Oral History Interviews
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| Narrator | Collection # | Date | Project | Content | Transcript | Tapes |
| Mossman, Zach | OH-02930 | 2017 January 05 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | Interviewed by David Schwartz. Treasure Island, Aria, Cosmpolitan, IGT, Baha Mar, Scientific Games. | yes | 0 |
| Mowry, Barbara | OH-01344 | 02/16/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Restaurant Business, old Las Vegas family | no | 1 |
| Moyer, Donald C. | OH-01345 | 04/17/2007 | UNLV | LD3745 .M68 2007 Moyer was a former president of UNLV | yes | 1 |
| Mudra, Shirley | OH-01346 | 11/30/2011 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP - Shake Rattle & Roll | CT247 .M83 2007 Stories of husband who worked at the Test Site and could not share work with his family; secrecy not good for family understanding. | yes | 0 |
| Mueller, Jo Ann | OH-01347 | 8/26/2011 | Boyer Early LV OHP - Shake Rattle & Roll | CT247 .M84 2007 Family coping when husband cannot share work at the NV Test Site. | yes | 0 |
| Mugleston-Kelly, Charlotte | OH-02145 | 8/7/2014 | BELVOHP | Danced with Rhythmettes at Las Vegas HS. Miss North LV. Owned series of bar / liquor stores | no | 0 |
| Mujica, Leslie | OH-03661 | 2020-06-02 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project; The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic | Immigrated from Guatemala with her parents in 1980 and was raised in Southern California, the middle child of three. Moved to Las Vegas in 2005 and pursued a career in non-profits and construction, which led to her current position as Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Las Vegas Power Professionals. 2009 UNLV graduate of the Master's in Public Administration. Board member of Latinx Voices project, Alumni Legacy Board. | no | 0 |
| Mule Deer, Gary | 1/23/80 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 3 | |
| Mulford, Davis Anne | OH-01348 | 06/07/2002 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | yes | 6 | |
| Mulholland, Anthony | OH-02253 | 11/21/2014 | AfAm - Student | CSN Professor | no | 0 |
| Mulidore, Jimmy | OH-02491 | 2009 March 23 | All That Jazz | Saxophone player | yes | 0 |
| Mullin, Michael | OH-03642 | 2019 September 09 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Mike Mullin is the founder of Nevada Hand, the state's largest nonprofit dedicated to the development, management, and administration of high-quality homes and supportive services for working families and seniors with fixed incomes. CEO Mike Mullin founded Nevada Hand in 1993 and retired from the successful enterprise in September 2019, one week prior to this interview. Mike was born in Akron, Ohio, grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and moved with the family to Rockford, Ill in 10th grade. After a few years in college, he moved to Las Vegas to try his poker skills while living in his van in the Golden Nuggett parking lot. After a month, he moved into an apartment and went to school to become a craps dealer. In 1984, he went into real estate development and in 1993, filed for the Articles of Incorporation for a nonprofit that became Nevada Hand. He and his family lived of credit cards, personal loans, and a few real estate transactions until Nevada Hand began to flourish. At his retirement, the organization has 4200 units and 7200 residents. Mike Mullin is now seeking his next venture. Subjects: Sierra Pines, Capistrano Pines, Tax credits, Affordable Housing Program, RDA funds, Golden Nugget, Horseshoe, Irish Show Band, Marina Hotel, Tropicana | no | 0 |
| Mulroy, Patricia | OH-01349 | 11/18/2013 | BELVOHP | CT 247 M844 2012 Arrival in Las Vegas as UNLV student. Role in protecting the region's water into the future. Life and management strategies. Patricia Mulroy was the general manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District from 1989 to 2014 and was the general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority from 1993 to 2014. See also: Interview with Pat Mulroy for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project: OH-02929 | yes | 0 |
| Mulroy, Patricia | OH-02929 | 2017 January 03 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 M847 2016 Discusses 1991 formation and function of Southern Nevada Water Authority and how it enabled the various jurisdictions in Southern Nevada to work together to continue to grow. See also: earlier interview with Patricia Mulroy for Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project: OH-01349 | yes | 0 |
| Mulroy, Thomas | OH-01350 | 02/22/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Mulroy, Thomas | OH-02848 | 03/16/1976 | Roske | Interviewed by Richard L. Bidelman. Las Vegas downtown, local government, citizen participation in the 1950s. Old City Hall, Mormon Fort, dairy commission, building of Showboat. | no | 1 |
| Munford, Harvey | OH-02439 | 1/21/2015 | AfAm | State Assembly service, issues he supported including prison reform, 38 years as a CCSD school teacher; description of Jackson and D Streets. | no | 0 |
| Munis, Elodia | OH-03570 | 2019 February 15 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Elodia Muniz was born in Mexico and moved to Las Vegas in 1989. She worked as a guest room attendant at the casino, the Frontier. In 1991, she joined the Culinary Union strike against the Frontier. She is currently a Union Representative. Interviewed conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Culinary Union Local 226 | no | 0 |
| Munson, Ted | OH-01351 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Murcardo, Elva | OH-01352 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Niece of Margie Grubb | no | 1 | |
| Murialdo, Lee | OH-01353 | 02/26/1978 - 1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History | no | 1 |
| Murphy, Florence | OH-01354 | 09/08/1998 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Murphy, John Henry | OH-01355 | 09/22/2012 | 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 |
| Murphy, M.F. | OH-01356 | 03/2/1973 | Oral Nevada History Roske | Murphy was born in St. Thomas, Nevada | yes | 0 |
| Murphy, Michael Martin | 11/20/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mike Weatherford | no | 1 | |
| Murphy, William | OH-01357 | 02/20/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Old Las Vegas, Wedding Chapel at Sal Sager Hotel 1942, Teamster member | no | 1 |
| Murray, Jan | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Murray, Lawrence | OH-03154 | 2017 March 13 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Pastor Murray serves as leader of one of the 38 Las Vegas locations of the Church of God in Christ. He arrived in the Westside in 1960; knows community leaders especially those in the spiritual community - Bishop Cox, Rev. Coleman, and Bishop Rogers; and worked as a carpenter, trained by Local 1780 through their 4-year educational program. Worked with J.A. Tiberti for 17 years. | no | 0 |
| Muscelli, Emillio | OH-01358 | 11/25/2008 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project] | CT247 .M87 2007 Emilio Muscelli was born in Italy, he came to America in 1948 and worked at the Copacabana in New York. His boss there was Jack Entratter, who brought him to Las Vegas when he opened the Sands in 1952. Emilio worked as a maitre d' for many years, mostly at the Sands. He was friends with Bobby Darren and Cary Grant and met many other celebrities | yes | 0 |
| Mushkin, Rhonda | OH-03502 | 2018 October 23 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Born in Southern Nevada in 1959, Rhonda's parents were entrepreneurs who owned retail shoe and clothing businesses in the 1960s, opened a Super 8 Motel on Boulder Highway, and other real estate endeavors. She is a divorce attorney. Subjects: Growing up Jewish in Las Vegas, retail stores on Fremont and Las Vegas Blvd. | no | 0 |
| Musician's Strike | OH-02604 | 03/09/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 |
| Musician's Strike | OH-02604 | 03/17/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 |
| Musician's Strike | OH-02604 | 03/22/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 |
| Musician's Strike | OH-02604 | 03/27/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 |
| Musician's Strike | OH-02604 | 03/22/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 4 |
| Myers, Dennis | OH-02559 | 2005 March 23 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| Myers, Harry | OH-01359 | 02/27/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, Myers has been in Nevada since 1942, where he moved from St. Louis, Missouri to work for Basic Magnesium plant. | no | 1 |
| Myles, Curtis L III | OH-03156 | 2017 March 16 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | This Las Vegas native recalls his childhood in the Westside's Cadillac Arms, Windsor Park, and Bonanza Village neighborhoods, where he attended Bonanza Elementary School, Gibson Junior High School, and Western High School, before attending Colorado State University on a basketball scholarship. Graduating in Economics, Myles worked transportation sales before returning to Las Vegas, where he worked at McCarran Airport, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), and the Las Vegas Monorail. In this interview, Myles gives a short history of corporate gaming mergers as they apply to Monorail transit in Southern Nevada and speaks to the future of Monorail transport relative to the airport, Maryland Parkway, and Downtown Las Vegas. | no | 0 |
| Nabit, Mary | OH-01360 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Casino industry, Cocktail waitress, Changes in casino procedure | no | 1 |
| Nabors, Jim | 10/19/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Nadar, Richard | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | ||
| Naegle, Gertrude | OH-01361 | 03/31/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas and Nevada history | no | 1 |
| Nagley, | OH-02419 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Nakter, Thomas | OH-01362 | 11/13/2006 | UNLV | Early UNLV faculty | yes | 2 |
| Narkter, Thomas | OH-01362 | 11/13/2006 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.N37 2007 Dr. Thomas Nartker has been a professor of mathematics, a computer scientist for Shell Oil, and a director of the computer center at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He and Dr. Taghva started the UNLV Inofrmation Science Research Institute and did research on optical character recognition for the Department of Energy | yes | 0 |
| Nasser, Stephen | OH-03380 | 2017 January 17 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 N37 2014 At age 13, Stephen Nasser was whisked away with his brother from the Hungarian home and sentenced to Auschwitz. He is an international speaker, author, and educator on the Holocaust who makes Las Vegas his home since 1993. | yes | 0 |
| Nathan, Arte | OH-02493 | 2014-12-11 | BELVOHP | CT247 .N37 2014 Culinary Union | yes | 0 |
| Naugle, Helen | OH-03592 | 1996 October 31 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Real estate. | yes | 0 |
| Nave "DeDee" Daveen | OH-02418 | 6/8/2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 N38 2014 Arrived in Las Vegas in 1971 with husband, an early veterinarian. DeDee tells about work with the Junior League, Camp Fire Girls, and as official decorator for several politicians. She served on many board including the Allied Arts Council, City Arts Commission, State Arts Council, and as president of the Junior League. Explains the beginning of the Children's Discovery Museum and the second session is regarding the 2014-15 season of programming for the Junior League's Morelli House - The Rat Pack, The Copa Room, Sinatra. | yes | 0 |
| Nay Turner, Mildred | OH-03473 | 1999 September 05; 2000 May 08 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | no | 0 |
