Oral History Interviews
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| Narrator | Collection # | Date | Project | Content | Transcript | Tapes |
| Crine, James D. | OH-00303 | 02/08/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Crisp, Robert | OH-00307 | 06/22/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Cristie, Lou | 12/12/1986 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Gwen Castaldi | no | 1 | |
| Crocker, Clark | OH-00450 | 03/03/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Henderson, Education, general Las Vegas History, Las Vegas 1932 - , Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Pahrump, Religion and Organizations, Pilot and Navigator in Navy, School System | yes | 1 |
| Crockett, Peg | OH-00309 | 2012 May 21, 2017 August 24 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History | Peg Crockett married the man who started our airport, George Crockett. Quitting high school early, Peg was given a ride on a small plane and was smitten with flying. She worked at the airport, learning to fly, after growing up on the Hidden Wells Ranch that eventually became portion of the airport through the eminent domain process. She names many Hollywood guests, authors, and performers who stayed at Hidden Wells over the period that the family owned the ranch with buildings that were designed by her father, an architect from Pasadena. Her husband was close to and trusted by Howard Hughes. Compares the valley's growth over the years from 1937 to the present. Subjects: George Crockett, Virginia Richardson, Hidden Wells, McCarran, Harry Reid, downtown, Edna Best, Monte Carlo, Rotary Club, Mesquite Club | yes | 0 |
| Crosby, Gary | 07/25/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Crosby, Kathryn | 12/05/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Crosby, Kim | 04/07/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Crosby, Norm | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Crowe, Cecile | OH-00452 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder Canyon, Boulder Canyon Project, Technical Data, | yes | 1 | |
| Cruz, Belia C. | OH-00453 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | no | 1 | ||
| Cruz, Jaime | OH-03677 | 2019 July 03 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Cruz was born in Lima, Peru to Carmen, who retired from CCSD as a teacher’s aide, and Jaime, who was a professional soccer player. When young Jaime emigrated to the United States in 1987, it was to join his mother and brother in Las Vegas. The culture shock was significant, but he was undaunted. And, despite his engineering degree, the only employment he could secure was that of dishwasher. Cruz quickly understood the employment barriers that he would encounter and thankfully with the encouragement of mentors he improved his English skills and never omitted his degree from his resume. Eventually, it was noted and the decision to take a position that utilized this training would be one he never regretted. Today Cruz is the Executive Director of Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board. Subjects: Peruvian heritage, Workforce executive, Peru Merchant Marine, former busboy and dishwasher. F850.S75 C78 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Cruze, Charlene Cox | OH-00310 | 08/09/2010 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C78 2007 Charlene Cox Cruze was born in Las Vegas. Her early ancestors traveled through the area in the 1850s, and her grandparents settled in Las Vegas in 1905, the year it was founded. She is a registered Cherokee, Daughter of the American Revolution, and Daughter of the Utah Pioneers. She is a Las Vegas tour guide and talks of her memories of the evolution of Las Vegas from a small town to a city with casinos owned by corporations | yes | 0 |
| Culinary Workers Union Local 226 roundtable discussion | OH-02127 | 2015 March 26 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Culver, Mary Ann | OH-00455 | 03/22/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas Sands, Culinary Union - Sands Silverbird, 1950's Union, Entertainers, Showrooms, Strikes, Organized Crime, Elvis, shows at T-Bird 1960 's, Frank Sinatra, Joe Wells, Zigfield Follies", Smog in Las Vegas, "Ice Follies", , Weather, Bus System, traffic, Howard Hughes, Sands Entertainers 1950 's (Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin), Filming "Ocean's 11", Al Bramlett, Casinos Uptown and on "The Strip", Cash Registers in early 1950 's, | yes | 1 |
| Cummings, Arthur | OH-03179 | 2017 April 26 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Realtor Arthur Cummings arrived in Las Vegas from Long Island, NY, in 1994 to take advantage of Southern Nevada's growth and good weather to sell housing in the southwest portion of the valley and Summerlin. He speaks to the idea of preparedness as a way to avoid legal problems. | no | 0 |
| Cummings, Lavern & Midnight | OH-00456 | 08/29/2000 | Oral History Interview-Dennis McBride | yes | 2 | |
| Cummings-Schmidt, Nancy | OH-02865 | 2016 October 18 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 C843 2016 Fourth-generation Nevadan talks about arriving in Henderson in fourth grade, moving with family to Las Vegas the following year, and graduating LVHS in 1956. Talks about her education and her work as a library aid at Nevada Southern University and a librarian with Clark County Library District (1969-1981) before leaving to become the library director in Yuma, AZ. | yes | 0 |
| Cunningham, Don | OH-02943 | 2017 January 13 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Don Cunningham is a performer who entertained all over the world. He and his wife (deceased 2016) were known as "The Cunninghams" and "Don Cunningham & Company." They were widely known for the refined art of scatting. | no | 0 |
| Cunningham, Eldon W. | OH-00458 | 1981/03/14 | Testing and Nevada Test Site, Atomic Testing, travel, Air Fields, the MX in Nevada, Testing Rockets, U-2, Hunting, Fishing at Twin Lakes, Prospecting in Nevada, Setting up Bylaws. Interviewer: Randall L. Williams | yes | 1 | |
| Cunningham, Eldon W. | OH-00457 | 11/30/1975 | Mining, Gambling in Searchlight | History of Las Vegas 1943 - 1975, Henderson, Las Vegas in the 1950 's, Prospecting and Gambling, World War II (WWII) Tape 2: Testing and Nevada Test Site, Atomic Testing, travel, Air Fields, the MX in Nevada, Testing Rockets, U-2, Hunting, Fishing at Twin Lakes, Prospecting in Nevada, Setting up Bylaws | no | 1 |
| Cunningham, Erma | OH-00312 | 07/04/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Curley, Elmer | OH-00314 | 11/1/2011 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OPH - Library | CT247 .C87 2007 Elmer Curley came to work in public services at UNLV Library in 1967 and worked in the libraries for a number of years under a long list of library directors. | yes | 0 |
| Current, Ron | OH-00315 | 3/16/2012 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OPH - African American Experience | F850.N4 C87 2012 Las Vegas Black Panther Party. | yes | 0 |
| Curtis, Archie | OH-00462 | 03/07/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Las Vegas History, Atomic Testing, Discrimination, Politics, UNR (University of Reno, Nevada), Sports in High School, Boxing in the Olympics, Children in the Casinos, Hotels in 1959 and 1979, Bob Rose campaign, Atomic Testing, Weather Changes | yes | 1 |
| Curtis, Elmore B. | OH-00463 | 03/01/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | 1942 Las Vegas, Early Test Site Manager, Atomic Testing, Tourist Industry, Life in Nevada since 1942 | yes | 1 |
| Curtis, Hal G. | OH-00464 | 02/24/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas, Agriculture, property values, Lombard Plane Crash, construction of El Rancho Hotel, Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Spring Mountain Ranch, prostitution, Mormons (Religion), early Downtown Las Vegas, Cashman Field. Tape 03/09/1978: Early recreation in Las Vegas, Lake Mead, work in Henderson, pay rates and money value, Goldrange Mountains, Old Ranch, Indian Grave sites, Downtown in the 1930 's, "Block 16" "Cat Houses" (prostitution), Blacks in Las Vegas, Native American Indians in Las Vegas area, the first Unions in Las Vegas, Construction Work, Union Violence, Races in Unions, Los Angeles Times Building Destroyed, Magnesium Plant (BMI), Las Vegas during the Depression. | yes | 1 |
| Curtis, Hal G. | OH-00316 | 1978-03-09 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Early recreation in Las Vegas, Lake Mead, work in Henderson, pay rates and money value, Goldrange | no | 1 |
| Curtis, Isabella | OH-00466 | 02/15/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Waitess Sandy Valley, Emma Curtis, Atomic Testing, Telephones in Las Vegas, Helldorado, The Roundup, The Showboat, The Tropicana, Sandy Valley, Energy Crisis 1973 - 1974, | yes | 1 |
| Curtis, Joe | OH-02322 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Curtis moved to Virginia City, Nevada in 1958 and worked for the Silver City Fire Department and the Virginia City department. | no | 0 |
| Curtis, Ken | OH-02321 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Curtis serves as a member of the Professional Rescue Instructors of Nevada to train first responder groups in Nevada. | no | 0 |
| Cuti, Frank | OH-00467 | 02/25/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming 40's and 50's, Early Gaming, Casino Dealer, wages and salary in the 1940 's, Boulder Club, Frontier Club, Apache, Westerner, Magnesium Plant, WWII, Tommy Hull - El Rancho Las Vegas, Development of "The Strip", Benny Siegel and The Flamingo, Downtown VS "The Strip" - 1940 's and 1950 's, Development of Gambling houses, Organized Crime and The Mafia, Desert Inn, Sam Boyd, Unions (AFL - CIO), Riviera Casino, Caesars Palace, Liberace, Elvis Presley, Howard Hughes, Teamsters Union | yes | 1 |
| Cutright, Ray M. | OH-00468 | 04/22/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Colorado River, Boating on the Colorado River at Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) | yes | 1 |
| D'hondt, Ruth Eppenger | OH-00446 | 8/25/2011 | AfAm Collaborative - Black Experience in LV | F850.N4 E66 2012 Family business on Jackson Street - restaurant. One of first families with house in Berkley Square. President of Berkley Square Neighborhood Association. | yes | 0 |
| Daffner, Max | 10/27/2003 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 3 | |
| Dahan, David | OH-02704 | May 26, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 D33 2014 CEO of Orgill-Singer & Associates; Past chair of Henderson Chmaber of Commerce; past president of Jewish Federation; member of many local boards and recipient of several civic honors for his contributions. Tells story of family's escape from Morocco and how they came to settle in Las Vegas. Established Yaffa Dahan Nursing Foundation in honor of his late wife, an active Las Vegas nurse. | yes | 0 |
| Dailey, Debra | OH-02323 | 2013 February 01 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Dailey began working with Mercy Ambulance in 1988. She took EMT classes during an unsuccessful attempt to join the Henderson Fire Department, so she remained with Mercy. She now works as a dispatcher and owns an EMS training center. | no | 0 |
| Dalitz, Moe | OH-02067 | November 4, 1977-March 30, 1978 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | yes | 0 | |
| Dallas, Pamela | OH-02544 | 2004 February 7 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| Dalton, Marian | OH-00317 | 02/11/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Daltry, Roger (The Who) | 1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mike Weatherford | no | 1 | |
| Daly, Ralph | OH-00318 | 02/25/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Prostitution, Block 16, Arizona Club - Last Frontier Hotel, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) Construction, Gambling - Boulder Club, Las Vegas Club, Cal Hauser, Miss Thurman, Miss Allen, Mrs. Roosevelt, US Army and Prostitution, Black and Spanish People in Southern Nevada, Golden Nugget, Guy MacAfee, Railroad division, Ice Plant, Air Conditioning, Hotels on Fremont Street | yes | 1 |
| Daly, Sandy | OH-00319 | 06/20/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 2 | |
| Dane, Walter | OH-00320 | 03/11/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Indian Springs and Las Vegas history, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), World War Two (WWII), Railroad, Will Rogers, Mayo Brothers, Scotty 's Castle, Death Valley, Corn Creek Ranch, Tule Springs, Gill Crease Ranch, Lorenzi Park, Prohibition and Moonshiners, Native American Indians and Piautes, Nuclear Testing, Boulder City and Henderson, Mining | yes | 1 |
| Dangerfield, Rodney | 06/17/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Dangerfield, Rodney | 01/28/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Daniel, Faye | OH-00326 | 10/18/1998 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | F850.N4 D36 1998 Faye Duncan Daniels worked in mid-level management positions in the LV Hotel industryvas one of the first black women to do so. Talks of training, mentors, and the black experience in LV. | yes | 2 |
| Daniels, Ace (Amilcar) | OH-03685 | 2019 June 15, 2019 June 22 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Oral history interviews with Amilcar “Ace” Daniels conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez and Monserrath Hernández on June 15, 2019 and June 22, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In the first interview, Daniels discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and shares his parents' emigration story from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the early 1980s. He talks about attending the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Later, Daniels speaks on his career in hospitality, his passion for live theater, and his advocacy for the performing arts in Las Vegas. He talks about being a minority person in the hospitality industry, the importance of maintaining his cultural identity, and Latino representation in theater. In the second interview, Daniels discusses his involvement with the non-profit arts organization Super Summer Theatre, and participating in the Las Vegas Pride Festival. Lastly, Daniels talks about issues of colorism in the Latinx community. | yes | 0 |
| Daniels, Billy | December 1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Daniels, Billy | 02/06/1971 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
