript]. yes 1
Casey, Walter OH-00348 11/15/2004 and 1/13/2005 Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project CT247 .C37 2007 History of Las Vegas from 1951 with a business-related perspective. Paradise Valley before development. K-12 education before the creation of the Clark County School District. Chamber of Commerce: Las Vegas News Bureau; Live Wire Fund. The 'Mob' and the rise of corporate gaming. National Association of Manufacturers and lobbying. Leisure activities: Hualapai Club; Kiwananis. 'Myths' of the Atomic Test Site. Yucca Mountain. Moulin Rouge, discrimination and segregation. Howard Hughes. Water: Colorado River Commission; Southern Nevada Water Authority. Modern-day Las Vegas. yes 3
Cashman, James Jr. OH-00349 Las Vegas Review Journal First 100 Project Las Vegas Review Journal First 100 Project no 2
Cashman, Timothy OH-02934 2017 January 10 Building Las Vegas Oral History Project As a member of the third generation of Cashman businessmen (son of James "Big Jim" Cashman Junior and grandson of Senior) Tim Cashman was raised in the Scotch 80s and attended Las Vegas Day School and Our Lady of Las Vegas and Bishop Gorman High School before going to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University. After working his way up in the Cadillac business, he purchased the franchise from his father, sold it, and opened a Harley-Davidson franchise. In this interview, he discusses the importance of transportation and sports to his family and to Las Vegas. no 0
Cason, Jack and Maxine OH-02838 9/22/2016 Building Las Vegas To Las Vegas in 1950 with an independent gas station operator; founded Las Vegas-based Rebel Oil Co. in 1952; more than 50 gas/service stations and convenience stores in and near Las Vegas. Children now run company. no 0
Casper, Elizabeth OH-00350 03/05/1978 Local Oral History Project-Roske (11 very good photos) Las Vegas history, 1946-1976. Education: growth of schools in Las Vegas; football rivalry between Ranch and Las Vegas High Schools. Career in teaching: teaching in the Westside (Kit Carson Elementary); discrimination/segregation and 'busing'; drug use in schools. Growth of an art community. Art competition/shows. Churches/religion. Las Vegas High School 'Rythmettes.' Value of a college education. no 1
Cassem, Patricia A. OH-00351 5/2/2003 Public School Principalship Oral History Project School management in Las Vegas school district yes 0

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