Oral History Interviews
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| Narrator | Collection # | Date | Project | Content | Transcript | Tapes |
| Cooper, Pat | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 4 | ||
| Cooper, Pat | 03/19/1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Cooper, Pat | 07/02/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Cooper, Pat` | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Cooper, Wilma (Pease) | OH-00423 | 02/27/1977 | Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas | Life in Boulder City and Henderson since 1936 to 1977 | yes | 1 |
| Cope, Cecil | OH-00425 | 11/06/2003 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | no | 2 | |
| Cope, Cecil | OH-00424 | March 30, 2007 | Dlue 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 | 2 |
| Cope, Frank | OH-00426 | 03/15/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Blue Diamond Water Company, Boulder Dam being built (Hoover Dam), the Meadows Water Hole, hunting, fishing, gold, motorcycle racing, Elks Lodge, Gypsum Mines, teaching classes for the water company, the Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch). | yes | 1 |
| Corash, Jan | OH-02226 | 7/13/2007 | Jay Sarno Project | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 |
| Corash, Larry | OH-02227 | 7/12/2007 | Jay Sarno Project | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 |
| Corbett, Stavan | OH-03509 | 2018 November 06 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Stavan Corbett is a member of the Latino community that has served as an educator and politician in Las Vegas. Growing up in Las Vegas, Stavan was exposed to various environments that all helped him shape his Latino identity. Stavan was able to appreciate the Catholic and Jewish cultures as well. During the 70s and 80s his experiences with first and second generation Latinos, played a large role in his identity formation especially as a student. He was the first in his family to graduate from high school and college. Stavan worked in the hotel industry and moved on to work with troubled youth to eventually become a member of the Nevada State Board and the Clark County School Board. His continued work with the Latin Chamber of Commerce has also allowed him to be involved with the Latino Youth Leadership Conference. Subjects: Identity Struggle, Interracial Relationships, Working in the Hotel Industry, Clark County School District, Cultural Assimilation | no | 0 |
| Corbisiero, Judy | OH-02543 | 2003-09-05, 2004-05-21, 2004-07-02, 2004-12-10 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 7 |
| Corderman, Margie Joanne | OH-00427 | 03/11/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Living in Boulder City, changes and growth in Boulder City, social life - recreation, Frank Crowe Statue - Historical Museum, pollution - Henderson, heating and cooling systems, Elton Garrett, MX Missile, Sagebrush rebellion, women in untraditional roles, controlled growth ordinance. | yes | 1 |
| Corimby, Bertine & Corimbi, Vita | OH-00270 | 4/22/2009 | Boyer Las Vegas Oral History | The era of live music on the Las Vegas Strip. | yes | 0 |
| Cornell, Jack W. | OH-00429 | 02/18/1979 | Boulder City | Historical happenings in Boulder City and Southern Nevada, structural change in schools, military, Depression, Civilian Conservation Corps, working in Tonopah, politics, Hoover Dam, gambling, recreation, Atomic Testing, changes. | yes | 1 |
| Cortez Masto, Catherine | OH-03458 | 2018 August 10 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Catherine Cortez Masto grew up in Las Vegas near where the town ended and the desert began, which at that time was near Decatur and Pennwood. She grew up playing in the streets and riding horses and motor bikes with girlfriends and cousins. Her father, Manny Cortez, began as a valet at the Dunes before entering politics. He served 16 years on the County Commission and then 13 years as the chief of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. As the head of the LVCVA, Manny oversaw campaigns to increase tourism, enlarge McCarran International Airport, improve taxicab service, and served as a visionary for the entire region. Catherine followed in her father's footsteps while being her own woman and making her own mark on the region. She attended college at UNR and law school at Gonzaga University School of Law. After a clerkship, she worked for a small local Las Vegas firm for 4 - 5 years, then moved to the governor's and then served two terms as Nevada's Attorney General. Currently she's in the US Senate with committee assignments that include Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Energy and Natural Resources; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Rules and Administration; Indian Affairs, and the Committee on Aging. Subjects: Dunes, Manny Cortez, County Commission, LVCVA, Judge Carl Christensen, Judge Mendoza, Taxi Authority, Tourism, Mike O'Callaghan | no | 0 |
| Cortez, Jocelyn | OH-03669 | 2019 March 18 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Oral history interview with Jocelyn Cortez conducted by Nathalie Martinez on May 18, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Cortez discusses her family history in El Salvador and her parents' emigration to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980. She talks about the challenge of adjusting to city life, growing up on the Eastside of Las Vegas, and her educational experience. Cortez describes her involvement in the Student Organization of Latinos (SOL), and attending law school at the University of Arizona. Later, Cortez discusses the challenges of being an immigration attorney, and being elected president of the Latino Bar Association. Lastly, Cortez talks about changes in Las Vegas and the Latinx community. | yes | 0 |
| Cortez, Joseph | OH-03523 | 2018 November 29 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 C67 2018 Joseph Cortez was born in Spanish Harlem in 1943. Cortez recalls growing up in the tough neighborhood, walking through gang territory in order to get to school. Cortez found himself interested in boxing at an early age and he attributes the boxing gloves hanging from his backpack as the reason he was left alone by the bullies in his neighborhood. Cortez won several Golden Glove tournaments during his amateur career. Cortez then turned pro, winning several fights before joining the military. Once Cortez left the military he left boxing to start several businesses before ultimately returning to boxing as a ref. Cortez career as a ref has spanned decades, participating in several elite level boxing matches with several of the biggest names in boxing. Cortez is the first and only Latino to be inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a referee. Subjects: Boxing, Puerto Rico, Spanish Harlem, Golden Gloves Tournament, Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Cortney, Francis | OH-00430 | 2/16/2001 | The Public School Principalship | CCSD Principalship | yes | 0 |
| Cosby, Bill | 11/01/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Cosby, Bill | 01/06/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Cosgrove, Ellen | OH-03641 | 2019 August 19 | UNLV School of Medicine Oral History Project | Ellen Cosgrove, MD, grew up in Pennsylvania and lived there through medical school where she met her husband. She and Jeffrey Fahl, MD, sat together because classes were arranged in alphabetical order. She and her five sisters are all well educated and working in "helping" occupations. She chose internal medicine over Russian History and has enjoyed her journey into medical school curriculum development. Because of her work, the UNLV School of Medicine has an educational program based in bioethics, community engagement, wellness, and problem-based learning. The first class of the new medical school will graduate after she leaves the city for a position in Albany, NY. Subjects: Barbara Atkinson, Jeffrey Fahl, Allentown, PA, Hahnemann Medical College Medical College, EMT, bioethics | no | 0 |
| Cosgrove, Sondra | OH-02261 | 2/11/2015 | BELVOHP | President of League of Women Voters, professor at CSN, former chair of Faculty Senate where she lobbied for college at State Legislature, LV Historic Preservation Commissioner, ACLU affiliation, many other community and state commitments. | no | 0 |
| Cotton, D.D. | OH-00278 | 03/21/1997 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | F850.N4 C68 1998 Dancer who became one of the first two black cocktail waitresses at Caesars Palace in 1966 and later worked at The Tropicana as a floor manager in the pit. | yes | 3 |
| Cougar, Douglas R. | OH-00431 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 2 | ||
| Countess, Jerome (Jerry) | OH-02177 | Oct. 28, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Came to Las Vegas in 1976 to take a job with what became the Jewish Federation. Started the local Jewish Reporter. | yes | 0 |
| Counts, Betty | OH-00432 | 10/29/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early days activities for children in Las Vegas, Atomic testing, politics, small stores and companies in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Cowan, Susie | OH-00433 | 01/13/2006 | Living to Dance-Tapping in Las Vegas | CT247 .C68 2012 Tap Dancing | yes | 2 |
| Cox, Lew | OH-00288 | 02/26/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Cox, Lois | OH-00435 | 03/18/1978 | Life in Las Vegas | Family background, personal history, Clark County School District and education in Las Vegas, Politics in Nevada, Basques in Nevada, growth of Las Vegas, "the Strip" and gambling, industry, Las Vegas "Strip" entertainment and changes, Lake Mead and Mt Charleston. | yes | 1 |
| Cox, Owen Earl | OH-00436 | 03/06/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | St. George Utah, Las Vegas in 1928, homes in 1931, wages of Road Workers in 1932, Old Arrowhead Trail, LDS Church and Mormon Church in Las Vegas 1932 (Religion), Wells Nevada, mining company in Gold Hill Nevada, working at the Basic Magnesium Plant, WWII, housing shortage in 1942, hospitals in 1942, development of sponge ore, steam engines, Tent City, gambling, building hotels in the 1940 's in Las Vegas, Vegas Village, transportation of goods in the 1950 's, air conditioning and cooling in the 1950 's, LDS Church in the 1950 's, population growth, Nellis Air Force Base, tourist trade and growth, crime in the 1950 's, Cattle Ranch, school system in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Cox, Suzette M. | OH-00437 | 03/15/1981 | Divorce in Las Vegas and NV History | Life of single woman in Nevada. Interviewed by Andrew Lazarus | yes | 1 |
| Cox, Suzette M. | OH-00438 | 1979-03-02 | Roske | History of Las Vegas. Interviewed by Lance Cooper | yes | 1 |
| Crabbe, John W. | OH-00292 | May 5, 206 | 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 |
| Crabbe, Margaret Eleanor Bain | OH-00300 | January 19, 2004 | 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 |
| Cracraft, Nadine | OH-03333 | 2017 November 27 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Marriage & Family therapist who volunteered the day after the shooting. She was referred by the police department to contact Ballroom at Circus Circus, who in turn assigned her to Aria. Describes how the "readiness factor" may have limited the number of people seeking assistance. Also, she volunteered at a booth set up at First Friday. | no | 0 |
| Craddock, John E. Dr. | OH-00441 | 04/14/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Dentist at Nellis Air Force Base, homes of Las Vegas, economy, hotels, Mines in Twin Lakes, Twin Lakes Motel, Old Land Mark Golden Nugget, Red Rock, Atomic Bomb experience as a Navy Commander, hunting in Mt. Charleston, prohibition in Mt Charleston, Argentine mine, Wagon Train story and making a tooth brush, Airport in 1952 in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Craddock, Nancy | OH-02483 | 10/06/2015 | BELV- Girl Scouts | First interview in a series that will be collected by Las Vegas Girl Scouts. Craddock is 93 years of age, a 1939 Golden Eaglette, and lifetime advocate for the real life benefits of being a Girl Scout. Talks of the badges, honors, camping excursions, and lessons that change lives. | no | 0 |
| Craddock, Nancy Lee | OH-00442 | 03/16/1976 - 04/14/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas "Frontier" Dentists, opening night of Sands Hotel, Flooding, Twin Lakes Estates, Topography and drainage problems, early clubs and groups, Nellis, Girl Scouts, Sunrise Hospital, Sky Harbor Airport, Leona Mack, James R. Dickerson, Alpine Village, Community Swimming Hole, 1955 Las Vegas, Tule Springs Digs and Margaret Wheat, exploring the mines. | yes | 1 |
| Craddock, Patricia Carmichael | OH-00443 | 03/02/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Education Las Vegas History, "Occupational Residence and Travel History", Home life community, Helldorado, city growth. | yes | 1 |
| Craft, Nancy | OH-02446 | 7/28/2015 | BELVOHP - Rhythmettes | CT247 .C73 2012 LV High School in the mid 1950s as a member of the famed marching / dancing group, the Rhythmettes. Philosophy of life taught by group's founder, Mrs. Evelyn Stuckey. | yes | 0 |
| Craft, Norman | OH-02442 | 8/6/2015 | BELVOHP | Great memories of early Henderson, Victory Village, Townsite housing and school, sports in high school and returning after college to teach in Las Vegas. Rancho HS riots and not understanding that there was a racial divide. | no | 0 |
| Craig, Junior | OH-00444 | 1974 and 02/15/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Searchlight, Mining, Prostitution, Gold Mining, Casinos, Boulder (Hoover) Dam | yes | 2 |
| Cram, Brian | OH-02883 | 2016 October 28 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 C728 2016 Discusses his early life as a native Nevadan, born in Caliente 1937 and growing up in Las Vegas since 1939. Recalls attending Fifth Street Elementary School and Las Vegas High School, graduating in 1955. This son of the school custodian at Robert E. Lake Elementary School served as Clark County School District Superintendent 1989-2000 and participated in and presided over the growth of the District from 111,000 students to more than 215,000 students. | yes | 0 |
| Crawford, Cranford | OH-02706 | 5/27/2016 | AfAm Collab | Arrived in Las Vegas in 1964. Career work with Clark County Dept of Family/Youth Services - Assist Director. Served with many community groups including the NAACP and the Masonic Lodge. Interesting history of Jackson Avenue, black community organizations, and the consent decree of 1971. | no | 0 |
| Crawford, Ernest O. | OH-00445 | 10/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas history, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), "The Strip", Fremont, Kyle Ranch, Stewart Ranch, Southern Nevada and Changes in and around the Dam | no | 1 |
| Crawford, Richard T/ | OH-02092 | 4/30/2014 | BELVOHP | Business operations in Las Vegas. importance of business collaboration, History of Green Valley Grocery Stores, supporting the arts | yes | 0 |
| Credico, Randy | 11/05/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Creighton, Stella | OH-00301 | 01/28/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Crickman, Oliver | OH-00447 | 03/03/1979 | Prostitution | Prostitution, Cooking in Las Vegas (1955 - 1979), Restaurant Industry 1955 - 1979 | yes | 1 |
