Oral History Interviews
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| Narrator | Collection # | Date | Project | Content | Transcript | Tapes |
| DeJong, Michael | OH-02741 | 2016 July 06 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dave Schwartz. Mirage, Bellagio, New York-New York, Wynn Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Del Monte, Haydee | OH-00408 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history and Tahoe, Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra, school in Las Vegas | no | 1 |
| Del Valle, Anthony | OH-02546 | 2005 January 28 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| DeLand, Ellen | OH-00216 | 1996 January 19-20 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | yes | 0 | |
| Delaney, Joe | 08/06/1974 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Delaney, Joe, Bill Willard | 07/22/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Interviewer: History of LV Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Delaney, Joe, Louie Bellson | 12/14/1991 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: All That Jazz | no | 3 | |
| Delaney, Joseph P. | OH-00409 | 10/24/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Entertainment in Las Vegas from 1946 to 1979, costs of rooms, price of shows, Sahara, Frontier, Entertainers | yes | 1 |
| Delibos, John | OH-00410 | 10/2/2012 | Boyer Early Las vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D455 2012 Work in Las Vegas, Liberace, entertainers, movers and shakers of the city. Moved with his family from Wisconsin in 1959. After he graduated from Cornell University, he returned to Las Vegas and worked in various casinos in various jobs. John retired from gaming and became a full-time interior designer | yes | 0 |
| Dell'Olio, Franca | OH-00416 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 3 | ||
| Dell, Gloria Freeman | OH-00414 | 4/5/2011 | Boyer Early LV OHP | Dancer, photographs. Worked at the Dune, Flamingo, Sands. Story about Sinatra and Morelli, the bandleader. | yes | 0 |
| Deluise, Dom | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 6 | ||
| Delvin, Gary L. | OH-00417 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | ||
| DeMeis, Joseph | OH-03656 | 2020 January 3; 2020 January 14 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Joseph DeMeis Mr. DeMeis has 40 years of professional experience in design work. Before retirement, he developed imaginative and artistic themes while also addressing retail centers, such as Caesar's Palace Forum Shops and the Magical Empire. He was responsible as senior art director for completing the Red Sea Astrarium project in Jordan for RGH Themed Entertainment. Mr. DeMeis has had the opportunity to work with the best designers and art directors in the industry on such projects as The Wonderful World of Oz, Ghostbusters in Universal Studios, Florida, Fantasia Lagoon in Bangkok, Thailand and Walt Disney Imagineering. As an Imagineer, he developed attractions for Tokyo Disney, Disney World, Disneyland and EPCOT Center. He has learned a great deal and hopes to pass on his knowledge to the next generation. He considers working for Walt Disney to be one of the highlights of his career, in addition to acting as one of the original founders of Landmark Entertainment. While with Landmark, he had a hand in the creative concept development and art direction for a range of projects, including themed hotels, motion pictures, Broadway theatrical productions, and major destination theme parks and museums. He was happy to have been a part of developing a destination resort with RGH, where he worked internationally, as well as within the U.S. His plans now are to further his career on a new venture to developing other themed attractions for the country and the world. Subjects: Downey Children's Theater, Disneyland, Landmark Entertainment Group, Barker Brothers, Caesars World | no | 0 |
| Denis, Moises "Mo" | OH-03547 | 2019 January 11 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Moises "Mo" Denis is a Cuban American born in Brooklyn, New York. He served as the first Latino Majority Leader in the Nevada State Senate and has been involved in public service for over 30 years. As a leader in the Church of Latter Day Saints and his involvement with supporting Latinx initiatives, Mo has been able to increase the representation of Latinos in politics and support educational reform. While early on his family moved around a lot, they finally settled in Las Vegas and have continued to grow their family. Mo is a Rancho High School alum and went on to graduate from Brigham Young University as a music major. He first started his career by opening a music store, but later began working in the tech industry. Eventually, through his involvement in the PTA, Mo was appointed to serve on the Clark County Library Board. There he was involved in increasing access to libraries and advocating for the East and North Las Vegas community. Afterwards, he gained a seat as an assemblyman for the Nevada Legislature where he would eventually continue his career as a Nevada State Senator. Currently, Mo is in his final term as a state senator and working on reforming the funding formula for public education in order to improve education quality in Nevada. Subjects: Church of Latter Day Saints, Nevada Senate, Cuba, Education F850.S75 D46 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Denning, Teresa Jones | OH-00419 | 02/26/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Overton, Las Vegas, Boulder City, Moapa Valley, 1918 Flu epidemic, Cantalope Crops in Moapa, Silent Movies, 1931 signing of the bill for the building of Boulder (Hoover) Dam, first Atomic Bomb, Boulder Highway, heating and cooling systems, Entertainment, Purchase of Boulder City from government, member of Charter Committee, City Government | yes | 1 |
| Dennis, Alan | OH-03177 | 2017 April 20 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project (casino gaming) | Experience as casino valet. Note for researchers: Approximately first minute and a half of interview is un-listenable (ambient noise-wind). Occasionally hard to hear throughout. | no | 0 |
| Dennison, Merna | OH-00421 | 03/01/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Sloan, WWII, Atomic testing, small business, Utah, personal and family history, growth of Las Vegas, Public Officals of Nevada, Landmarks of Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Denson, Andre | OH-02951 | 2006 April 27 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Denton, Ralph | OH-00428 | 02/24/1980 | RJ Series & Book First 100 | no | 2 | |
| Denton, Ralph | OH-00434 | approximately 1999-2000 | yes | 2 | ||
| Denton, Ralph | OH-02547 | 2007 June 5 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| Denton, Sara | OH-02452 | 7/13/2015 | BELVOPH - Women of Boulder City | CT247 .D456 2012 Active in charity activities in Boulder City, especially Art in the Park. Significant political contacts - Cannon, Grant Sawyer, etc., married to Ralph Denton. | yes | 0 |
| Devere, Mike | OH-00439 | 09/24/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Education UNLV, Washo County, "Gambling Racket", Politics on UNLV campus, Elections, | yes | 1 |
| Deverell, George A. | OH-00440 | 04/26/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming Industry, working in the Gaming Industry, General Nevada History, WWII, Mormon Religion | no | 2 |
| Deverell, Patricia | OH-00126 | 1986 April 26 | Moved to Nevada in 1937, attended Las Vegas HS, worked at the Golden Nugget, Observed nuclear testing | yes | 0 | |
| Dewhurst, Sally | 10/23/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Diamond, Renee | OH-03231 | 1997 November 17, 1997 November 20, 1997 November 27, 1997 November 30 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Renee Diamond is an activist who has worked for a variety of social and political causes, including early childhood education, welfare rights, fair housing, and the Equal Rights Amendment. | yes | 0 |
| Diamond, Renee L. | OH-02188 | November 20, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Resident of Las Vegas since 1972. Community activist and justice advocate; Jewish Reporter editorial board; and much more. Spouse was Leo Diamond. F850 J5 D52 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Diaz, Sam | OH-03710 | 2020 January 03 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Sam Diaz was born in Los Angeles California, but was raised in Chula Vista, California. He is a police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and has worked for LVMPD since 2007. He has served in in the U.S. Air Force Reserves since 2008, and served in the U.S. Air Force from 2001 to 2007. Diaz describes his multi-cultural upbringing and growing up in such close proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border. He describes his passion for serving which he had since a young age. He describes his incorporation within every community he has been a part of and talks about the ways he has worked to serve the Las Vegas community since moving here in 2007. He recounts the tragic night of 1 October, the mass shooting that occurred during the Route 91 Harvest music festival on October 1st, 2017 on the Las Vegas Strip. He talks about the various changes that happened within LVMPD since 1 October, and changes that he has seen in the Latinx community throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Diaz also describes the process of adopting two children and raising a multi-racial family with his wife in Las Vegas. Subjects: Subjects: 1 October, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, U.S. Air Force, Adoption, multi-racial family, Latinx | yes | 0 |
| Dickerson, Douglas L. | OH-00448 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Dickerson, George | OH-00449 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Dickerson, Perry D. | OH-00451 | 02/21/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Telephone Company Improvements, City and Airport Growth, Boat Races at Lake Mead, Water Table and its effects on building, Golden Nugget, Boulder Club, Greyhound Depot/ Union Plaza Site, Mint 400, Caliente, Plane Crash near Sloan Highway, Nellis, Lorenzi Park, Old Salt Lake Highway, Downtown Las Vegas, Fremont Hotel Foundation, Stardust Raceway | no | 1 |
| Dickhudt, Timothy | OH-03409 | 2018 March 13 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | A native of Minnesota, Dr. Timothy Dickhudt arrived in Las Vegas to be a Fellow at UMC in Trauma/Acute Care in the Fall of 2017. He had just left his shift when his pager indicated several shootings had occurred. He talks about rushing back and how he ended up doing surgery on a past "neighbor" from Minnesota. Subjects: Trauma/acute care Fellow, UMC, surgery | no | 0 |
| Dicotignano, Jay and Jayson | OH-02548 | 2006 November 5 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 3 |
| Diede, Don | OH-02324 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of Yerington, Nevada, Diede joined the Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department in 1969. He stopped working for the ambulance service in 1976. | no | 0 |
| Diederich, Harvey | OH-00454 | 1999 January 04 | RJ Series & Book First 100 | On January 4, 1999, Harvey Diederich (b. 1920 in Chicago, IL) was interviewed in his home by K.J. Evans about his experience as a publicist in the gaming industry. Diederich first discusses his background and education in journalism and later discusses the relationship between the Las Vegas News Bureau and hotel/casino publicists. Evans questions Diederich about some of his specific projects, such as those dealing with celebrities and particularly the ones that stood out as the most successful, most unsuccessful, and most creative. Diederich also mentions some of the individuals for whom he worked as well as the various cities to which he travelled for work. | yes | 1 |
| Dielman, Ruth & Jake | OH-00459 | 11/15/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early days in Searchlight and Boulder City. General Las Vegas History | yes | 1 |
| Digilio, Don; Mann, Dena | OH-03646 | 2019 November 15 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | A native of Omaha, Nebraska and journalism graduate of University of Nebraska, Don Digilio arrived in Las Vegas in 1958 to take work at the Las Vegas Sun and shortly afterwards at the Review - Journal. He worked for the R-J as a reporter, columnist, managing editor during the 1960s- 1980s, followed by a career in Public Relation at the Aladdin Hotel/Casino. Subjects: Las Vegas of the 1960s-1980s; Las Vegas Sun; Las Vegas Review - Journal; public relations; Aladdin Hotel; Sheriff Lamb | no | 0 |
| Diglis, Joseph | OH-00460 | 03/01/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | UNLV Newspaper, Sports Editor of the Las Vegas Sun Newspaper, City Editor, Joined the Las Vegas Review Journal (LVRJ) in 1957, Editor in Chief of LVRJ 1964 - 1966, Dickenson Library, Nevada Resort Association, two sessions with state legislature, May Advertising creative coordinator in 1971, Riviera and Fremont Hotels, Del Webb, Perry Thomas, Paul Laxalt, Howard Hughes, early years of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Grant Hall building and Archie Grant, Maude Frasier, Bill Carlson, World Congress of Flight in April of 1959, Joe W. Brown, Dr. Donald Ramsey and Archpishop of Canterburry, Danny Thomas, Hank Greenspun, Al Kalin, Airplane crash near Blue Diamond, Las Vegas Sun, assasination of President John F. Kennedy, Valley Times | no | 1 |
| Dill, David Bruce Dr. | OH-00461 | 01/20/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Physiologist, UNLV Desert Research Institute. Interviewer: James Greene | yes | 1 |
| Dill, David Bruce, Dr. | OH-00396 | 1976/05/04 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Desert Environment and human adaptation. Boulder Dam Bureau of Mines. Interviewer: R.C. Turner | no | 2 |
| Dill, David Bruce, Dr. | OH-00465 | 1975-03-13 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Desert Environment and human adaptation. Boulder Dam Bureau of Mines. Interviewed by Luise A. Soholt | yes | 1 |
| Diller, Phyllis | 06/19/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Diller, Phyllis | 07/08/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Diller, Phyllis | 02/13/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Dillingham, John & Mabel | OH-00469 | 03/19/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Early Las Vegas, Henderson, Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch), Building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Girl Scouts - Brownies - Campfire Girls, Higher Education in Las Vegas, Transportation, Religion and the size of Churches, Water problems, Hunting and Fishing, Air Travel, Red Light District - Block Sixteen (prostitution) | yes | 1 |
| Diskin, Amber DeLillo | OH-03375 | 2017 January 05 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Native of southern Nevada and has been a real estate agent since age 19, Amber is a country music fan and has attended most of the Route 91 festivals. She attended with four girlfriends, escaped physically unhurt and recalls vividly the details of finally getting home to her husband and sons. She talks about the effect on herself and others, effort it takes to regain normalcy in life and pride in Las Vegas community. | no | 0 |
| DiStephano, Sam | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| DiStephano, Sam | 03/08/1991 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 |
