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Seals, Tyrone OH-02663 4/27/2016 AfAm Collab Grew up in Las Vegas, became youth pastor and now pastor of New Birth Baptist Assembly. Talks about school desegregation, the Westside, and Jackson Street. In the funeral industry. Hope for the Westside community. no 0
Searl, Hansford OH-01664 11/02/1996 Gay Archives-Dennis McBride yes 6
Sears, Zenas 12/06/1978 Arnold Shaw Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw no 1
Sease, Bernard OH-02392 2013 June 17 History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Sease joined the Carson City Fire Department in 1964 and served until his retirement in 1990, when he was chief. no 0
Sedaka, Neil Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Sedaka, Neil OH-02607 08/27/1990 Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Sedaka, Neil OH-02606 February, 1981 Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Sedaka, Neil Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Segerblom, Gene OH-01665 03/24/1976 Boulder City Boulder Dam no 1
Segerblom, Gene OH-02676 2009 February 7 Las Vegas Women Oral History Project F849.B6 S43 2009 Genevieve "Gene" Segerblom contributed in a multitude of ways to her home of more than fifty years--Boulder City, Nevada. She is a third-generation Nevadan and was born in Ruby Valley, Nevada, in 1918. Gene and her future husband Clifford moved from Reno where they both had attended the University of Nevada, Reno to Boulder City in 1940. After they came back from Panama in 1948 where Clifford had a photographing assignment, she ran a day care center and did freelance writing of articles about the Nevada landscape with her husband providing the photographs. Gene taught high school in Boulder City. She was elected city councilwoman in Boulder City in 1979. Gene served four terms in the State Assembly from 1993 to 2000. Her grandfather was a state senator and her mother was an assemblywoman. Today her son Richard "Tick" Segerblom serves in the State Assembly, so they are the only family to have had four generations serve in the Nevada legislature. She was involved in the creation and restoration of the Boulder City Hotel and Museum and was involved in the American Association of University Women, the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, and the Community Club. Gene did charity work for other groups. too. The theater in the Boulder Dam Museum was named the Segerblom Theatre in her honor. She passed away on January 4, 2013, at the age of 94. yes 0
Segretti, Marguerite OH-01666 02/24/1974 Early Las Vegas-Roske Project Las Vegas history no 1
Seidman, Lorne OH-01667 11/14/2006 UNLV Oral History Project@Fifty LD3745 .S43 2007 Lorne Seidman was hired to teach business law at UNLV in 1969. He was also the discipline officer. He also was assistant general counsel and deputy attorney general yes 0
Seifullah, Fateen OH-03752 2020-10-28 African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Fateen Seifullah was born in Compton, CA in 1968 when that area was run by gangs. The family moved to Las Vegas where his gang affiliation began. Seifullah explains the gang culture, how their operations work, drugs, how using the produce is to be avoided, prison, and street life. Now, Seifullah is an Iman, leader of a mosque in the Historic Westside. Since 2010, he has led an initiative to develop a "Muslim Village." HIs goal is to drive gangs and drug houses out of the community, purchase surrounding properties, and transform the area. Subjects: drug culture; Muslim philosophy; Iman; Code of Justice; Gaming 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
Sells, Charles F. OH-01668 03/13/1981 Local Oral History Project-Roske Early Las Vegas history no 1
Semenoff, Sasha OH-02609 2009 April 29 The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Musician interviewed by Claytee White. yes 0
Senator Hickey, Thomas J. OH-01669 04/19/1985 Joseph M. Bowman yes 0
Sender, Bill OH-02727 2015 May 27 Table Games Management Oral History Project El Cortez; Western; Maxim; Bally’s; Desert Inn; Aladdin; Artichoke Joe’s (CA) yes 0
Sennes Family OH-02610 2011 November 18 The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Interviewed by Claytee White. yes 0
Sennes, Rocky Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
SENZAKI, Paul OH-02824 9/9/2016 Building Las Vegas F849.L35 S47 2016 Roundtable with Alan Hess and Charlie White III. Architect, AIA, Senior VP, Director of Contract Admin Jerde Partnership; joined Jerde 1978, one year after its founding. Project manager Treasure Island, Fremont Street Experience, Palms, World Market Center. yes 0
Serna, Sarah OH-01670 12/04/1998 Local Oral History Project-Roske no 3
Serum, Jean OH-01671 2006 June 16 Public School Principalship Oral History Project yes 1
Serviss, Melvin Eugene OH-01672 03/05/1979 Local Oral History Project-Roske Early Las Vegas history no 1
Severenson, Doc Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Severinsen, Doc Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Seybold, Harry 07/26/1995 Arnold Shaw Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard no 1
Shaddy, Robert OH-01673 03/12/1981 Local Oral History Project-Roske Mafia VS. Mormons no 1
Shadowen, Hazel OH-01674 03/30/2004 Blue Diamond 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
Shaffer, Charlie 04/08/2009 Arnold Shaw Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor no 1
Shaffer, Jim OH-01675 06/20/1972 Local Oral History Project-Roske no 1
Shalmy, Donald (Pat) OH-03153 2017 March 10, 2017 March 14 Building Las Vegas Oral History Project F849.L35 S53 2017 Graduate of University of Arizona's first Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning (1967) to Las Vegas January 1979 as Clark County Planning Director until 1984; then Clark County Manager until 1996; President Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 2001; president Nevada Power Company 2002; currently Chairman of Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Monorail. Discusses benefits of regional planning and team approach to quality of service and efficiency in county government relative to growth, transportation, water, flood control, air quality, tourism, policing, etc. Follow-up discussion regarding attraction of position in 1979: Clark County had a new outlook and philosophy about planning and offered Shalmy free reign to create a planning department from scratch. Other than water, sanitation, hospital, and the airport, which were already consolidated, Clark County offered a clean slate relative to planning. Shalmy and his department presented the first comprehensive master plan to the Clark County Commission in about 1982. yes 0
Shandling, Gary Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Shane, Michael Jay OH-02877 2016 October 26, 2016 October 31 Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project F850.J5 S525 2014 An entertainer who arrived in Las Vegas in 1995. Was raised in Jewish neighborhood of Queens, NY; studied at NYC's High School of Performing Arts and at Peabody Conservatory. Multi-instrument musician, arranger, conductor and singer, and a comedian. Was a "shadow actor" for comedian Jerry Lewis (2016). Includes stories of father's musical career, Catskills etc. yes 0
Shape, Allen OH-01677 03/10/1977 Local Oral History Project-Roske Las Vegas history no 2
Sharit, Ben OH-02398 2013 History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Sharit is chief of the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District. He became an EMT in 1981. no 0
Sharp, Alden OH-01678 03/10/1977 Local Oral History Project-Roske Business and Map no 1
Sharpe, Geraldine OH-02700 5/23/2016 BELVOHP Stories of old Las Vegas including Helldorado, early North Las Vegas housing, schools, and family recreation no 0
Shaver, Marienne OH-01679 03/21/1977 Local Oral History Project-Roske Southern Nevada history no 2
Shaw, Artie 05/15/1995 Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Shaw, Artie Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 2
Shaw, Artie 05/12/1988 Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Shaw, Ghita 10/11/1982 Arnold Shaw Entertainment. Interviewer: Muriel Stevens no 1
Shaw, Gilbert OH-02665 May 3, 2016 Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project F 850 J5 S 53 2014 Resident of Las Vegas since early 1970s, member of founding group of Congregation Ner Tamid in 1974. Photographer/journalist for Navy & Coast Guard during Korean War and Vietnam War. yes 0
Shaw, Glenn OH-01680 02/05/2004 Blue Diamond no 1
Shaw, Glenn OH-01680 February 5, 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. no 3
Shaw, Marlena Arnold Shaw Entertainment no 1
Shaw, Marlena OH-03367 2017 December 12 African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project Marlena Shaw chose an unusual path to stardom. She married and gave birth to five children before she launched her singing career. Surrounded by jazz from a young age, especially from her uncle Jimmy Burgess, she performed with all the greats of the day - Sammy Davis, Benny Carter, Billy Eskstine, Count Basie, Lou Rawls, and many others. She sang on stages beginning at the Playboy Clubs and went on to venues in Germany, Japan, Los Angeles, England, Australia, and Las Vegas. In New York she performed at the famed Apollo as well as Carnegie Hall. Shaw made her home in Las Vegas in a house described by a seer years before her late 1960s purchase. Her numerous albums include the first one in 1967, "Out of Different Bags" to the most current in 2014, "The Swingin' Life." Sixteen others fill the intervening years. These albums were produced by seven different record companies - Cadet, Blue Note, Columbia, South Bay, Verve, Concord Jazz, and Soul Brother Records. Marlena chose Japan as the place to announce her 2014 retirement. They had supported her music more than any other country including the USA. Subjects: Horace Silver, Blue Note, Mt. Vernon, NY, Cadet Records, Count Basie, Sammy Davis, Billy Eskstine, Sands, "Woman of the Ghetto," "For All We Know", "Out of Different Bags," "All of Me," "Go Away Little Boy." no 0
Shaw, Mary M. OH-02763 2011-09-02, 2011-11-14 Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project CT247 .S53 2012 Mary Martell Shaw was born in Panama and lived in Costa Rica until she was 19. Then she met Rollin H. Shaw, a civil engineer, and married him in 1943. They lived many different places and moved to Las Vegas in 1964. He worked at the Nevada Test Site. They lived other places after that but returned to Las Vegas and retired here. Mary is a member of the Mesquite Club and a water color painter yes 0
Shawn, John R. OH-01681 1978 Local Oral History Project-Roske no 1
Shea, Davette Jackson OH-02393 2013 March 14 History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada After working as a nurse in air ambulances in Denver, Colorado, Shea moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981. Shea worked as a flight nurse from 1976 to 1988. no 0

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