| Narrator | Collection # | Date | Project | Content | Transcript | Tapes |
| "Holiday in Japan" dancers joint interview | OH-00954 | 2011 May 26 | Interviewed by Claytee White. Participants are: Sachiko O. Thompson, Minoru Saito, Kazu Hamada, Kyoko Nakamura, Nobuko Suda, and Katsuko Tomoko Billman. | no | 0 | |
| Aalberts, Robert | OH-00001 | 2006 November 16 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745 .A82 2007 Robert Aalberts was first a corporatate lawyer for Gulf Oil, then he taught at Louisiana State University, and he came to UNLV to teach real estate law in 1991. He became editor-in-chief of the Real estate law journal in 1992. | yes | 1 |
| Abbey, Joshua N. | OH-02708 | June 6, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 A23 2014 Came to Las Vegas as a child in 1964; son of artist Rita Deanin Abbey. Founder of Jewish Film Festival (2000- ). Has worked for Jewish Federation, Jewish Family Services. A trained actor who studied with Less Strasberg; graduate of prestigious Producing Program at the American Film Institute. | yes | 0 |
| Abbey, Rita Deanin | OH-02192 | 11/29/2014 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History | World renowned artist - painter, sculptor, poet, stain glass, carving, art teacher, UNLV Emeritus Professor, art gallery owner, and designed metal works up to two tons. Created the stained glass windows at Temple Beth Sholom. Son, Aaron works in UNLV's Lied Library.CT247 .A23 2012 | yes | 0 |
| Abell, Jacqueline | OH-00002 | 1976 April 03 | Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas | Early life on ranch near Virginia City, Las Vegas 1946-1950, Ranch life at Cane Springs. | yes | 1 |
| Acherman, Ruben, Dr. | OH-03671 | 2019 July 18 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 A24 2019 Dr. Acherman has been practicing in Southern Nevada for nearly 20 years and continues to care for the community at the Children’s Heart Center of Nevada in Las Vegas. Born and raised in the small town of Palmira, Colombia with his two sisters and parents. His father is from Romania and immigrated to Ecuador while escaping from Nazi occupied Europe during World War II. Dr. Acherman eventually moved to Cali, Colombia in order to attend medical school. knowing that he wanted to specialize in cardiology and being unable to do cardiology in Colombia he immigrated to the U.S. and specialized in pediatrics at USC. After practicing for two years in Toronto, he was contacted by Dr. Evans in 2001 with an offer to work at his practice in Southern Nevada where he was able to successfully perform the first balloon dilation in the state of Nevada. Subjects: Medicine, Cardiology, Latin America, Interfaith Marriage, Balloon Dilation, Children’s Heart Center of Nevada | yes | 0 |
| Acres, John F. | OH-03198 | 2017 July 11, 2017 September 28 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 A27 2017 Tells of rural Indiana childhood and schooling, graduating high school at sixteen, US Air Force service, and being mentored by a Las Vegas slot parlor owner in the ways and importance of customer service. His 1974 degree in math with emphasis in computer science prepared Acres for his gaming technology career. In 1981 his company, Electronic Display Technology, invented a progressive jackpot system for the Lady Luck Casino he also installed in the Aladdin, the Frontier, and the Golden Nugget Atlantic City; in 1984 he created a player tracking system for Harrah's Atlantic City. | yes | 0 |
| Adams, Berle | 02/17/1974 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Adams, Beula Jane | OH-00003 | 05/11/1977 | Local Oral History Project - Roske | Las Vegas 1960 - 1970, Nevada history, teaching and education in Las Vegas, prominant citizens in Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Adams, Charles | OH-02618 | 1980 February 28 | Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas | Interviewed by Mike Lommori; Southern Nevada, UNLV, Las Vegas weather, Casino life | yes | 1 |
| Adams, Charles L. Dr. | OH-00004 | 02/28/1979 and 02/28/1980 | Atomic Testing, Las Vegas in the 1960 - 1970, UNLV Hotel school, prostitution, Education, UNLV English department through 1960 and 1970. Evolution of UNLV 1979 folder has no use agreement; 1980 contains use agreement. | yes | 2 | |
| Adams, Harold Rexford | OH-00005 | 04/28/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history - Fire Department 1920 's and 1930 's | no | 1 |
| Adams, Janet | OH-00006 | 10/13/1972 | Local Oral History - Roske | United States Atomic Energy Commission, Nevada Test Site | yes | 1 |
| Adams, Kaweeda G. | OH-00007 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Principal in Clark County Sshool District (CCSD) Importance of education, today's moral code among students, value of self-respect, duties of a principal, what effective teaching means, role of a dean, and today's educational trends especially in Special Education. | yes | 1 | |
| Adams, Lester | OH-00008 | 03/15/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Bomb Tests, Gambling, Pioche and Nevada history, Bunkerville, Moapa Reservation, Moapa Nevada. | yes | 1 |
| Adams, Robert W. | OH-00009 | 03/11/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history. Moved to LV in 1954. Early housing, father worked at Last Frontier, swimming pool at Mormon Fort, married in 1964 - became Mormon. (Great potential, ends abruptly while narrator is still speaking.) - No folder | no | 1 |
| Adams, Ruth & Sara | May, 1974 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Adams, Stanley | 09/22/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Adams, Wesley T. | OH-00010 | 03/01/1977 | Early Las Vegas-Roske | L.D.S. Church, religion, early Southern Nevada history, Celebrations in Caliente, Pioche and Panaca in the 1930's and 1940's, Atomic Tests, Cashman Field, Education in Southern Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Addrisi Brothers | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | ||
| Adler, Henry | 04/30/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Adotta, Kip | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Adras, Georgia | OH-00011 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Eastern Orthodox Church, religion, Howard Hughes, Greek Orthodox Church, prostitutes "Block 16", Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), Politics and Voting, Education, volunteer Fire Department, | yes | 1 |
| Agonia, Barbara | OH-02669 | 2007 September 17, 2007 September 25, 2007 October 02 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 A46 2008 Barbara Agonia was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1934. She graduated from Hanover College in southern Indiana in 1957 with a double major in English and speech/theater. Barbara taught English, speech, and theater in Illinois. In 1969, Barbara moved to Las Vegas where her sister lived and enrolled in a master's degree program in English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As she was completing her degree in 1971, she was hired by the Clark County Community College, which is now the College of Southern Nevada. Barbara did public speaking on behalf of the college, taught composition and literature, and eventually became chair of the English department. She became actively involved in rape crisis education and helped establish a Women's Center on the community college campus in 1980. Barbara also became involved in the Soroptimist International organization for business and professional women. She also became involved in the Friends of the Nevada Wilderness. As a representative for Soroptimist International, she traveled to Washington, DC, to lobby and testify in front of the Senate for the establishment of Great Basin National Park. | yes | 0 |
| Agonia, Robert "Bob" | OH-03464 | 2018 September 06 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 A36 2018 Robert "Bob" Agonia is a retired Department of Energy Administrator. He was born in a migrant camp in Garden Groove, California to a Mexican mother and a Filipino father. Agonia served in the Peace Corp, helping with agriculture in El Salvador. Agonia went on to work for the IRS, Nevada Atomic Energy Commission and help establish the Engineering school at UNLV. Subjects: Garden Groove, UNLV, IRS, Atomic Energy Commission, Peace Corp, El Salvador | yes | 0 |
| Aguilar, Francisco V. | OH-03680 | 2019 April 19 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Oral history interview with Francisco V. Aguilar conducted by Monserrath Hernández on April 19, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Aguilar discusses his early life in Tucson, Arizona. He recalls his educational experience, attending the University of Arizona, and his initial interests in law. Aguilar talks about lobbying the Arizona legislature for a second student regent on the Board of Regents, attending law school, and serving on the Catholic Charities Board, Opportunity 180 Board, and the Nevada Athletic Commission. He describes being nominated for the Bosch Fellowship, and being a founding chairman of the Cristo Rey St. Viator College Preparatory High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, Aguilar talks about the importance of prioritizing education in local communities, and his vision for Cristo Rey. Lastly, he shares his thoughts about the Latinx community in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Aiken, Thelma C. | OH-00013 | 04/05/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Ground Atomic Testing, helped in making the Atomic bomb, gambling, life in Henderson from 1942 - 1944, schools, BMI plant closing, opening of Nellis Air Force Base. | yes | 1 |
| Aikens, Amanda (Alex) | OH-03373 | 2017 December 28 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Native of Las Vegas, Alex is a social work graduate student at Rutgers doing research and policy analysis. She was visiting her family on October 1 and describes her feelings of needing to do something upon learning of the shooting. Talks about organizing a therapy opportunity at First Friday on October 6; donations included space from Arts Factory, furnishings from Zappos and many others. Subjects: Therapy, First Friday booth, social media | no | 0 |
| Aikin, Don | OH-00012 | April 9, 2007 | Rotary Project - Pat Carlton | CD - Among first staff of Gaming Control Board- July 1, 1955, auditor. Audited all casinos, GM of Circus Circus ans Aladdin. | yes | 1 |
| Air Supply | 08/18./1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Aizley, Paul & Sari | OH-02519 | Nov. 13, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Paul and Sari have a long history of civic contributions to Las Vegas and being active in the Jewish community. Sari held various marketing positions in print journalism; started Class! newspaper which ran for 16 years. Paul is a retired UNLV math professor, director of Summer Ed from 1974-2008 and founder of Lifelong Learning (OLLIE)at UNLV. F850.J5 A35 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Aizley, Paul and Aizley, Sari | OH-02891 | 2016 November 04 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 A59 2016 Both narrators talk about their early lives and recall how they came to Las Vegas in 1967/1968. They discuss the formation and growth of the ACLU in Southern Nevada. Sari talks about working for the Review-Journal as promotions editor and editing CLASS! magazine for Clark County School students. Paul discusses teaching in the math department at UNLV and serving as Dean for extended education. | yes | 0 |
| Akselrad, Rabbi Sanford | OH-02174 | Oct. 29 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Rabbi of one of the oldest synagogues in Las Vegas, Temple Ner Tamid. Became spiritual leader of congregation in 1988. Talks about milestones. F850.J5.A37 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Akselrad, Rabbi Sanford | OH-03402 | 2018 March 07 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Rabbi at Congregation Ner Tamid (Henderson) since 1988. Talks about how he learned the news of the mass shooting of Oct. 1; immediate thoughts about his responsibilities to his congregation, the Las Vegas community and to the interfaith community that he is active in. Wish for a template for interfaith vigils. Subjects: Jewish, inter-faith community, vigils organized, gun control | no | 0 |
| Akselrad, Rabbi Sanford | OH-03660 | 2020-05-20, 2020-06-02 | The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic | Session 1: Rabbi of Congregation Ner Tamid since 1988. Raised in Northern California where his father was also a rabbi. Quarantined at home with his wife Joni, an artist, and mastered tele-services and classes for his congregation. Subjects: Jewish population; virtual religious services; China; Session 2: Subjects: Science and religion, Jewish Nevada support during Covid-19, challenges | no | 0 |
| Aladdin Press Conference | 08/17/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment:Smothers Brothers | no | 1 | |
| Albertson, Tim | OH-00085 | 06/20/2007 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 A47 2010 Tim Albertson moved into the John S. Park Neighborhood in 2005,his mother located her CPA business in the John S. Park area, they shopped and went to doctor appointments there, and he painted houses in that neighborhood when he was in middle school. F849.L35 A47 2010 | yes | 0 |
| Albright, George | OH-00014 | February 16, 1980 | Local Las Vegas Oral History - Roske | Need for convention center, how financed, position os executive director, effect on eceonomy. | yes | 1 |
| Albright, George "Bud" | OH-00015 | 1975 | Perry Kaufman | Las Vegas Convention Center, Clark County Recreation Board, Executive Director for Convention Center. No paperwork | yes | 2 |
| Albright, Zoe | OH-03658 | 2020 May 05 | The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic | Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Albright moved to Las Vegas in 1989 with husband Ken, Ops Director for Southern Nevada Water Authority from Minnesota. She is a personal trainer and nutritionist specialist. Red Cross volunteer, Medical Reserve Corps volunteer. Mother of three, one son is with USS Nimitz and was diagnosed with asymptomatic COVID-19. Subjects: Family member with COVID-19; athletic training and nutrition; big box facilities versus boutique size businesses; Red Cross volunteer; health data participant for COVID-19 study | no | 0 |
| Albright, Zoe | OH-03495 | 2018 October 16 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Red Cross volunteer and DAT responder Zoe Albright arrived at midnight to go to work at the Metro Police Station on Martin Luther King Jr. to offer assistance and comfort to those coming in to check on friends and family. Albright is also a personal trainer/nutrition consultant and resident of Las Vegas since 1988. Subjects: Red Cross volunteer starting at midnight Oct 1, Hurricane Katrina volunteer (2005) | no | 0 |
| Alden, Howard | 02/16/1991 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Alexander, Priscilla (Pris) | OH-00018 | 1976 | Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas | Gambling California and Nevada; gambling ship S.S. Caliente | yes | 1 |
| Alexander, Van | 05/22/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Alfaro, Robert | OH-00019 | 04/21/2006 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Educator, UNLV Educational Leadeership Oral History Project | yes | 2 |
| Alger, Earl and Gloria | OH-00086 | 10/29/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | CT247.A44 2007 - Earl and Gloria Alger were born in LV in the early 1930s, met at the Mormon Chruch, and lived in LV their entire lives. Gloria's grandmother was one of the original pioneers from Salt Lake City. This interview covered the pioneer days, and history of the LV ranch. Pictures. Gloria's great-grandfather Torrel Lewis was one of the original pioneers from Salt Lake City, so they talk of pioneer days in Las Vegas as well as the history of Las Vegas they have known Notes Includes index and appendix of copies of historic photos with captions and an article with a map about the Las Vegas Ranch | yes | 0 |
| Alires, Lucy | OH-00020 | 03/06/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Discrimination in Las Vegas, Business in Las Vegas, life in Henderson, Spanish Organizations in Las vegas, Hoover Dam, downtown LV, Railroad, "the strip" | yes | 1 |
| Allaire, Judith Ann | OH-00022 | 03/10/1980 | Local Las Vegas History - Roske | Education, Politics in Nevada, Dissatisfaction with public schools in the 1950 's and 1980 's. | yes | 1 |
| Allan, Amber | OH-02927 | 2016 December 21 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | Interviewed by David Schwartz. Arizona Charlie's East, Santa Fe Station, Texas Station, Palace Station, Aliante Station, Konami. | yes | 0 |
| Allan, Edith | OH-00023 | 02/26/1977 | Nevada History | Moapa, St. Thomas, Bunkerville, Railroad, Agriculture, dairy farming, first Helldorado, and personal history from 1919 - 1934. | yes | 1 |
| Allen & Rossi | 01/29/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Allen, Bernie | 08/12/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Allen, George Mr. & Mrs. | OH-00024 | 09/27/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada and Las Vegas History - Chief of Police, atomic testing damage | yes | 1 |
| Allen, Harvey | OH-00025 | 2005 December 12 | UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project; Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | LD3745 .A85 2007 Harvey Allen sang at the Sands Hotel and Casino, acted, performed with the Ziegfeld Follies, hosted a talk show on KDON radio, and taught broadcasting and radio at UNLV for thirty-one years. | yes | 0 |
| Allen, Janice Haupt | OH-00087 | 2009 April 08, 2009 May 14 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP - Junior League | Work of the Las Vegas Junior League, her presidency. | no | 0 |
| Allen, Janice Haupt and McCarthy, Kelly | OH-03334 | 2017 November 27 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Janice arrived in Las Vegas in 1947 on her honeymoon with Ernest Haupt. In love with the West, they chose to permanently move to Las Vegas and had two sons. Janice quickly made friends with many of the founding members of Las Vegas. Over the decades she has become an important philanthropist to the community. In 2017 she was honored by Association of Fundraising Professionals as Philanthropist of the Year for her numerous efforts including Smith Center and Vegas PBS. Subjects: Las Vegas founders, reporter with Las Vegas Age, Vegas PBS, Smith Center, philanthropy | no | 0 |
| Allen, Marion | OH-00026 | 04/14/1986 | Boulder Dam Oral History Project - Dennis McBride | Detailed account of dam construction with many names and 1935 strike. No folder | no | 1 |
| Allen, Peter | 10/22/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Allen, Rex, Jr | 03/27/1997 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard/Loreta Kay | no | 1 | |
| Allen, Robert III | OH-00029 | 03/20/1978 | Local Las Vegas History - Roske | "The Strip", Lake Mead & Dam, Mountain, Red Rock Canyon, changes in The Stardust and other casinos/hotels, General Las Vegas and Nevada history, clothing history. | yes | 1 |
| Allen, Robert Jr. "Sarge" | OH-00021 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Las Vegas culture, Ghost Towns and Silver Mining, progress of Governer Mike O'Callahan, Occupational history in Las Vegas. | yes | 2 |
| Allen, Russell H. | OH-00027 | 03/10/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | College Education, School Principal in Alamo, Nevada. Atomic Testing. Roy Martin School, racial statistics, modern mathmatics, special education, Clark County Classroom Teacher's Assn., life in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Allen, Skip | OH-00028 | 02/27/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family history, moving to Nevada, Las Vegas Genealogical Library, Religious beliefs, Armed Forces, Family Resturant in Las Vegas, Las Vegas social life, Night Clubs, Mt. Charleston, Transition from food and Beverage to Hotel Front Desk. | yes | 1 |
| Allen, Steve | 11/04/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Allen, Ted | 04/08/1982 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 2 | |
| Allison, Zoe | OH-00030 | 02/21/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | LVH School, Central Tele Co., Sahara Hotel PBX operator, owned Dress Shop, Fremont Street. War Bonds. LV growth, race relations, Mermaid swimming pool, Stewart Ranch, Helldorado, Cashman Field, Craig Road Speedway, Silver Slipper Race Track, Nellis Air Base and Mt. Charleston, Union Pacific, Block 16 (prostitution). Politics, Oran Gragson. Tomiyasu Ranch, Lake Mead, unions, the Lamb family. | no | 1 |
| Alterwitz, Daryl | OH-02180 | 11/8/14 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Attorney and active in Jewish community organizations; family owns Walker furniture. F850.J5.A468 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Alterwitz, Deanne | OH-02178 | Nov. 1, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | In 1973, Deanne and Oscar Alterwitz with their 4 children arrived in Las Vegas to assume ownership of Walker Furniture. | yes | 0 |
| Alvarado, Sylvia | OH-03683 | 2019 April 12 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Sylvia Alvarado talks about growing up in North Las Vegas and her Catholic upbringing in a Mexican household. Her studies in Journalism & Media Studies led her to her career as a radio host on English and Spanish-speaking programs. She also talks about speaking "pocha" Spanish and the Latinx influence in radio programming. Subjects: Catholicism, Quinceanera, Journalism & Media Studies, English & Spanish Radio F850.S75 A48 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Alvarez, Clara | OH-03507 | 2018 October 25 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Clara Alvarez loves America and Argentina. She is truly a citizen of the world with family roots in Spain, Genoa, and Argentina. Her years in Las Vegas though are precious. She lived here from 1966 until 1972 with years surrounding that period in Miami. Las Vegas was magical because she was happy here and was instrumental in the immigration of several family members who made this city their home. As a member of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, she secured her first position as a maid when that job category was reserved almost entirely to black women. She moved into waiting tables, serving cocktails, and then became a dealer. Her many Las Vegas memories include a story of Frank Sinatra giving her the paintings off the wall in his Sands hotel suite. Hotel ownership gave him permission to do so. Subjects: Sands, Argentina, Genoa, Caesars Palace, Miami, MOB, Frank Sinatra | no | 0 |
| Alvarez, Jose | OH-03519 | 2018 November 29 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Jose Alvarez arrived in Las Vegas from Buenos Aires by way of Miami, Florida, and New York, NY. He worked as a dishwasher and/or busboy in NYC restaurants and resorts in the Catskills but became a waiter at the Landmark. He continued that lucrative work for 22 years at Bally's. His love for Las Vegas is overwhelming as is his love for football (soccer). He played in leagues for adults that participated in competitions in California and various Canadian provinces. Football is alive and well in Las Vegas. Subjects: Buenos Aires, Miami, football (soccer), Landmark, Ballys, MOB | no | 0 |
| Amaya, Arturo | OH-03524 | 2018 December 05 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Arturo Amaya was born in Peru in 1958. He is the third oldest of seven children born to Isabel and Alfonso Amaya. While in Peru, Arturo Amaya studied law and established a criminal prosecuting office there. Amaya was then elected into to district attorney where he continued to work criminal cases. After visiting his brother in Las Vegas, Amaya decided to immigrate with his family to Las Vegas in 2003. In Las Vegas, Amaya is a painter by trade, but was instrumental in establishing the Peruvian Association in Las Vegas. Genoveva Yuli Amaya also participates in the interview. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Peru, Law, Peruvian Association of Las Vegas, Peruvian Judicial System, Peruvian fishing industry | no | 0 |
| Amaya, Hernando | OH-03497 | 2018 October 18, 2018 December 03 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Session 1: Hernando Amaya was born in Bogota, Colombia and fondly remembers playing football as a part of the Seleccion Infantil de Millonarios, a local football club for youth. From childhood he had a deep passion for telling stories and writing. During high school, he started a school newspaper where students would publish parodies of telenovelas and local news. While his father hoped his children would follow in his footsteps and pursue careers in hospitality, Hernando desired to pursue his passion. He completed an undergraduate program in hospitality, but eventually received the opportunity to work for a Colombian radio station, which further confirmed for him his dream of studying journalism. He would later complete a specialization program in media communications while he worked for the national newspaper, El Espectador. During his time there, Hernando covered the Narco Terrorism occurring in Medellin, responded to the car bombs in the city, and witnessed many of the atrocities that have marked Colombian history. Eventually, he would get to serve as the news correspondent for the Presidential Palace of Colombia, also known as La Casa de Nariño. He shared his firsthand account of witnessing the taking over of the Palace of Justice by the Narco Terrorists and guerilla forces, and experiencing threats on his life for the work he was doing. Later, he would work with the Colombian military to develop a radio network in response to the a violent guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which used the radio to recruit young children and youth. While on-air, Hernando would receive a serious death threat from the FARC and later one targeted towards his family, which would be the driving force behind his migration to the United States. Hernando arrived to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2001 and continued his career in journalism through El Tiempo, a local Latinx serving newspaper (which was later bought by the Las Vegas Review Journal). Hernando later became the editor and began to introduce new sections and themes geared towards international, national, and local news relevant to Latinx/os/as in the valley. After 12 years of service with El Tiempo, Hernando began working for Inmigracion.com, which provides immigration information and relevant news content in Spanish. He has previously served as the President for the Colombian Association of Las Vegas (COLAVE), was a member of the National Association of Hispanic Publications, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and previously volunteered for CHISPA, a local conservation organization. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Colombia, Journalism, Immigration, Latinx, Narco-terrorism; Session 2: Hernando Amaya, a Colombian immigrant and first generation American shares his experiences immigrating to the U.S., working in Las Vegas, and becoming involved in developing resources for the immigrant community. Hernando discusses his service in the Colombian Association of Las Vegas (COLAVE), a Las Vegas organization that helps connect Colombians in the valley and hosts cultural community events. He served as Vice President, and later as President of the organization, and remains active in the community. Previously, they have conducted a census for documenting the number of Colombians in the valley, and were able to successfully convince the Colombian consulate to bring a voting booth to Las Vegas for local Colombians to participate in national elections. Additionally, he shares the work he has done to develop Inmigracion.com, a Spanish website that contains pertinent immigration news, updates, and resources for navigating the process and staying informed. He hopes that the Latinx community will build solidarity and unite in the years to come to support the progress of Latinos/as/xs in the valley. As a journalist, he reasserts the importance of knowing your culture, storytelling, learning history, and being civically active in the community. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Immigration, Colombia, journalism, COLAVE, Latino, unity | no | 0 |
| Amazing Kreskin | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Ambrose, Robert | OH-02845 | 2016 September 28 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | HV6711 .A45 2016 Tropicana Atlantic City, Indiana Live | yes | 0 |
| Amie-Pilot, Ruby | OH-02430 | 2012 August 07 | Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas | F850.N4.A45 2012; Ruby Amie-Pilot came to Las Vegas in 1952 and worked at the Desert Inn, Sears, and Palm Mortuary. | yes | 0 |
| Anaya, Robert | OH-00066 | 2002 May 02 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 0 | |
| Anderson, Alonzo Dr. | OH-00031 | 2/21/1972 | Local Las Vegas History - Roske | Veterinary medicine around the state and his observations - prostitution, mining and farming - excellent memory; great stories. | yes | 1 |
| Anderson, Bob | 11/23/1991 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Lounges Past, Pre,Fut | no | 1 | |
| Anderson, Bob | 02/24/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Anderson, Bob | 06/26/1991 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Anderson, Brian | OH-00032 | 05/07/2004 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Work in the show, Jubliee | yes | 0 |
| Anderson, Dale | OH-00033 | 07/12/2002 | Principalship Oral History Project | Interview conducted by Pat Carlton and Bob Ackerman about career in field of education. | no | 1 |
| Anderson, Donald G. Dr. | OH-00034 | May 1, 2005 | Principalship Oral History Project | Education in Clark County; interview online - The oral History of the Public School Principalship | yes | 1 |
| Anderson, Eddie H. | OH-00035 | 10/11/2000 | Gay Las Vegas OHP | An overview of Gay Rights in Nevada | yes | 10 |
| Anderson, Fred E. | OH-00040 | 04/22/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mines and Mining, Railroad through Cherry Creek. Owns mines in Ely, Nevada. | yes | 1 |
| Anderson, Gilda Maiken | 07/08/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Anderson, Helen | OH-00090 | 2/21/2014 | AfAm Collaborative | Mother of Karen Walker. Owned Hamburger Heaven; Westside famed business. Talked about the community and changes over the years. | no | 0 |
| Anderson, Ian & Shanna | OH-00091 | October 11, 2013 | West Charleston Ward 1 | Anderson's purchased and renovated their Mc Neill Estates home, which was nearly destroyed after an explosion years earlier. | yes | 0 |
| Anderson, Jessica | OH-03579 | 2019 March 07 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee White. Jessica Anderson works for Get Outdoors Nevada, an industry that is fitting for the native Las Vegan who grew up playing outside until the street lights came on. Her current assignment is to manage the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, a public place of respite designed in just 3 days after the shooting on October 1, 2017. The 58 trees signify the 58 lives lost and are planted to circle the center oak, the Tree of Life. Anderson has met many family members and friends calmed by the beauty of the garden. She talked of all the items left at the garden, 30,000 of which have been catalogued by the Nevada State Museum in Springs Preserve. Volunteers built the garden and Anderson talks of how they still come back to plant flowers and sit in the stillness. Subjects: Healing Garden, Jay Pleggenkuhle, Siegfried and Roy, Nevada State Museum, angel wings | no | 0 |
| Anderson, Maceo (Dam.) | OH-00041 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Blacks in performing arts, tap dance, schools Tape is damaged beyond repair; no transcript. | no | 1 |
| Andre, Dorothy Engel | OH-00042 | 10/17/1980 | Local History - Roske | General Nevada history, Tonapah, prostitution, general early life beginning in 1920. Interviewed by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick. | yes | 1 |
| Andre, Joe | OH-00043 | 08/28/1980; 09/13/1980; 10/17/1980 | Local History - Roske | General Nevada and Las Vegas history, life experience with emphasis on musical career. Life in Nevada starting in 1922. Owner of Andre's Restaurant, a Las Vegas institution. Interviewed by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick. | yes | 5 |
| Andress, Donna & Gail | OH-00092 | 11/26/2008 | Boyer Early LV OPH - Junior League | F849 L35 .A557 2010 Memories of early city and info about the Service League and Junior League Folder at Junior League | yes | 0 |
| Angel, Judge | OH-02207 | 11/29/2014 | AfAm | Retired judge, helps people purchase businesses, Positive radio talk-show host | no | 0 |
| Anka Paul | Arnold Shaw | entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Anka, Paul | September 25 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Anka, Paul | 08/20/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Anka, Paul | 11/10/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Anka, Paul | 01/20/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | |
| Anka, Paul | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Ann-Margret | 09/21/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 2 | |
| Anthony, Peter | 03/03/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Anthony, Peter | 07/29/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Anthony, Peter | 08/13/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Anthony, Stavros S. | OH-03209 | 2017 July 24 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 A62 2016 Son of poor immigrants from Cyprus who met and married after arriving in the U.S., City of Las Vegas Councilman Stavros Anthony began his career with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in Las Vegas in 1980, shortly after earning his B.A. in criminal justice at Wayne State University in Detroit. In 2009, he retired as a Captain. Along the way he earned an M.A. in political science and a Ph.D. in sociology from UNLV, served two terms on Nevada System of Higher Education's Board of Regents (2002-2012), and will begin his third term representing Ward 4 on the Las Vegas City Council. Discusses policing, rezoning, Las Vegas growth, growth of Nevada System of Higher Education, the Westside, Las Vegas City Council, streamlining city government during the Recession, and the NSHE Board of Regents. | yes | 0 |
| Anthony, Valerie; McKinney, Veronica | OH-03601 | 2019 April 04 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Valerie and Veronica are sisters who grew up in a military family. Though Valerie and her father did not often agree about how life should be lived, she followed him into the Air Force and continued the tradition of living around the globe. She lived in England, Panama City, Korea, Japan, Cambridge, retiring in California where she found her calling. Valerie started a business working with perpetrators of domestic violence. She retired to Las Vegas near her sister Veronica. Veronica lived the more tradition life of a Las Vegan - work, church, and raising a family. She completed her degree as a non-traditional student at UNLV. The sisters are active in the world of books - writing and participating in book clubs. Subjects: Alcohol counseling, domestic violence healing, US Air Force, Quest Diagnostic, Modesto, alcoholism | no | 0 |
| Antone-Knoll, Connie | OH-02357 | 2013 February 12 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Antone-Knoll received her MD from the University of Colorado in 1976. She moved to Fernley, Nevada, in 1981, where she began training the Fernley Fire Department members. | no | 0 |
| Appledorn, Jackie King | OH-00049 | January 30, 2007 | 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 | 2 |
| Appuglise, Marge | OH-00047 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Educator No folder | no | 1 | |
| Arberry, Morse | OH-02510 | 11/20/2015 | AfAm | Political career, racism in Las Vegas, unequal education for blacks in city, Westside School, role of the black church, and view of police in black community. | no | 0 |
| Arias-Petrel, Maggie | OH-03640 | 2019 May 03 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 A75 2019 Maggie is the Chairwoman of the Latin Chamber of Commerce and a board member of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals and Nathan Adelson Community board. She specializes in the areas of marketing, business development and strategic partnerships for the Latino market. Maggie has over twenty years of medical practice management, marketing and advertising for medical and legal, business development and consulting experience. Subjects: Latin Chamber of Commerce, St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, Medical practice management, NASA, Ecuador | yes | 0 |
| Arkell, Donald R. | OH-00093 | 02/11/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview; Health Department, Henderson development and growth, Air Force plane crash of 1947, World War 2 in Henderson / Las Vegas, atomic testing, Mt Charleston fire of 1953, Snow storm 1948, Blacks in Las Vegas, Victory Theater, First TV station KLAS 8, school with Harry Reid | yes | 0 |
| Armstrong, Bill | OH-00044 | 02/20/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Howard Hughes, Bootlegger, LV Dealers, smog problem, growth of gaming, entertainment in local hotels, trends in medical field, atomic testing, Hoover Dam Construction, life on "the Strip", effects of Miami gaming on Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Armstrong, Bren | OH-00045 | 10/19/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Newspaper business; political reporter for Las Vegas Sun newspaper - No paperwork | no | 1 |
| Armstrong, Bryne | OH-00046 | 1975 | Local Las Vegas History - Perry Kaufman | General Nevada history; tape 1 is damaged. - No paperwork | yes | 2 |
| Armstrong, Marilyn; Williams, Brenda | OH-03760 | 2021-04-13 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Marilyn Armstrong graduated high school and beautician school at the same time having attended beauty school from 2:00 until 9:00 or 10:00 in the evening. Her ambitious strides paid off with hair styling positions on the Strip at Caesars Palace, Miss Elizabeth's, and Under Your Hat prior to owning her own shop at Flamingo and Maryland Parkway. Her clientele included entertainers, high profile Las Vegas business owners, and locals from the Westside. Armstrong supported her husband's decision to start Ray and Ross Bus Company, the largest transportation firm in the state in the 1950s and 1960s. Armstrong grew up on the Westside when children were safe to play throughout the community, enter local beauty contests, and work on the flourishing Jackson Av business corridor. Her mother's beauty shop was on Jackson and her family knew all the other business owners in the area. She has high hopes for the future of the Historic Westside. Subjects: Margie's Beauty Shop; Cadillac Arms; Berkley Square; Cosmetique; Miss Elizabeth Coiffure; Ray & Ross Bus Company 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 |
| Armstrong, Sammie R. | OH-03152 | 2017 March 08 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Sammie Armstrong purchased his first bus in 1975. By 1999 when he sold Ray & Ross Transport, he owned more than 40 buses in an operation that had won national awards, employed over 180 people, and had grown to the largest bus company in Nevada. | no | 0 |
| Armstrong, Stan | OH-02256 | 12/02/2014 | AfAm - Student Project | Film maker, professor at UNLV. Grew up on D Street in Cadillac Arms, worked at family's market, witnessed riots at Rancho High School. | no | 0 |
| Arnaz, Desi | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Arnold, Brenda | OH-00048 | 02/28/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Librarian, religion, Gideon, Cat club, viewing above ground Atomic Testing, Churches in Las Vegas, Railroad, Lake Mead activities, Harris Springs Mt. Charleston. | no | 1 |
| Arnold, Eddy | 08/07/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Arnold, Eddy | 02/17/1989 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Arum, Lovee duBoef | OH-02884 | 2016 November 01 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 A78 2014 Lovee Arum is a philanthropist; she is an supporter of UNLV, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Brain Health Center, Nevada Women's Philanthropy. She talks about residing in Las Vegas over the years and participating in Jewish community. She is married to Bob Arum. | yes | 0 |
| Arum, Robert (Bob) | OH-02867 | 2016 October 20 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 A778 2014 CEO of Top Rank Boxing, inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999 for his successful career promoting the sport. Talks about growing up Orthodox Jew in New York and how circumstances brought him to the business he has grown since 1965. Relationships with famous boxers such as Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and others. | yes | 0 |
| Askew, Dennis Lee | OH-02464 | 8/28/2015 | BELVOHP | Las Vegas native Dennis Askew grew up as the son of long-time Sands Hotel & Casino craps dealer and box man, Johnny Askew. He discusses Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s and his experiences working as a busboy at the Sands in the late 1960s. After his graduation from Valley High School in 1971, he formed his own band Universe, which had success in Las Vegas and southern California. By the late 1970s, the band had broken up and Askew began working at Odyssey Records in downtown Las Vegas. From 1980-1985 he wrote a weekly column (Las Vegas Sun newspaper) on the Las Vegas rock scene called "Rock Talk" and later did a radio and TV show by the same name before he moved to southern California permanently in 1985 | no | 0 |
| Atkins, Cholly | 03/10/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Atkinson, Barbara | OH-03637 | 2019 August 05 | UNLV School of Medicine Oral History Project | Founding dean of the UNLV School of Medicine, Barbara Atkinson is stepping down. Her assignment is complete. As Founding Dean, Dr. Atkinson has overseen all aspects of the formation and launch of the new medical school - leading the school's charter accreditation, faculty recruitment, planning and implementing the school's education blueprint, managing overall school operations, philanthropy and community outreach. In her interview, Dean Atkinson recounted her career, her family, and the move to Las Vegas after she had already retired from years of teaching and medical research. The joint efforts of John White, Don Snyder, and Carl Reiber pulled her out of retirement to UNLV. She proved to be up to the challenge. She fell in love with Las Vegas and will remain here as she moves back into retirement for more of the good times that Las Vegas offers including bird watching. Subjects: White coat ceremony, accreditation process, Len Jessup, NSHE, UNR, Don Snyder | no | 0 |
| Atti, Daniel | OH-00050 | 03/19/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Growth of Las Vegas, cheating in Casinos, Casino security, gamblers, dealing cards, Dealers attitudes, hotel opperations, high rollers. Las Vegas: entertainment, vacationing, legal age limit, etc. | no | 1 |
| Ault, James W. | OH-00051 | 11/06/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas 1940 to 1975 - builder, railroad engineer - No Tape, handwritten notes | no | 0 |
| Auslander, Joe | 11/03/1972 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Austin Family with Chazz Young | OH-02138 | 8/6/2014 | AfAm Collab | Austin, Aramental: Created Austin Dancers, a dance school in New York and brought the concept to Las Vegas in 1993. After many locations, now at the Pearson Center training award winning dancers.; Austin, Linda: Drummer. Daughter of Aramentel Austin of the Austin Dancers, Las Vegas dance school. Linda has played worldwide for personalities Oprah, Maya Angelou, and the others. Has played with many famed musicians including Quincy Jones.; Austin, Henry G.: Husband of Aramentel Austin, founder of Austin Dancers - a school to train dancers that began in NY and was transported to LV in 1993.; Young, Charles: Dancer trained in NY. Works with children at the West LV Arts Center and Austin Dancers; Williams, Debbie: Dancer. Daughter of founder of Austin Dancers, school in LV than began in NY. | yes | 0 |
| Avants, Beecher | OH-00094 | 02/04/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview; police force and growth since 1956, Nevada Test Site, Camp Mercury, increase in crime; Presidential visits: Kennedy and Johnson, growth of Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Avelar, Lupe | OH-03571 | 2019 February 25 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Lupe Avelar was born in Durango, Mexico. Her family owned a family farm. She migrated to New Mexico with her brother when she was a teenager. She quickly returned to Mexico. Years later, she married Eladio Avelar and moved with him to California. Interviewed is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Mexico, Immigration, California cotton fields | no | 0 |
| Ayers, Harold M. III | OH-00052 | 03/05/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Black-Jack dealer, religion, gaming, pollution, Atomic testing, police and crime, gold mining. | no | 1 |
| Azevedo, Carol | OH-00053 | 03/04/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Schools, Political feelings, Downtown, Old Court House, Henderson, Sunrise Mountain West LV, Telephones, Hospitals, College Blvd (Lake Mead Blvd), Water supply, Bonnie Springs area, Tule Springs area. The Strip from 1951 and its growth. | no | 1 |
| Babich, Brad and Victoria | OH-00095 | 11/22/2013 | Boyer Early LV | Early town in the 1940s and 1950s. High School days, first car, jobs as a runner and lifeguard. His father was in gaming management. | no | 0 |
| Baca, Cindy | OH-03619 | 2019 May 22 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Born and raised in Las Vegas, Cindy has chosen to raise her own three children in Las Vegas. At the time of the interview, she has been the librarian at Escobedo Middle School for 11 years. Her twin 17-year-old daughters were injured attendees at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Cindy talks about their experiences during and after the shooting. She also talks about the Random Acts of Kindness project that she piloted for her school and how it has inspired other educators throughout the country. Subjects: Parent of injured attendees, random acts of kindness, educator | no | 0 |
| Baca, Edward | OH-02533 | 1/28/2016 | BELVOHP | Musician, Air Conditioning Company, and Evangelist who spread the Word throughout the West. Country music provided the soul of his ministry with a band that was together for the joy of entertaining. Stories of healing lives, entertainment, and building a city. | no | 0 |
| Baca, Mauricia | OH-03580 | 2019 March 07 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee White. Mauricia Baca migrated from New York, an attorney who runs Get Outdoors Nevada. Baca shared the story of the involvement of her agency by the City of Las Vegas in the operation of the Healing Garden. It's an amazingly serendipitous story that is leading to a book about the garden and a second phase that will provide a space for docents and the sale of items. The Healing Garden is one of the many passions of Get Outdoors Nevada. The primary focus include enhancing the outdoor recreational experience for Nevadans and visitors. In addition to the Healing Garden, Get Outdoors Nevada participates in Lake Mead Circle, Vegas Valley Rim Trail, Lower Colorado River Water Trail Alliance, and Get Outdoors Nevada Day. Subjects: Healing Garden, Tom Perigo, UNLV Solar House, docents, City of Las Vegas | no | 0 |
| Baca, Mauricia | OH-03673 | 2019 December 16 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Mauricia Baca, Director of Get Outdoors Nevada, was born to a Jewish American mother and Mexican father who settled in New York City. She overcame the economic obstacles of her early life to graduate from Vassar College and University of New York Law School, where she learned to be proud of her identity. Subjects: Jewish, Education, Law School, Latinx, Mexican | yes | 0 |
| Bach, George L. | OH-00054 | 02/27/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada Test Site, El Rancho, Last Frontier, Old Boulder, Frontier, Apache, Gracey Hay's "Red Rooster", Morris Knudson Construction, Fong Gardens, Lake Mead, Twin Lakes, Carpenter's Union 1980, Blacks in Las Vegas, Atomic testing, Alamo Airport, Knights of Columbus, Helldorado Village, Old Stewart Ranch, Lee Canyon, Mt. Charleston, Davis Dam. | no | 1 |
| Badgley, Bob | 11/11/1984 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Baepler, Donald | OH-00055 | 04/23/2007 | UNLV@50 | LD3745.B33 2007 History of the UNLV campus; Dr. Donald Baepler was a biology professor and administrator at Central Washington University. In 1968 he was appointed Academic Vice President at UNLV. He was also acting president until 1969, then was appointed president in 1973. In 1978 he was appointed chancellor of the university system. In 1981 he resigned that position and became director of the Musuem of Natural History (now the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History) and a professor of biology | yes | 2 |
| Bailey, Anna | OH-00096 | 03/03/1997 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | F850.N4 B35 1997 One of first dancers at Moulin Rouge, first black dancer in a house line at the Flamingo, owned several gaming establishments. | yes | 2 |
| Bailey, Steve | OH-00057 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Education, Rebel Yell and Yell, UNLV, personal history, general Nevada and Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Bailey, William H. (Bob) | OH-00071 | 11/19/1997 | Local History - White | yes | 2 | |
| Bailey, William H. (Bob) | OH-00072 | 1999 | First 100 Interview | no | 4 | |
| Bailey, William H. (Bob) | OH-00097 | 1978-03-16 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | F849.L35.B35 Moulin Rouge, Blacks in performing arts, entertainment business, equal rights commission, 1960s. Interviewed by Betty Rosenthal | yes | 1 |
| Bailey-Tureaud, Kimberly | OH-02139 | 2015 April 21 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Baird, Xniea L. | OH-00058 | 04/05/1976 | Goldfield History | History of Goldfield Nevada, mining, flood, fire | no | 1 |
| Bajoneta, Vonna | OH-02496 | 1997 July | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784 | yes | 0 |
| Baker, Alfred Frank | OH-00060 | 04/04/1975 | Local Las Vegas History - Roske | Hoover Dam | no | 1 |
| Baker, Anne Victoria | OH-00061 | 04/31/1975 | Hoover Dam | Hoover Dam, Personal history | no | 1 |
| Baker, Carol | OH-00062 | 05/29/2003 | Las Vegas Oral History Project - Hardy | CT247 B33 Carol Baker came from England and was a dancer who danced with the Lido de Paris before coming to Las Vegas and dancing in the Folies bergere and Casino de Paris. She talks about the life of an entertainer on the Strip, including backstage life, parties, and relationships among dancers | yes | 2 |
| Baker, Helen Jamison | OH-00056 | 03/12/1981 | Hoover Dam Boulder City History - Roske | Boulder City during Hoover Dam construction, 1932 - 1937, Henderson vs. Boulder City, Rev. T. Stephenson, moving and convention business in Las Vegas. | no | 1 |
| Baker, Lynn V. | OH-00059 | 04/01/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Downtown Fremont, expansion, housing conditions, police and fire services, military and commercial plane disasters, water supply, local labor force. | no | 1 |
| Baker, Roy D. | OH-02535 | 2004 February 8 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 2 |
| Baldus, Joseph Rev. | OH-00063 | 10/08/1982 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Catholic Church, personal history, Church history in Nevada, religion. (personal photo) | no | 1 |
| Ball, Renee | OH-00064 | 02/28/2007 | Blue Diamond Oral History Project Committee | 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 |
| Ballance, Robert (Bob) G. Jr. | OH-00065 | 03/10/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history, changes and growth in Nevada, cheating in casinos, key people in Holiday Casino, crimes in Las Vegas, religion, schools in Nevada, sports in school, business in Nevada, building "the strip", Police department, military base, gas prices, environment. | no | 1 |
| Ballard, Kaye | 03/29/1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Baller, Michael | OH-02634 | March 16, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F 850 J5 B34 2014 Moved here as a teenager in 1950s from Detroit. His father Frank Baller, who had been a laundry truck driver for Dalitz family in Michigan, opened Deluxe Hand Laundry and Cleaners on Main Street. Michael and his brother worked in the cleaning business. He is currently a poker dealer at Planet Hollywood. Stories about cleaning customers and growing up here. | yes | 0 |
| Bananto, Ronald | OH-00219 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Law enforcement, Pioche history, mining in Pioche during Korean War, changes in the Police Force, L.D.S. Church, religion, Metro Police. | yes | 1 |
| Bank, Ronnie | OH-02205 | 11/30/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Lael Byrd) | Challenges with interracial relationships, worked as DJ. Arrived in LV in 1974. Worked at the Hilton and Circus-Circus. (check timeline) | no | 0 |
| Banks, Maria S. | OH-00073 | 09/23/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming, Gambling, Nevada history; No paperwork - index card only | yes | 1 |
| Banks, Myrtle | OH-00074 | 03/15/1981 | Local LV History - Roske | Las Vegas Black history, Beginning Elks Club, Operation Independence, Politics, Health Care, Welfare Rights, Memorable phase: Why Not Have A Place in the Sun? | yes | 1 |
| Banner, James J. | OH-00098 | 03/01/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview; state assemblyman, World War 2, Nevada Test Site, Construction of the Boulder Dam, development and growth of Las Vegas, Blacks in Las Vegas, Presidential visits: Kennedy, Nixon, Roosevelt | yes | 0 |
| Banuelos, Manuel | OH-03491 | 2018 October 05 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Manuel Banuelos was born in Zacatecaz, Mexico and arrived in Las Vegas in 1985. He was a retired line cook at Las Palmas for 25 years. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Immigration, El Cortez, Intercultural Marriage, NALA, State line, Gaming | no | 0 |
| Banuelos-Benitez, Laurents | OH-03783 | 2021-06-16 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Interviewed by Rodrigo Vazquez and Barbara Tabach. Las Vegas native and graduate of Clark High School; son of Mexican and Salvadoran immigrants. High school English teacher at Rancho and former student worker on the Latinx Voices project. Subjects: Child of immigrants; Las Vegas' east side; bilingual heritage; education policies and vision 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 |
| Barajas, Javier | OH-03483 | 2018 September 20 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Javier Barajas was born in Michoacan, Mexico. He grew up mostly with his grandparents, helping them in their store "La Flor Michoacan." He first learned to cook by working with the nuns in seminary where he was educated. At the age of 18 Barajas left Michoacan to work in the United States. Eventually, Barajas found himself in Las Vegas, where he first found work at Terrible Herbst as a car washer. Through the car wash, Barajas made his first connection to the restaurant industry when he washed the car of the owner of "Viva Zapata." After a few years working as the executive chef for Viva Zapata, the restaurant closed down which led Barajas to open El Lindo Michoacan. Several years after it opened, Barajas has made Lindo Michoacan a staple in the Las Vegas food scene. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: El Lindo Michoacan, Michoacan, Mexican food, Las Vegas, immigration | no | 0 |
| Baratz, Adele | OH-00075 | 03/04/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, early Las Vegas, 1950 's to 1979, WWII life in Las Vegas, nursing, medicine, medical advancements, taxes, highways, politics and organized, hospitals in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Baratz, Adele | OH-00076 | 03/19/2007 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Early Jewish community, education, shopping, restaurants, Al's Bar, medical care, Helldorado, early hotels | yes | 2 |
| Baratz, Adele and Frost, Florence | OH-02420 | 05/19/15 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Two long time friends talk about early Jewish community of Las Vegas; Temple Beth Sholom, League of Women, and other activities. F850.J5.B37 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Barbarite, Thomas | OH-00077 | 03/03/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early gaming and gambling in Las Vegas, 1955 - 1981 | yes | 1 |
| Barber, Shirley A. | OH-00078 | 4/11/2003 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | CCSD employment, School Board tenure | yes | 1 |
| Barbutti, Pete | 01/27/1995 | Arnold Shaw | ML394 .B37 2008 Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Barbutti, Pete | 08/28/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Barbutti, Pete | 11/21/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Barbutti, Pete | OH-02769 | 2008-09-24 | All That Jazz Oral History Project | ML394 .B37 2008 Pete Barbutti (also spelled Barbuti) played the accordion, the piano, and the trumpet. He was also a comedian and appeared numerous times on the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson and toured with Nat King Cole. He and his family have lived in Las Vegas since 1960 | yes | 0 |
| Barcus, Edith Giles | OH-00162 | 03/17/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mining, Goldfield History, fire of 1923, Miss Giles Lid Shop, Scotty's Castle, Gans-Nelson fight, water shortage, gold mines, mining for purple glass, Episcopal Church in Goldfield, religion. | yes | 0 |
| Bardy, Mildred | OH-00079 | 03/11/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Golden Nugget, Hacienda, Tropicana Hotels, Jerry's Nugget restaurant, Churches and religion, Mormon women, Fanny's clothing store, Mint Hotel, Bardy's Bar, fire at El Rancho, Flamingo Hotel, Judaism / Jewish history, Temple Beth Sholom, Totie Fields, Little Chapel of the West, New Frontier, Helldorado, clothing and fashion, Horse Club, Mesquite Club, Junior League, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), apartments in Henderson, Nevada Palace, Showboat, Sam's Town Hotels, Boulder Club and Silver Nugget, Florence Richards' Dress Shop. | yes | 1 |
| Barker, Jacqueline, PhD | OH-00099 | 2/14/2013 | AfAm | Importance of the church and education. Mother was first black graduate of UNR. Talks about the social and psychology impacts of black life in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Barker, PhD, Jacqueline | OH-00099 | 2/14/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Education in Las Vegas; Barker's mother was the first black to attend UNR. Barker discusses the church and its influence, socialization process, Westside street scene. | yes | 0 |
| Barler, Virgil | OH-00080 | 11/19/2003 | Blue Diamond OHP | Worked in the shop at the mine, dozer, oiler. Talks about general store. | yes | 2 |
| Barlow, Harriet | OH-02141 | 2015 April 27 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Barlow, Nathaniel | OH-00100 | 5/14/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Quitting school to migrate to LV in the 8th grade, gambling, working on the Strip, unusual look at military service, and regrets about investing in venture with initial Westside shopping center. | yes | 0 |
| Barlow, Ricki | OH-00101 | 4/10/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | City councilman for the Westside community - Ward 5. Grew up in LV, Ricki talks about working and playing as a child and teen. School and politics. Barlow shares vision for the Westside | yes | 0 |
| Barlow, Ricki | OH-03199 | 2017 July 12 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Oral history interview with Ricki Barlow conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on July 12, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Barlow discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside. Barlow talks about his time as Councilman for Ward 5 in the City of Las Vegas, and lists what he accomplished from his campaign promises. He recalls his first projects as councilman, restoring the Westside School, and preserving historic buildings near downtown Las Vegas. Later, Barlow describes the issue of homelessness in Las Vegas, providing social services to people most in need, and improving the mental health system in Nevada. Lastly, Barlow discusses plans to redevelop Jackson Street and the Westside. | no | 0 |
| Barneby, Ethlyn | OH-00081 | 10/16/2002 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Boulder City in the 1940s. | yes | 1 |
| Barnett, Barbara Ann | OH-00082 | 03/08/1981 | Local LV OHP - Roske | Nursing, accounting, Mint Casino early 1960 's, Hacienda Hotel, Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, Sunrise Hospital, changes and growth in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas Hospital, air-conditioning, Atomic testing, health and medical care changes, dust storms, "the Strip", fire at El Rancho Hotel, Downtown Las Vegas, Fremont Street, Casino employees, unwed mother experience. | yes | 1 |
| Barnett, Jack | OH-02292 | 2/12/1990 | Received as part of the Young Electric Sign Company Records (MS-00403). | no | 1 | |
| Barnett, Mark | 09/04/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Barney, L. (Lendon) Kay | OH-00083 | 03/03/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Teaching in Bunkerville, Mesquite, and Las Vegas. Population growth, politics, property values. Growth of Mormon Church in Las Vegas, Mormonism in Nevada, religion. Photo at family reunion. | yes | 1 |
| Barnum, Odean | OH-00163 | April 7, 2007 | 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 |
| Barr, Larry & Juanita; Gibson, Steven | OH-00164 | 03/27/1976 | Local LV OHP - Roske | Blacks in Las Vegas, work on the dam, living in tents, early entertainters, early development in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Barret, Robert H. | OH-00165 | 02/22/1975 | Local LV OHP - Roske | Prostitution, Education, Lombard's plane crash, Atomic Testing at Yucca Flats, water company. | no | 1 |
| Barrett, Barbara | OH-02495 | 1995 July 08 | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784 | yes | 0 |
| Barrett, Christine | OH-03747 | 2021-03-19 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Christine Kahn left Rosary Academy Boarding School as high school valedictorian, matriculated at Boston College for four years, and entered Carnegie Mellon University for graduate school earning a MS in Public Management and Policy. After a job in Arlington, VA, William Barrett helped her move across country to join her mother in California. They made it to Las Vegas where William, a member of the Air Force, was stationed. She decided to give the town a month's trial. The rest is history and what an amazing history it is. Christine Barrett soon secured a management job at The Water District and was instrumental in its phenomenal growth from 1986 to 2014. She was one of five female executives whose work ensured clean water for the Valley. When that career ended, she began her second successful career with the Clark County School District. Subjects: Southern Nevada Water Authority; Boston; CCSD; women in management 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 |
| Barrick, Marjorie | OH-00166 | 03/13/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | UNLV, Las Vegas history, founding Child Haven, Owning Flamingo and the Fremont, "the hotel people." Also contains a written biography. Use agreement | yes | 1 |
| Barron, Isaac | OH-03584 | 2021-04-28 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Interviewed by Maribel Estrada Calderon. Claytee White also participates in the questioning. Isaac Barron was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father entered the United States as a Bracero. Barron attended Rancho High School and earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from UNLV. He currently teaches history at Rancho High School and serves as North Las Vegas' Councilman. Subjects: Mexican American, Coalition of Pan American Organizations, Hispanic Student Union, Bracero Program, Rancho High School | yes | 0 |
| Barry, Dave | 04/01/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bartender's Union Local 165 Roundtable Discussion | OH-02165 | 9/28/2014 | BELV-Cul | CT247 .R68 2014 Group of 5 bartenders talk about their craft in Las Vegas to include Union membership, first women in the trade, the family of bartenders, training, health benefits, and the future of the career. Panelists included Dale Pryor, Rosemary Christian-Keach, Virginia Velasquez, David Peinado, and Greg Venezia. | yes | 0 |
| Bartlett, David | OH-02759 | 2013 August 23 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B37 2012 David Barlett's grandfather envisioned the park that is named for him, Lorenzi Park. David's family owned Bartlett Brothers Hardware, and an uncle owned Fremont Drug. His grandfather did stonework that is still standing such as the grotto at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. David was born in Las Vegas in 1940 and his family moved to Reno in 1946. David came back to visit his grandparents in Las Vegas. He also lived in Hawaii, and he and his present wife moved back to Las Vegas in 1995. He worked in car and truck dealerships and now is active in several community organizations. | yes | 0 |
| Bartlett, Selma | OH-00068 | 9/18/2008 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Bartlett tells of the banking industry and talks of early Henderson. | yes | 0 |
| Bartolo, Karen Sarret | OH-00102 | 11/25/2013 | Ward 1 | Retired school teacher / CCSD | yes | 0 |
| Baskow, Jacqueline | OH-02874 | 2016 October 24 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 B372 2014 Jaki arrived in Las Vegas in 1976 with $300 in her pocket a passion for entertainment and in her early 20s. She wanted to be an actress, but needing money she found it smart to and adapted quickly to movie productions, event planning and being an agent. One of first clients was set up by Frank Sinatra. She never looked back; she was creative and entrepreneurial. This interview also includes stories of antisemitism and pride of being Jewish. | yes | 0 |
| Bass, Ralph | 05/30/1974 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bass, Wilma & Burt | OH-02273 | 2/9/2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Relocated from New York to Las Vegas in 1974 to join family in a check cashing business. Burt was also a professional photographer and Wilma worked in jewelry retail. Wilma helped scripted Temple Beth Sholom | yes | 0 |
| Bates, Arlene | OH-00129 | 9/12/2008 | Jay Sarno Project | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 |
| Baucum, Helen M. | OH-00168 | 02/28/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, Boulder City history, Las Vegas and Henderson history, casinos in Southern Nevada, Cat Houses and Prostitution, Atomic Testing, Carole Lombard's plane crash, law enforcement, railroad. | yes | 1 |
| Bauer, Bill | OH-02305 | 2013 January 21 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Bill Bauer worked as in EMS for the Nevada Highway Patrol and as an EMT in Stateline, Douglas County, and Austin, Nevada from 1968 to 1980. He left the NHP in 1980 to work as an EMS training coordinator in the northwest region until 1993. He continued to work in ambulances until 2010. | no | 0 |
| Baumeister, Frank | OH-02306 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Baumeister joined the Humboldt Volunteer Ambulance Corps in 1966 and received EMT training in 1975. He served in the Ambulance Corps for sixteen years. | no | 0 |
| Baumert, Charles A. "Chic" | OH-00169 | 10/31/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Hoover Dam work, Boulder City history, closing companies for operations at Hoover Dam. | yes | 1 |
| Bavington, Kim | OH-00103 | 7/15/2010 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35.B358 Kim Bavington moved to Las Vegas with her parents in 1964. She has been an aerobics teacher, an art teacher, and a graphic designer. She and her husband live in a Mid-Century Modern ranch house in the John S. Park Neighborhood | yes | 0 |
| Bay, Richard M. "Monte" | OH-02946 | 2016 November 14 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Bayless, Kenny | OH-02195 | 11/20/2014 | AfAm - Student Project (Eric Billington) | Teacher for 28 years in CCSD middle schools. Referee in the Boxing Hall of Fame. | no | 0 |
| Beach, Paul A. | OH-00170 | 02/17/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Las Vegas history, city housing, airport, transportation, tourist recreation, economy, Nellis AFB, "the Strip", Korean War, Atomic testing, education. | yes | 1 |
| Beagle, Donald | OH-00171 | 1976 | Local LV OHP - Roske | General Nevada History, Helldorado; Empty folder | yes | 1 |
| Beals, Alversa | OH-00172 | 10/23/2007 | History of the 1970s - UNLV & UNR | History of the Welfare Rights Movement - 1970's | yes | 2 |
| Bearce, Pat | OH-00173 | 09/29/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Helldorado, Las Vegas history, Stock Car Races at Last Frontier - Index Card only (On same cassette as Dan Bennett) | yes | 1 |
| Beatles Twist and Shout | 10/21/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Becker, David | OH-03438 | 2018 May 15 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | On 1 October 2017, gifted photographer, David Baker was on a three-day assignment at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival across from the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. With an understanding that the popping sounds were produced by malfunctioning equipment, David took photos of the scattering crowd. Moments later, in a now silent venue, he began to process his photographs and learned the real story. He had captured the horror of a massacre. David Becker is a lovely, humble man who is passionate about his chosen career. It is not work. It is an honor for him to capture the world through thoughtful imagery. His passion and his work ethic allowed him to be at the wrong place at the right time to show the world the work of an enraged, severely troubled human being. We are now a witness to the possibilities of acts beyond our comprehension. David describes himself as not good at sports or academics. That may be true but he speaks and teaches volumes with his camera. Beginning at the media tent on the east side of the main stage, David photographed people leaving the venue as they performed acts of heroism, helping the fallen or the slow to reach safety. Not knowing the real reason for the panic, David showed us our true giving nature in the midst of chaos. He was in the right place to capture the character of the American spirit. From the Blake Shelton song, Country Strong, David is "Blue collar in his blood, backwoods in his bones / No doubt about it that boy's country strong." For showing us who we are, good and evil, healed and hurting, David Becker earned the highest award in the field of photography, The World Press Photo Award. In the world of photography, that award is considered more prestigious than the Pulitzer. David is deserving of this honor for these Route 91 photos and for his life's work. "When I stop and think, it’s hard to comprehend what I witnessed. I was on autopilot, just doing my job capturing what was happening, which I think is important. Impactful images like these tell a story, they move people to think twice about doing anything like this. I’ve been doing this work for many years and it is instinct to photograph first and ask questions later. It probably seems irrational to just walk out and take pictures of people running for cover, but that is second nature for a photojournalist.” Subjects: World Press Photo, National Press Photographers Association, California State University Long Beach, journalism, photojournalism, gettyimages, CSN | no | 0 |
| Becker, Ernest A. IV; Becker, Kathleen | OH-02981 | 2017 January 30 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Both discuss their childhoods in Southern California, where Kathy's father was a landscape architect who among other projects designed the grounds of the El Rancho Hotel in Las Vegas. Ernie's father and grandfather were developers in Southern California; his father began buying land in Las Vegas as early as 1947 and building shopping centers in the early 1950s, often partnering with other home builders. Ernie IV and Kathy moved to Las Vegas in 1963, where they built their business. Ernie IV was president of Southern Nevada Home Builders Association (SNHBA) the same year his father was president of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). | no | 0 |
| Becker, Hal de | OH-00373 | 06/23/2003 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | yes | 2 | |
| Becker, Patty | OH-02082 | 4/15/2014 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | i979 - Deputy AG to the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission; Became Chief Deputy AG a few years later and argued the Tony Spilatro case. In 1985, she was appointed by Governor Richard Bryan as a member of the NV Gaming Control Board. | yes | 0 |
| Beckmann, Robert | OH-02441 | 8/20/2015 | BELVOHP | Session 1: Artist. Early life in Pennsylvania; painting project in a Chicago AfAm community; travel, influence, and work as a professor in Alabama in the late 1960s and how lowering the school's flag to half staff when MLK dies causes him his job. | no | 0 |
| Bedrosian, Kenneth | OH-00175 | 4/29/2004 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Education and work in CCSD | yes | 1 |
| Beech, Emmell J., Dr. (E.J.) | OH-01465 | 2006 November 27 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Interviewed by Salvatore J. Maranto. | yes | 0 |
| Beeman, Dinny K. | OH-00105 | Unknown | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview; history of Las Vegas, St. James Catholic Church, Las Vegas High School, first school band | yes | 0 |
| Behar, Maurice H. | OH-02633 | March 14, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 B44 2014 Resident of Las Vegas since 1990. Holocaust survivor story of being protected in France before immigrating at age of 9 to live with relatives in Bronx, New York. | yes | 0 |
| Beilfuss, Philis | OH-02307 | 2013 January 31 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | After receiving nursing and paramedic training in Chicago in 1973, Beilfuss moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1985 practiced emergency room services as Sunrise Hospital. She taught at Clark County Community College until 1996. She also served with the North Las Vegas Fire Department and the Southern Nevada Health Board, which included formulating EMS responses in Clark County. | no | 0 |
| Belfer, Hal | OH-02581 | 11/11/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 |
| Belger, Frank | OH-02308 | 2013 February 01 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Belger, a native of Henderson, Nevada, served the Henderson Fire Department from 1974 to 2001. | no | 0 |
| Belknap, Bill | OH-00177 | 02/12/1979 | Local LV OHP - Roske | Colorado River, Nevada State Advisory Commission, WWII, Henderson Power Plant during WWII, El Rancho 1940 's, Tule Springs Archaeological Project 1966 - 1967, Atomic Testing, Lake Mead, Boulder City, music and Jazz in Southern Nevada, teaching at UNLV, photography, Grand Canyon. | yes | 2 |
| Bell, Barbara | 02/04/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bell, Freddie | 03/12/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Bell, Freddie | 10/03/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 | |
| Bell, LLoyd | OH-00106 | 04/13/1972 | Local LV OHP - Roske | Law Enforcement, Clark County Assistant Sheriff. Interviewer: Perry Kaufman | yes | 1 |
| Bell, Lloyd | OH-00107 | 1973/09/18 | Local LV OHP - Roske | Law Enforcement, Clark County Assistant Sheriff. Inter-office memo from 1973 in response to F.B.I. saying Nevada was second in the nation in total crimes, memo included statistics such as violent and property crimes, number of officers on the force, and top ten city and state statistics for various crimes. Interviewed by Joseph Butner. Transcript is hand written. | yes | 2 |
| Bell, Lois | OH-00180 | 1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Wilbur Clark, Desert Inn, cocktail waitress roles, Howard Hughes, Sands | yes | 1 |
| Bell, Rex A. | OH-00181 | 03/01/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas expansion, Rex Bell Western Store, Tule Springs Ranch, Helldorado, Last Frontier Hotel, Lombard Plane Crash, Bugsy Siegel, El Rancho, Atomic Testing, expansion and growth, Black Community, animals and butchering, crime and police, Chiefs of Police. | yes | 2 |
| Bell, Rex Jr. | OH-00108 | 3/3/2010 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | CT247 .B44 2007 Growing up on the Walking Box Ranch as the son of movie stars Rex Bell and Clara Bow, attending law school, work in Las Vegas, race relations, and having a law practice. CT247.B44 | yes | 7 |
| Bell, Richard "Rick" H. | OH-02309 | 2013 July 18 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Bell, a native of Amargosa Valley, Nevada, first took an EMS course at Battle Mountain in 1987. He completed paramedic training in Winnemucca and Carson City in 1995. He became commander of the Battle Mountain ambulance service in 2012. | no | 0 |
| Bellamy Brothers | 12/02/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Bellis, Bob | OH-00109 | 06/19/2007 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 B375 2010 Bob Bellis was raised in Pahrump and moved to Las Vegas around 1984. A few yesrs later he moved to the John S. Park Neighborhood and has headed up the creation of the John S. Park Neighborhood Association starting in 2000 | yes | 0 |
| Bellson, Lou | 09/10/1999 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Bellver, C.G. (Catherine Gullo) | OH-02666 | 1995 November 13 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 B3757 2006 Dr. Catherine Bellver is Distinguished Professor of Spanish at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her work has appeared in many scholarly journals. She worked over fifteen years to create the Women's Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Bellver also worked with a volunteer group to create and staff the first Women's Center on campus. | yes | 0 |
| Belmont, Miriam | OH-00184 | 03/08/1975 | Local Las Vegas OHP - Roske | Hoover Dam, Atomic Testing, church and religion, President Roosevelt, post WWII, Carole Lombard Plane Crash, Fremont Street, Stewart Ranch, Mormon Fort. | yes | 1 |
| Belt, Tami | OH-03213 | 2017-07-26 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Tami Belt grew up in Las Vegas playing on the Municipal Golf Course where her father taught city leaders and entertainers how to hone their golf game. He worked as a PGA teaching pro. She learned the game as well along with life's lessons that can be gleaned from the "gentleman's game." She remembers shopping downtown on Fremont Street in stores like Ronzoni's Department Store that featured an escalator, probably the first in the town. Her grandfather was a city pioneer in the air conditioning and sheet metal business. As an adult, Belt's interests have been in the Public Relations field helping non-profits with campaigns related to childhood cancer and the homeless. | no | 0 |
| Beltram, Justin | OH-02743 | 2016 July 07 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | HV6711 .B44 2016 Interviewed by David Schwartz. Mirage, Tresure Island, Bellagio, Marina Bay Sands, Las Vegas Sands Corporate | yes | 0 |
| Benavidez, Kelly D. | OH-03551 | 2019 January 29 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Kelly Benavidez is originally from San Francisco, California. Benavidez arrived in Las Vegas after her family spent two years in Mexico so her and her brother could learn Spanish. The family's intention was to stay in Las Vegas, but in fact it was suppose to be a pit stop on the way back to San Francisco. Benavidez and her family have remained in Las Vegas ever since. She currently work for Commissioner Lawrence Weekly. Subjects: Las Vegas, Commissioner Weekly, New York New York construction accident, Spanish Language | no | 0 |
| Benítez, Maria | OH-03691 | 2019-06-21 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Oral history interview with Maria Benítez conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Maribel Estrada Calderón on June 21, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Maria Benítez is the image of a hardworking and determined Salvadoran woman. After facing adversity amidst the Salvadorian Civil War she talks about her journey as a nurse in El Salvador and migrating to the United States. Here in Las Vegas, she has worked as a cook on the Strip, been an active member of her church, and supported the education of her children selling pupusas. Subjects discussed include: El Salvador, Salvadorian Civil War, Migration, US Citizenship Documentation, and Judaism. 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. | yes | 0 |
| Benedict, Blaine | OH-02520 | Nov. 12, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 B45 2014 Blaine is a retired gaming executive for Binions and from a second career as associate director of Red Rock Canyon National Park. Talks about growing up in Las Vegas, son of Al Benedict (MGM executive) and being Jewish in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Benedict, Carmen P. | OH-00185 | 4/20/2006 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | The work of a principal in CCSD | yes | 2 |
| Bennett, Charles A. | OH-00186 | 03/05/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Rail Roaders, Gaming clientele, Mr. Macafee, Magnesium Plant in Henderson, USAF Base, El Rancho and Tommy Hull, E.R. Griffith hotel anf Frontier Hotel, The 91 Club, Bugsy Siegel, The Flamingo, Prostitution, Las Vegas Crime and Police Department, Milton Perrel, Club Bingo, Joe Smoot, Walter Melrose, Tooter Sheer, Eddie Clipingers, Howard Hughes, Penn Central Group, Lombard Plane crash, Atomic testing. | yes | 1 |
| Bennett, Dan | OH-00110 | 10/03/1972 | Local LV OHP - Roske | Interview on Side "B" of tape with Mrs. Pat Bearce. SEE "Bearce, Pat"; rail road, west side / old town | no | 1 |
| Bennett, Jean | OH-00111 | ML394 .B45 2008 | no | 0 | ||
| Bennett, Marion | OH-02433 | 2009 July 02 | Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas | CT247.B75 2009; Reverend Marion Bennett provides details of the NAACP's historic involvement in the integration of casinos and other businesses, schools, and housing. He was hired as pastor of Zion Methodist Church in 1960 and served in that capacity for 44 years. Through the years, Reverend Bennett served twice as president of the NAACP and worked with such notables as J. David Hoggard, Lubertha Johnson, and Woodrow Wilson. He recalls the Freedom Fund dinners, the integration of the work force in casinos, and the protests that were held in Las Vegas. Reverend Bennett was deeply involved in the commitment to integrate blacks into all areas of life in Las Vegas. He lists all those who worked so hard back in the sixties, like Jim Anderson, Charles Keller, Eleanor Walker and many others. He cites the process of integration, which included the Consent Decree against Las Vegas casinos, the Fair Housing Act passed when Paul Laxalt was governor, and creation of the Economic Opportunity Board. In his closing comments, Reverend Bennett thanks those who fought for freedom and civil rights before him, and admonishes future generations to stay vigilant. He believes in helping other generations as his generation was helped by the ones that came before. | yes | 0 |
| Bennett, Marion Reverend | OH-00128 | 01/12/2004 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B45 2007 Marion D. Bennett, Sr. came to Las Vegas in 1960 to be the pastor of the Zion United Methodist Church. He also served in the Nevada State Assembly and fought for civil rights and school desegregation | yes | 2 |
| Bennett, Toney | 05/26/1989 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Bennett, Tony | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Bennett, Tony | 01/03/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bennett, Tony | 06/11/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Benson, George | 04/29/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mike Weatherford | no | 1 | |
| Benson, Ray | 08/12/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Berger, Kenneth L. | OH-03603 | 2019 April 15 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Kenneth Berger did not find his calling until after his stint in the military. Though he did not fly planes in the Air Force, flying was his passion that he realized after securing a position at EG& G, a national defense contractor. For 20 years, Berger flew passengers to the Grand Canyon. Berger enjoyed hunting and joined the Rifle and Gun Club initially to participate with his company on the pistol team for the annual Corporate Challenge. He missed the mark on his first outing but learned to load his own ammunition and made the team every year afterwards. After retirement, he became a volunteer at the Club and serves as a monitor especially for non-club members to ensure safety protocols. Subjects: Boulder City Rifle and Gun Club, Grand Canyon, Corporate Challenge, Key Airlines | no | 0 |
| Berger, Pete | OH-03628 | 2019 June 14 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Peter Berger is a pit boss who began at the Stardust as a dealer in 1958. On his way to Los Angeles, he stopped in Las Vegas and never left. Berger worked the Desert Inn, Sands, Monte Carlo, California Club, Sahara, Bonanza, Aladdin, Circus Circus, Tropicanna, Dunes and finally found home at the Ellis Island in 1997. At 91 years of age, he is still excited about gaming. He diligently walks around the gaming tables monitoring the action five days a week. In 1955, after a stint in the US Air Force, Berger and his wife Dolly moved from New York to Las Vegas. He soon found his way to the gaming industry. And the rest is history. Subjects: Ellis Island, Bonanza, Monte Carlo, Carl Thomas, Frank Suskin, MGM Resorts | no | 0 |
| Bergin, Robert Francis | OH-00189 | 03/05/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Desert Inn Casino History, "the Strip", MGM Grand, Wilbur Clark and Howard Hughes, women in gambling. | yes | 1 |
| Bergman, Joel | OH-02792 | 2016 August 03 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 B378 2016 Architect; founded Bergman Walls Assoc.; now retired; sons now run firm with Scott Walls; came to town with Martin Stern in 1968 to work on International Hotel Casino; also worked on MGM (now Bally's); Joel at center of litigation after the fire, played large part in changing building codes; worked for Steve Wynn on Mirage, Treasure Island; with BWA did Paris. Wrote book (2015) Whatever You Hear About Me Is True. | yes | 0 |
| Berkley, Shelley | OH-00112 | 2006 | I Remember When: Recollections from Jewish LV Leaders | F850.J5.B47 2006 Berkley served as NV Assembly from 1982 - 84; Bd of Regents 1990 - 1998 and US Representative for NV 1st Congressional District 1999 - 2013. | no | 0 |
| Berkley, Shelley | OH-02275 | Feb 12, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Former US Congressperson from NV talks about growing up Jewish in Las Vegas; involvement in youth programs and Temple Beth Sholom and more. | yes | 0 |
| Berkovits, Myra | OH-02152 | August 21, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Oral history interview regarding Myra's background, ownership of Las Vegas Menu Service, work with Holocaust Resource Center as interviewer and education specialist. F850.J5.B473 2014 | yes | 1 |
| Berlanga, Jr., Maurilio "Mario" | OH-03214 | 2017 July 26 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Mario was born and reared in Las Vegas in the historic Westside community. Though known today as the African American community, it is the area where he now owns a market that sells all the condiments necessary for Southern cooking as well as prepared dinners for carry-out or eating on the premises. He does not turn away the hungry believing that, "there but for the grace go I." His business supports community sports teams partnering with the neighborhood police station. | no | 0 |
| Berle, Milton | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Berle, Milton | 12/29/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bernstein, Jay | 04/04/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Berry, Jack | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Berry, Lydia | OH-00191 | 02/22/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Labor, Nellis Air Force Base, Desert National Wildlife Range, Corn Creek Field, Atomic Testing, Growth and changes in Las Vegas, flooding. | yes | 2 |
| Beta Sigma Phi roundtable | OH-02944 | 2017 January 19 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Participants are: Swackhamer, Dorothy; Bittle, Ilene; Sager, Sandra; Davis, Jacquita. Beta Sigma Phi is an international social/service sorority with four chapters in Henderson. These women assist in various school-related projects, feeding the hungry, and homeless initiatives. This discussion includes organizational rituals, sisterhood, and the interesting founding of the sorority. Shows change in women's roles over the decades from the 1940s to 2017. Sage discussion of the perception of Henderson as it relates to rest of Las Vegas Valley. | no | 0 |
| Beville, John M. | OH-00192 | 03/11/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Banks and Banking Industry, Boulder Canyon Project, growth of Las Vegas. Effects of Gambling and Gaming on the Banking industry. | yes | 1 |
| Bhatnagar, Rakesh K. | OH-03422 | 2018 April 10 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Born in 1947, the year of Indian Independence from England, Rakesh Bhatnagar grew up in the shadows of a civil war between Muslim and Hindu citizens who had lived as one for centuries. He immigrated to the United States after a university education and having taught chemistry and biology for 6 years to high school students. Rakesh entered the USA on an education visa so enrolled at UNLV immediately to earn his second bachelor's degree in Hotel Administration. He completed his schooling in 1978 having worked part time during his studies. Over the years, the Hilton promoted him from bus boy to waiter to captain in the room service's department. After graduation, he moved to Assistant Manger and then became Food and Beverage Controller. But his schooling had prepared him for more so Rakesh moved into the Purchasing Department first as the Assistant Director and in early 1982, became the Director of Purchasing. He never looked back. His expertise in Purchasing took him from the Hilton to the Sands, and finally to the challenge of Vegas World. His corporate career ended with Affinity Gaming. In 2014, he and his son started their company, Hospitality Procurement and Design. Now, they help others redesign spaces, build gaming areas from scratch, or learn new operational systems both hands on and electronically. Subjects: Caste system, IAS exam, Hilton, Sands, Sheldon Adelson, Henry Lowen, Herbst Family, Vegas World, Bob Stupak, Affinity Gaming, Food & Beverage | no | 0 |
| Bhatnagar, Satish | OH-02450 | 8/20/2015 | BELVOPH | 41 years at UNLV; migration from India, importance of Mathematics, Indian community in Las Vegas, The History of Math. | no | 0 |
| Bianchi, Chris | OH-02721 | 2015 April 14 | Table Games Management Oral History Project | Barbary Coast; South Point; pit boss at 25 after 3 years as dealer/floor; UNLV grad | yes | 0 |
| Bigelow, Jane A. Lt. Col. | OH-00193 | 11/05/1985 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Historical perspectives in Nursing, Nellis Air Force Base, Personal history and biography. Bigelow folder contains personal biography. | yes | 1 |
| Bihari, Joe | 07/25/1973 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bilbray, James H. | OH-00194 | 09/06/2006 | UNLV Oral History Project @ Fifty | LD3745 .B54 2007 Jim Bilbray attended UNLV right after it was founded. He helped found the alumni association, was a member of the Board of Regents, and is a lawyer. Second interview with the John S. Park OHP - growing up in a middle class neighborhood - 1 CD Transcribed and bound and 3rd interview with Jeff Vann Ee for the environmental project - transcribed; not edited. | yes | 1 |
| Bilbray, Jim | OH-02762 | 2009-03-26 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B48 2007 Jim Bilbray served Nevada as a member of the Board of Regents of the Univeristy of Nevada System, as deputy district attorney and chief legal counsel in the Clark County Juvenile Court, as a Nevada state senator, and as both a member of the United States Senate and of the House of Representatives. He is on the Board of Governors of the US Postal Service through 2015 | yes | 0 |
| Bingham, Jacob David "Jay" | OH-02936 | 2017 January 11 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 B54 2017 Born 1953 in Caliente, NV; lived in Alamo, NV, until moving to North Las Vegas when reaching school age; attended Jefferson and C. P. Squires Elementary, J. D. Smith Junior High, and Rancho High School before graduating from Pahranagat Valley High School in Alamo, NV. Talks about his parents sending him to Alamo after his sophomore year in high school, his spiritual growth in the LDS (Mormon) Church, running for and serving on North Las Vegas City Council 1980-1983, and Clark County Commission 1984-1996, during which time County grew from 400,000 to 2,000,000. Discusses formation of Southern Nevada Water District, development of basketball and work-release program for youth offenders, and his private work with Falcon Homes in partnership with Madison Graves, Mark Doppe, and Fred Ahlstrom. | yes | 0 |
| Bingham, Marsha Lamb | OH-00195 | 03/02/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, School in Alamo, Warm Springs, Nevada Legislature, Fremont, Gambling, UNLV, Las Vegas 1950 's and 1960's growth, The Beatles, Rock and Roll, President Kennedy visiting Las Vegas, Landmark Hotel, Howard Hughes, The Tropicana, The Hilton, Atomic Testing, Helldorado, McCarran Airport, Floyd Lamb. | yes | 1 |
| Binion, Benny | OH-00017 | circa 1975-1977 | Gaming and Gambling, The Westerner, El Dorado, The "Horseshoe", Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1950 's, Boom Town, "The Strip", Downtown, "Livewire Fund", Tax Commission, The Flamingo, Convention Center. | yes | 1 | |
| Binion, Benny | OH-00016 | 02/08/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Binion, Benny | OH-02489 | circa 1975-1977 | Kaufman | no | 2 | |
| Binion, Jack | OH-00190 | 10/17/2008 | Gaming in Las Vegas and Atlantic City; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 | |
| Bird, Kim and Martin, Pamela | OH-02229 | 02/08/2013 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Rancho High School Class of 1962 | yes | 0 |
| Bishop, Joey | 06/02/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bishop, Larry | 02/14/1997 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Black, Clint | 11/20/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mike Weatherford | no | 1 | |
| Black, Irene Sprague | OH-00196 | 03/16/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, Early Las Vegas Schools, Downtown, Red Light district (prostitution), Hover Dam, Old Fort and Mormon Church, Religion, Pony Express, Bunkerville, Mesquite, Native American Indian Reservation. | yes | 1 |
| Blackhurst, Jan Jones | OH-02166 | 9/19/2014 | BELVOHP | Mayor of Las Vegas, tenure in gaming industry | yes | 0 |
| Blackhurst, Jan Jones | OH-02917 | 2016 December 09 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Former mayor of Las Vegas who arrived in Nevada in 1982 to help run Thriftimart, the family's grocery business where advertising and promotions skills helped to turn profits in areas other than gaming. Fletcher Jones was her next endeavor. She used marketing skills to enhance the business with family-friendly TV exposure and then decided to run for mayor. Some of her accomplishments running the city include the Fremont Street Experience, homeless services initiatives, and negotiations resulting in the formation of the government center, Smith Center, and Premier Outlet Mall. Deciding not to run for a second term, she ran unsuccessfully for Governor. Fortunately, she was invited to manage Government Relations for Harrah's (now Caesars) and is still there after almost two decades. | no | 0 |
| Blaine, G.C. "Buck" | OH-00198 | 02/11/1975, 03/10/1975 | Social and economic growth of Southern Nevada, Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Lake Mead, Stewart Ranch, Mormon Fort, Religion, El Rancho, The Meadows, Floods and Epidemics in Southern Nevada, Organized Crime in Las Vegas, Law Enforcement, Mining in Henderson and Blue Diamond, Moapa Valley and Overton, Saint Thomas, Railroad, Gypsum Cave, Tule Springs, El Dorado Canyon, "the Strip", Henderson, Growth of Las Vegas during Dam Construction, Rodeos, Howard Cannon, Helldorado, Atomic Testing, Nells Air Force Base, Golden Nugget, Churches in Las Vegas. | yes | 2 | |
| Blair, Hobart D. | OH-00200 | 1975/04/20 | Growth of Boulder City from 1931 to 1975.Collector: Jay Brewer | yes | 1 | |
| Blair, Hobert D. | OH-00199 | 1975/03/10 | Early Las Vegas and Boulder City. Collector: Arnold Wilks | yes | 1 | |
| Blake, Donn I | OH-00201 | 04/17/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas and Nevada history, UNR (University of Nevada, Reno), Sandy Valley - Copper mining business, Dead Valley - Lead Mining, Virginia City documents from Comstock Loda 1860 's, historic preservation project for Nevada 1974, Diamond Jubilee project, Early Las Vegas Airports and Western - Air Express, 1931 start of gambling, 1946 tourism, 1905 Railroad , growth 1950 - 1960, Native American Indians of Southern Nevada and Cultural Center in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Blake, Elaina | OH-02835 | 9/19/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 B566 2016 To LV 1962, Real estate broker, developer, Young American Homes, Roberts Realty, Blake & Associates; first woman president LV Chamber of Commerce 1985, began Leadership Las Vegas 1986, Clean Communities program, School Partnership program | yes | 0 |
| Blake, Lindell | OH-00202 | 01/12/2006 | Living to Dance | F850.N4 B43 2012 A dance instructor and entertainer who specializes in tap. Dances with various Las Vegas shows | yes | 2 |
| Blanchard, Lucius Dr. | OH-00203 | 10/03/2003 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B53 2008 Lucius Blanchard is a surgeon who worked in a practice with Dr. Harold Boyer here in Las Vegas. He specialized in skin cancer surgery. Dr. Blanchard was very active in community and civic affairs, especially in Rotary Club. He also was in charge of a skin cancer education program | yes | 1 |
| Bland, Ora | OH-03750 | 2021-03-04 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Ora Bland migrated to Las Vegas in 1953 from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Her husband was a radiologist and worked in Area 51 of the Nevada Test Site. He never shared information about his work and would sometimes stay at the Test Site for a week or more without coming into the city. Bland remembers the Westside business community when the Brown Derby, the Mexican store, Johnson Malt Shoppe, and Bravo Market existed. An extremely independent person, she handled most of the childcare and worked at the downtown post office (now MOB Museum) for 20 years. A community of walkers, Bland will still walk to the downtown area from her F Street home when she wants a restaurant meal. This was the one activity that ceased during the COVID pandemic. Her living environment is impacted by many homeless individuals. It is her belief and that of her neighbors, that there are adequate homes available for the homeless population but available housing restricts alcohol, drugs of all types even legal ones, and rules are strictly enforced. Subjects: Nevada Test Site; Brown Derby; homeless; post office worker 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 |
| Blankinship, Jerome Reverend | OH-00204 | 11/24/2004 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B54 2007 Jerome Blankinship founded University Methodist Church in 1966. He has also taught nursing at UNLV and is the senior chaplain at Sunrise Hospital | yes | 2 |
| Blevins, Betty | OH-00114 | 03/18/2008 | Heart to Heart:: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.B625.A3 2009 Betty Blevins was an operating room nurse at Sunrise, Southern Nevada Memorial, and Valley Hospitals. She also talks about Las Vegas Hospital and about the first open-heart surgery, the first corneal tranplant, and the first kidney harvest for a transplant here | yes | 0 |
| Block, Brian | OH-00206 | 02/27/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Construction Industry, Elk's Club, UNLV sports program, BB Development Company, Building Terrible Herbst Gas Station and shopping center, Mall on Spring Mountain Road, Social Changes in Las Vegas, "the Strip", Mass Transit System, Horse and Dog Track in Henderson, Atomic Testing, Legalization of Gambling. | yes | 1 |
| Block, Edith & Arthur | OH-00115 | 09/15/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B57 2007 Arthur and Edith Block talk about living in rural towns in northern Nevada, his career in law enforcement and her career in banking, and living in Las Vegas since the sixties | yes | 0 |
| Block, Harry | OH-00208 | 02/24/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, Railroad Pass, Water and Air Conditioning 1934. December 7th, 1941. WWII effort in Las Vegas, Clark County Court House, Golden Nugget During WWII, the Blue Room (city Jail), Fremont Street, Cornell 's Shoe Store, Huntridge 1947, Silver Dollar Market, Gilbert Brother 's Market, Union Pacific Tar Pits 1948, Busy Bee Restaurant, "the Strip", Swamp Cooler 1946, Atomic Testing, Nellis Air Force Base, North Las Vegas, Landmark Hotel, Helldorado 1950 's, "Queo the Indian", Mt. Charleston 1940 to 1970, Block 16 and Prostitution, Searchlight, Lake Mead 1930 's, Hospitals 1938 to 1944. | yes | 2 |
| Blue, Ivory | OH-00116 | 2/22/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | F850.N4 B48 2012 Blue lives of life of the church; man is the head of the house. Attended school at UNLV. Blue was influenced by Dr. McGaugh in the School of Engineering. | yes | 0 |
| Blues Brothers Tribute | 11/15/1996 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Kaye, Willard | no | 1 | |
| Bluestone, Harry | 02/04/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Blut, Arlene | OH-02421 | 05-26-2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Moved to Las Vegas in 1971. Talks about involvement in local and national arts; being an actor, professional game show contestant, and promoter/director of events. Recalls the Jewish community experiences. Grew up in Duluth MN and recall classmate/singer Bob Dylan. F850.J5.B58 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Blythin, Evan | OH-00210 | September 26, 2006 | 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 | 2 |
| Boag, Tina | OH-00117 | 3/28/2014 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | Founder of volunteer organization - Touch of Love Foundation. Early work in the gaming industry. Role of bartenders in the 1960s - 1970s. Group interview with Cynthia Cisero, Jan Ravetti, and Betty Brown. | yes | 0 |
| Boag, Tina | OH-00117 | 3/28/2014 | West Charleston OHP | Four friends - Tina, Joanne Ravetti, Cynthia Cicero, and Betty Brown - share stories of their lives and friendship over 50 years. they discuss jobs, family, LV entertainment, dating, and changes that women faced. | yes | 0 |
| Bodell, Bud | OH-00212 | 1975? | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history (Empty folder) | yes | 3 |
| Bogandovich, George | OH-00213 | September 8, 2009 | 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. Two interviews: Shirley Levitt and Gretchen | yes | 2 |
| Bogdanovich, Angie Delong | OH-00084 | September 23, 2008 | 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 | 2 |
| Bogdanovich, George, Sophie, Nina, Angie | OH-00118 | December 1, 2003 | 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 | 2 |
| Boggs, Joy | OH-03745 | 2021-02-18 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Joy Boggs is leaving UNLV after two years as the Business Manager for the College of Fine Arts. She also served as the Public Scholar in Residence for the Womxn of Color Arts Festival hosted by the Barrick Museum. Her mission in Fine Arts was to transform the financial performance of the College beginning with full transparency and implementing a new internal structure and procedures. Her work was hampered. Her personal education was on full scholarship from DePaul University where she holds a MA in Gender Studies. She strives for excellence in scholarship and integrity because of her parents, Catherine and William, who instilled solid core values that she adheres to still. Subjects: DePaul University; parental responsibility; Fine Arts; Barrick Museum 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 |
| Boiman, Jackie | OH-02291 | 3/27/2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 B65 2014 Moved to Las Vegas in 1985. Worked in administrative and youth programs positions at local synagogues. Position at Touro University. /An edited version of this transcript is available for research use, but access to the sound recording and supplementary information are closed for 50 years from the interview date. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information. | yes | 0 |
| Bolden, Otha | OH-00217 | 07/05/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Las Vegas history, politics, gambling, Atomic Testing, floods, growth and changes in Nevada. | yes | 1 |
| Bolden, Sr, Robert | OH-02201 | 11/29/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Nick Matthews) | Ramifications of bussing in Las Vegas. AfAm experience over his 50 years in the city. Las Vegas Police Department. | no | 0 |
| Bollig, Frank M. | OH-00218 | 03/23/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Industry, history of Southern Nevada from 1942 to 1976. | yes | 1 |
| Boman, Keith G. | OH-03629 | 2019 June 24, 2019 July 23 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Session 1: Keith Boman attended medical school after growing up in Las Vegas. Learning his craft at George Washington University was not fun because he missed the desert. But he was able to work hard enough to earn a covenanted spot at Harbor-UCLA Medical School in Torrance, CA. After four years in Washington, DC, was back in the West. Here in Las Vegas, Boman had attended Bishop Gorman High School, developed a love for the arts and sports, and enjoyed the care of several mentors. A favorite memory is that at seventeen, he traveled alone to Los Angeles to see the musical "Mame." The experience was life changing. Subjects: Bishop Gorman, George Washington University, Harbor-UCLA Medical School, John Harrington, State Welfare Board; Session 2: The second and final session concentrated on Dr. Boman's role in the founding of the Smith Center. He formed a relationship with Fred Smith because of Smith's friendship with his parents. The Smith and Bomans along with other early families enjoyed legendary parties at Lake Mead. Smith asked Boman to serve on the board of the Reynolds Foundation. When the 'ask' for the Smith Center was made by Don Snyder for $50m dollars, Boman wasn't sure because that amount had never been granted by the Reynolds Foundation prior to this time. But to everyone's surprise Fred Smith said 'yes' and later increased that amount to $100m when the down-turn in the economy forced many donors to decrease their gifts. The surprise of the entire Smith Center saga was when Fred Smith approached Boman with the idea of naming the Boman Pavilion for Keith's parents. Boman loves the Smith Center and agrees with the song sang by Jennifer Hudson (Take Care Of This House From the musical "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue") at the elegant evening that opened the house. Subjects: Fred Smith, Reynolds Foundation, Don Snyder, Betsy Fretwell, Super Summer Theatre, Animal Foundation | no | 0 |
| Bonaventure, Jim | OH-02156 | 9/9/2014 | BELV - Culinary Workers Union Local 226 | CT247 .B65 2012 History of the Culinary in Las Vegas, the grievance process, value of workers academy, failure of AfAm integration on the Strip, and general life in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Bonaventure, Judge Joseph | OH-00119 | 03/12/1985 | Judge in the Justice Court of Clark County, Nevada. (This Interview is a transcript only, there is no tape) | yes | 0 | |
| Bondi, Frank | OH-00120 | 06/20/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview; owner of American Photo Copy and Blueprint Company, St, Anne's Catholic Church, Lombard plane crash, President visit: Kennedy and Johnson, first televisions, atomic testing, history of the Review Journal, economic collapse of 1965, architects, general history of Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Bonilla, Lidia | OH-03562 | 2019 February 19 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Lidia Bonilla was born in Panama in 1954. Her father worked as repairman on U.S. ships stationed at the Panama Canal for 42 years. She moved to the United States in 1976. As the wife of a member of the military, she had the opportunity to live in Spain for five years. In 1991, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she worked as an HR Representative for the Luxor. Here, she founded the Comunidad Panameña Las Vegas, a cultural group. Interview is conducted in both Spanish and English. Subjects: Panama Canal, Panama, Citizenship process, World Youth Day 2019, Comunidad Panameña Las Vegas | no | 0 |
| Bonner, Frank | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 2 | ||
| Bono, Rich | 09/23/2004 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Bono, Sonny | November 1971 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Boone, Danel | OH-00222 | 02/22/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | filming "Sabre Jet" at Nellis Air Force Base, recreation, Helldorado, Church Activity and Religion, Celebrities, Las Vegas weather, City Parks, Boy Scouts and Frank Godfrey, Las Vegas Schools, Atomic Testing. | yes | 1 |
| Boone, Debby | February 1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Booth, Howard | OH-00937 | 04/13/2009 | Environmental concerns in Las Vegas | no | 0 | |
| Booth, Willard | OH-02186 | 11/14/2014 | AfAm Collab - Black Studies class of Dr. Celeste | Early Las Vegan who worked on Hoover Dam in the 1950s. Recounts events in history of black community | no | 0 |
| Booth, Willard | OH-02186 | 11/14/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Larmaya Kilgore) | no | 0 | |
| Boothby, Lloyd | 11/27/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Borders, Myram | OH-00223 | 02/09/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B67 2007 Myram Borders grew up in Las Vegas, graduated from UNR, worked as a journalist in Reno, Los Angeles, and in Las Vegas starting in 1965. She worked for UPI and then Gannett, and was the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs under Gov. Bob Miller. She also was the head of the Las Vegas News Bureau. CT247.B67 | yes | 1 |
| Borns, Leo and Sue | OH-01286 | 2014 March 21 | West Charleston Neighborhoods--an Oral History Project of Ward 1 | Leo and Sue (Easley) Borns came to Las Vegas in 1962. Leo Borns worked for various architectural firms before developing his own identity as an architect. He designed buildings for state public works, Clark County, the city of Las Vegas, Clark County School Dsitrict, churches, and private home owners. After living in the Las Vegas area for about five years, Leo and Sue bought a house on Strong Drive in McNeil Estates. They both have been active in social and philanthropic organizations, and Leo is most proud of being part of the development of the Kiwanis Water Conservation Park. He closed his office when he was 77. | yes | 0 |
| Borsack, Donald Edward | OH-00224 | 03/02/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | El Portal Luggage Business, Union Pacific Railroad, William Morris and Myron Leavitt, Politicians, crime in Las Vegas 1940 's, WWII, Basic Magnesium, Las Vegas Gunnery School (Nellis Air Force Base), University of Nevada Reno (UNR), Fremont Street, Las Vegas Executive Association, Chamber of Commerce, Importance of UNLV and Southern Nevada University on Business in Nevada, Las Vegas Wranglers, Newspapers, Atomic Testing, Racial problems with Black personnel, Blacks in Nevada, Lake Mead, Boulder Beach. | yes | 1 |
| Bounty, Larry | OH-02313 | 2013 March 13 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Bounty joined the Boulder City Volunteer Department in Boulder City, Nevada in 1976 and became a professional fireman in 1979. | no | 0 |
| Bowerman, Paul H. | OH-00225 | 03/05/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada and Las Vegas history 1956 - 1976, water, heating and cooling, church and religion, politics, Las Vegas Executive Association, gambling, Mt Charleston, Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, Lee Canyon, Atomic testing, economic change in Las Vegas, Casinos: Flamingo, El Rancho Vegas, Sahara, Riviera, Sands, Stardust Gambling taxes, Downtown, pollution, floods, sandstorms, Rodents and pest control, ranches. | yes | 1 |
| Bowler, Alene | OH-02310 | 2013 February 01 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Bowler received EMT training in Las Vegas, Nevada, and rode with ambulances in the Las Vegas area until the 1990s. | no | 0 |
| Bowler, Grant M. | OH-00226 | 02/20/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Moapa Valley High Schools, Las Vegas 1920 's, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), Mormon Church, religion, General Nevada history. | yes | 1 |
| Bowman (Kaye), Patricia | OH-00227 | 11/16/1978 - 01/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | America's first Prima Ballerina. | yes | 26 |
| Bowman, Alan | OH-02947 | 2008 October 23 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Bowman, Junell | OH-02093 | 3/9/2014 | BELVOHP | Description will be added after Oral history is catalogued. | yes | 0 |
| Bowman, L.J. | OH-00228 | 10/11/2004 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Educational leadership policies and practices. | yes | 1 |
| Bowser, Ida | OH-00159 | 08/30/2007 | UNLV | UNLV | yes | 2 |
| Bowser, Ida M. | OH-00159 | 08/30/2007 | UNLV Oral History Project @Fifty | LD3745 .B68 2007 Ida Bowser worked in the UNLV libraries for 37 years | yes | 0 |
| Bowsher, Francis and Wilson | OH-00229 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, building atomic testing facilities, Las Vegas 1950 's, Howard Hughes, changes in Las Vegas, Mercury. | yes | 1 |
| Boyd, Essie | OH-00121 | 9/9/2008 | Boyer Early LV OHP - Blacks in LV | Boyd was born in 1910. Worked positions in the back-of-the-house and at the Desert Inn CC. Worked for Toni Clark but decided not to talk about the work or the people who surrounded her. (missing use agreement) | yes | 0 |
| Boyd, Patty | OH-00231 | 10/24/2003 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Early Las Vegas | yes | 2 |
| Boyd, Sam A. | OH-00232 | 05/09/1973 - 02/28/1977 - 5/1979 | Local Oral History - Roske | Gaming and Gambling, Catholic Church, religion, Board of Trustees of the Rosa de Lima Hospital, Governor Sawyer, Carole Lombard Plane Crash, meeting President Johnson, blackout after Pearl Harbor, WWII, Atomic Testing, Industry and Corporate growth in Southern Nevada, flash flooding, racial changes, Monte Carlo, The Jackpot Casino, El Rancho, Flamingo, the Thunderbird, the El Cortez. Was an owner of the Sahara Hotel, owner of the Eldorado Club in Henderson, President of Union Plaza Hotel. Howard Hughes, Bugsy Siegel. Hoover Dam, General Patton, Korean War, Airplanes in Las Vegas, Schools and Education. (1973 - No Use Agreement, handwritten transcription; 1977 - Has use Agreement; 1979 - Has Use Agreement) | yes | 3 |
| Boyd, William | OH-00122 | 8/21/2013 & 9/25/2013 | UNLV Gaming Law Journal OHP | History of family, introduction into gaming industry, history of the Boyd Group's evolution. | no | 0 |
| Boyd, William W. | OH-00233 | 03/16/1981 | Gaming and Gambling, Golden Nugget, High Hat Club, Cheating at Poker, Howard Hughes, Winning the World Series of Poker, effects of Prohibition on gambling, Downtown, "Block 16" and Prostitution. | yes | 1 | |
| Boyer, Alice | OH-03479 | 1996 June 26 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 B68 1996 Alice Ward Boyer arrived in Las Vegas from Oklahoma in 1937 with her two small children. Her brother and former husband had come earlier. She joined the Mesquite Club, which is a service club, in 1944. Alice chaired various committees and was elected president of the club for 1958-59. | yes | 0 |
| Boyer, Brendan | 10/30/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Boyer, Harold L. Dr. | OH-00235 | 11/15/2000 | Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B68 2007 Dr. Harold Boyer went into a medical practice in Las Vegas in 1952. He has also been active in many community organizations | yes | 3 |
| Boyer, Judith | OH-00236 | 11/08/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B682 2007 Judith Boyer moved to Las Vegas in 1948 and worked at Ronzoni's Department Store and as a stewardess for Bonanza Airlines. Her second husband was Dr. Harold Boyer, who was a dermatologist in Las Vegas for many years | yes | 2 |
| Boyle, John M. | OH-00237 | 03/14/1981 | Local Oral History - Roske | Airlines, Airplanes, Airports, Howard Hughes, Senator Pat McCarran, Hawthorn, relations with FAA, Crime rate, politics, trains. | yes | 1 |
| Bradford, Harold | OH-03178 | 2017 April 24, 2017 June 10 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project & Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | 1st session: Interviewed by Claytee White and Camille Morris. Artist, Harold Bradford, migrated to Las Vegas in 1985 to work for YESCO Sign Company, becoming the art director within a few years. Designed the Rio sign. Currently, he teaches at the Left of Center Art Gallery. Commissioned by Clark County to produce the 8 x 153 foot art installation in McCarran's D Gates. 2nd session: Interviewed by Claytee White, Anna Frederick and Remy Chwae. Frederick and Chwae are starting a nationwide oral history of sign painters. Harold Bradford worked as a sign designer for YESCO and was their second narrator for this initiative. Bradford designed the original concept for the Stratosphere and the Rio sign. He discusses his work at the Young Electric Sign Company, people in the field, and his work ethic as a visual artist today. | no | 0 |
| Bradley, George | OH-02293 | 1/29/1990 | Received as part of the Young Electric Sign Company Records (MS-00403). | no | 0 | |
| Bradstreet, James Arthur | OH-00238 | 03/08/2003 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 2 | |
| Brady, Kevin | OH-02821 | 2016 September 07 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | HV6711 .B73 2016 Interviewed by David Schwartz. Players International Lake Charles, Harrah's Lake Charles, Paragon (Louisiana), Harrah's St. Louis, Harrah's Corporate Eastern Division, Harrah's Shreveport, Delta Downs, Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs, Sands Bethlehem, Resorts Atlantic City. | yes | 0 |
| Brand, Susan B. | OH-00239 | 11/20/2004 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Nevada changing educational growth | yes | 1 |
| Brandenburg, Mark | OH-03243 | 2017 September 22 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Las Vegas native Mark Brandenburg, chairman of the Fremont Street Experience, grew up with and became co-owner of Las Vegas's oldest hotel. Opened as the Hotel Nevada in 1906, it became the Sal Sagev in 1931, and in 1955 was renamed the Golden Gate. Brandenburg's parents, a daughter of West Virginia and a son of Kentucky, met and married in Las Vegas; there they also divorced after two children. When he was about eight years old, Brandenburg's mother married Italo Ghelfi, one of several owners of the Golden Gate Casino, where she had worked as a cocktail server. Brandenburg attended local public schools: Sierra Vista and Ruby Thomas elementary schools, K.O. Knudson and William Orr junior high schools, and Las Vegas Valley High School. He matriculated to Stanford, where he earned a B.A. in philosophy, and to The University of California, Hastings School of Law. After practicing law locally for 10 years, Brandenburg joined his stepfather in 1990 to manage the Golden Gate, and he and his brother Craig bought out the other partners. Ghelfi died in 1994, and Brandenburg continued to co-own and manage the property until he sold his last interest in 2016. In the early 1990s the Golden Gate joined with other downtown properties to form the Fremont Street Experience (FSE), a feature designed to create excitement and attract tourists to Downtown Las Vegas. The creation and management of the FSE is case study of a complex public-private partnership with many moving parts. Brandenburg weaves the history of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino with that of the more recent Fremont Street Experience, creating throughout a tapestry of family history with threads from Italy to Oakland, California, and from Kentucky and West Virginia that all converge at One Fremont Street, Las Vegas. Subjects: Downtown Las Vegas; Golden Gate Hotel and Casino; Hotel Nevada; Sal Sagev; Fremont Street Experience; Slot Zilla zip line; | no | 0 |
| Brandise, Eugene | OH-00240 | 03/03/1980 | Construction Industry, Brandise Construction, Hearbst Oil, Nevada growth and changes. | yes | 1 | |
| Braner, Gretchen | OH-02948 | 2009 November 24 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Branigan, Laura | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Brannon, Maureen | OH-00241 | undated | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Brantley, Jackie | OH-00123 | 10/27/1996 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | F850.N4 B73 1998 One of the first black women to work in mid-level management at the Desert Inn; early 1970s. | yes | 2 |
| Brantley, Keith | OH-02482 | 10/15/2015 | AfAm Collab | Started the Poet's Corner; general history of the black community, born in Las Vegas in 1961, family from Fordyce, Arkansas. | no | 0 |
| Brass, Lena | OH-02942 | 2017 January 17 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Arrived in Las Vegas in 1975 from Winsboro, a town near Tallulah, Louisiana illustrating that the "great" migration of WWII continued within the AfAm community. Speaks of all traditional community leaders (no details) Frank Hawkins, Wendell Williams, John Edmond, Jesse Scott, Joe Neal, etc. Lena and her husband Kenneth Brass (deceased) were both successful bankers who were invited to all events by business, civic, and social organizations. Member of Victory Baptist Church and is committed to her spiritual faith and to Ushering organizations locally, statewide, regionally, and nationally. She continues her banking career today. | no | 0 |
| Braun, Mara | OH-03672 | 2019 September 09 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Mara Braun, a native of Puerto Rico, has lived in Las Vegas since 1975. She is the owner/operator of a successful event and catering business. Mara married Abe Braun and raised their children in both Latinx and Jewish traditions. Subjects: Latinx, Puerto Rico, Catering, Jewish F850.S75 B73 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Brawley, Mike | OH-02311 | 2013 April 11 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | After serving in the military from 1966 to 1968, Brawley became involved with the Tonopah, Nevada fire station. Around 1974, Brawley received EMT training in Beatty and became re-involved with the ambulance service. In 1976, he became director of the EMS region covering Nye, Lincoln, Mineral, and Esmeralda counties, and he served in other positions until his retirement in 1998. | no | 0 |
| Brazelle, Wayne | OH-00243 | 03/17/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Construction Industry and early Las Vegas, Thunderbird Hotel (Silver Bird hotel), construction of Davis Dam, construction of MGM Grand hotel, Downtown, North Las Vegas, changes around UNLV. | yes | 1 |
| Breedlove, Mildred | OH-00244 | 02/18/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Ranch life, water problems, transportation. | yes | 1 |
| Brenner, David | 01/28/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Brenner, David | 9/17/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 4 | |
| Brenner, David | 09/12/1984 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Brents, Barbara | OH-00124 | 1/12/2010 | John S Park | F849.L35 B745 2010 Living in a downtown enclave that is unique from the suburbs. Community atmosphere of neighborhood people coming together for social and political activism. | yes | 0 |
| Brewer, Andrew | OH-00125 | 7/1/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP - NAACP | Andy's tenure as NAACP President began in January 2008, details the fund raisers that allowed the NAAcP to benefit student with grants, support voter outreach and a prison ministry, and provide guidance for those suffering discrimination. | yes | 0 |
| Brewer, Teddie Lynn | OH-00247 | 6/24/2006 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Educational changes; leadership styles within schoold | yes | 1 |
| Breyfogle, Raymond O. | OH-00248 | 03/15/1976 | Local Oral History - Roske | Personal history, and Nevada history and Nevada Ghost Towns | no | 1 |
| Brickley, Theresa | OH-00069 | 01/27/2006 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Tap Dancing | yes | 2 |
| Brickley, Theresa & Elizabeth Burkey | OH-00069 | 1/27/2006 | Tap Dancing | Tap dancing throughout country and in Las Vegas | yes | 2 |
| Brimacombe, Alfred J. | OH-00127 | 07/02/1975 | Local Oral History - Roske | Printing business, early Las Vegas. Collector: Stephen S. Neal | yes | 1 |
| Brimacombe, Alfred J. | OH-00251 | 1981/02/23 | Local Oral History - Roske | Printing business, Las Vegas history, railroad, Lion's Club. Collector: Kevin Cunningham | yes | 1 |
| Brinker, Charles Homer | OH-00252 | 03/19/1978 | Homesteading in Las Vegas | Personal history and background, Homesteading in Las Vegas, Church affiliation and religion, housing and building homes, grocery shopping and roads, Construction industry and working as a carpenter. | yes | 1 |
| Brinkerhoff-Jacobs, Julie | OH-02852 | 2016 September 30 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 B752 2016 Talks about childhood in Southern California and Europe, history of Lifescapes International, how she came into the business, and how company came to do most major projects on Las Vegas Strip as well as other Clark County locations. Discusses people the company worked with for each project and how the projects came together. | yes | 0 |
| Brinton, Patricia | OH-02258 | 4/30/2014 | In 1905 Edward "Ed" Von Tobel left Los Angeles with his friend Jake Beckley for Lincoln County, Nevada. They purchased a parcel in the new town of Las Vegas and established the Von Tobel Lumber Company. The company served Las Vegas until it closed in 1976. Von Tobel met and married Mary Hameril, and they had four children, Jake, Katherine Elizabeth, Ed Jr., and George. This is an interview with three of Ed's granddaughters. Margaret Carnell is the oldest of three daughters of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn. She manages the Von Tobel family properties. Patricia "Patsy" Brinton is the second daughter of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn. She does volunteer work with the Assistance League of Las Vegas and the Junior League of Las Vegas. Sharon Schmitt is the second of four daughters of Edward Von Toble Jr. and Evelyne Leonard. She also does volunteer work with the Assistance League and the Junior League and with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church | yes | 0 | |
| Brislin, Jolie | OH-03176 | 2017 April 21 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Regional Director of Anti-Defamation League, moved to Las Vegas in 1979 with her mother Maxine Molinsky. Talks about 2002 Birthright trip, involvement in the Jewish community, raising young children and interfaith marriage, Young Leadership and her mentors, and how she became the ADL Regional Director in 2015. | no | 0 |
| Britt, Mary Ellen, Rory Chetelat, and Jane Shunney | OH-02314 | 2013 February 01 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Britt is the Regional Trauma Coordinator for the Southern Nevada Health District. Chetelat is the EMS Manager for the SNHD. Shunney is the manager of the Office of Public Health Preparedness for the SNHD. | no | 0 |
| Britton, Beverly J. | OH-00253 | 02/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, schools and education in Las Vegas, Gambling, economic changes, social change. | yes | 1 |
| Britton, Sherry | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | ||
| Broadbent, Robert N. | OH-00254 | 09/23/1972 | Local Oral History - Roske | Boulder City, 1950 's, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), Boulder City Charter, Mayor of Boulder City, Zoning in Boulder City, Lake Mead, Clark County 1950 's and 1960 's, Pharmaceuticals and politics. Clark County Construction. Collector: Connie Lyons. | yes | 1 |
| Broadbent, Robert N. | OH-00255 | 1978/03/01 | Local Oral History - Roske | Boulder City: origination, changes, government. Collector: Seneca Anderson | yes | 1 |
| Brockett, Marilyn B. | OH-00256 | 04/25/1975 | Local OHP - Roske | Growth of Boulder City 1937 - 1975; Hoover Dam | yes | 1 |
| Broglia, Piero | OH-02784 | 7/28/2016 | Boyer Early Las Vegas | Chef and restaurateur, original owner Piero's Italian Cuisine. Born in Rome, trained in Italy and Paris; eventually to LV 1970; worked first for Jackie Gaughan at El Cortez; 1972/73 opened Gourmet Corner restaurant; 1983/84 opened Stefano's at Golden Nugget; early 1990s opened Piero's Italian Cuisine; opened Pasta Mia on E. Flamingo and My Way restaurant at Flamingo/Pecos; in 2000 opened Cafe Chloe Flamingo/Buffalo. | no | 0 |
| Bronson, Lon | OH-03441 | 2018 May 23 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Lon Bronson's musical career started long before he reached Las Vegas in 1985. His story includes working at the Riviera with the Evening at La Cage show and then creating his own gig with the Lon Bronson Band, a long time favorite. Subjects: Musician Strike of 1989, Tower of Power, live music in Las Vegas | no | 0 |
| Brooks, Bob | 10/28/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Brooks, Foster | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 5 | ||
| Brooks, Foster | 01/14/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Brooks, Foster | 06/02/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Brooks, Foster | 10/15/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Brooks, Hershel | OH-02916 | 2016 December 08 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 B76 2014 Rabbi of Bet Knesset Bamidbar in "retiring" to Las Vegas in 1996. He tells of his Conservative rabbinical career, growing up Orthodox in Brooklyn and offers insights about the Jewish community in Sun City Summerlin. | yes | 0 |
| Brooks, John | OH-00257 | 02/28/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Side 1: Personal History, Gaming and Gambling, Church and religion, the end of the first World War (WWI), Atomic Testing and WWII, changes and growth of Nevada, fires, sports - Las Vegas Rangles, Cashman Field, Helldorado, Fremont Street, Railroads. Side 2: Old Ranch, Stewart Ranch, Mormon Fort. Mormon Settlement, local Police, El Rancho, nudest camps, Lake Mead. | yes | 1 |
| Brooks, Marion C. | OH-00258 | 02/24/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mining, Old mines, education, personal history, Blue Diamond, Lombard Plane Crash, Lorenzi Park, Atomic Testing, WWII, economic and social changes and growth, Hoover Dam, Lost Mines - Blue Diamond 1940 's. | yes | 2 |
| Brown, Alana | OH-02536 | 2008 May 26 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 2 |
| Brown, Alice | OH-00259 | 10/19/2005 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.B74 2007 Alice Brown worked as a librarian in the UNLV library from 1962 to 1984 | yes | 4 |
| Brown, Alice Cowles | OH-00260 | 03/31/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | 1. UNLV, UNLV Library, growth and expansion of Las Vegas and Henderson, Gambling and Gaming, Downtown area, renaming streets after hotels, Maryland Parkway, Catholic Hospital (religion), Schools, segregation, Heavy population from Nellis, popularity of Football and Baseball, Women in Sports, Public Library, Law Enforcement, Start of Mass Construction and Tourism, Boulevard Mall, Snow, Major tragedies. | yes | 1 |
| Brown, Bernard Lee | OH-00261 | 02/27/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, WWII, Atomic Testing, radiation monitor at Test Site, casino control of Las Vegas in 1950 's, horse racing in Las Vegas, housing in Las Vegas in 1950 's, discrimination against Blacks in Las Vegas 1950 's, church influence in Las Vegas during 1950 's (religion), union controversy at Test Site, Howard Hughes influence in Las Vegas, crime, family life. | yes | 1 |
| Brown, Betty | OH-00117 | 3/28/2014 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Work in the 1960s - 1970s hotel casino industry. Cocktail waitress; feeling of being protected, especially by network of bartenders. Group interview with friends - Cynthia Cisero, Jaonne Ravetti, and Tina Boag - video and audio. | yes | 0 |
| Brown, Betty | OH-00117 | 3/28/2014 | West Charleston OHP | Four women who migrated to Las Vegas in the 1960s and met at this time are still friends and opened one of their dinners to the Oral History Res Ctr. They discuss early employment, safety, roles of bartenders, entertainment, dating, and family against a backdrop of Las Vegas history. | yes | 0 |
| Brown, Everlena | OH-02713 | 6/15/2016 | AfAm Collab | Grew up in the Westside, tells about life there as a young woman dating and dancing at the Jackson Street clubs, attending services at Zion Methodist, attending school to become a nurse, and working at Women's Hospital. Successful career working for State in the Nursing field. | no | 0 |
| Brown, Gregory & Jessica | OH-00130 | 03/01/2009 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park | F849.L35 B76 2010 Gregory Brown came to Las Vegas in 1998 to take a postion teaching history at UNLV. His future wife Jessica, who is the Web Portal Content Coordinator at UNLV, had lived here off and on as a child and moved back to Las Vegas in 2000. They bought a home in the John S. Park Neighborhood in 2002 | yes | 0 |
| Brown, Hannah | OH-00131 | 9/27/2012 | AfAm Collaborative | F850.N4 B76 2012 Growing up in the Westside community, worked in the Sight N Sound Record Store. Brown spoke of entertainers in the neighborhood and their influence on community children. Second session - 5/9/2014. Also has video interview filmed at PBS. | yes | 0 |
| Brown, Hannah | 12/1/2015 | AfAm Collab | Conducted by student of Dr. Celeste, Alexandria Love. The Westside, Jackson Street, and the advancements of the LV black community. | no | 0 | |
| Brown, Harry A. | OH-00265 | 03/13/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), family, labor, recreation, Sheriff's Posse, Helldorado. | yes | 1 |
| Brown, Jeanne | OH-03304 | 2017 November 07 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Brown, Joe W. | OH-03634 | 2018 November 19; 2019 January 11; 2019 February 06; 2019 June 18 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Joe W. Brown and his wife, Pamela, moved to Las Vegas from Virginia 52 years ago. He worked as one of the first young attorneys to serve as a clerk for a judge in Clark County. He clerked for District Court Judge, Alvin Wortman. Joe practices in the areas of government affairs, administrative and business law. He is a former appointee of President Ronald Reagan to the State Justice Institute and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the US (1981 - 88). He has served as an officer or director of many businesses, civic and charitable organizations including the Nature Conservancy, the Department of Wildlife, the Nevada Development Authority, the Nevada Athletic Commission, Wells Fargo Bank, and as a commissioner for the Nevada Gaming Commission. He is the Founder and former Vice Chair of the Nevada Military Support Alliance. Joe is listed as one on of the Best Lawyers in America and among those named among the Super Lawyers. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law degree by the University of Nevada Las Vegas and in 2013 was given the Outstanding Alumnus Award by the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Subjects: Cowboy Poetry, NV Gaming Commission, Athletic Commission, Ronald Reagan, Republican National Committeeman, Super Lawyer Magazine, Washington & Lee University | no | 0 |
| Brown, Lauren | OH-03401 | 2018 February 21 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Lauren majored in Visual Communications at Washington University is St. Louis. She is using that degree today at Steelman Partners where her firm MARQI Branding Studio acts as the branding, storytelling arm for local and international clients. She is a founder and principal of MARQI. Born in an idyllic setting in South Jersey, Lauren moved to Las Vegas, kicking and screaming, in 1997. Leaving life-long friends in the middle of her high school years was not easy. She has finally found Las Vegas to be home. The city is easy, convenient, no snow, and sunny almost every day. But 1 October has made this a more intimate, personal place to live. A close friend had attended the concert and he called immediately as the shooter unleashed his rage. Early in the tragedy when news broadcasts were reporting two deaths, she already knew that he was out of danger. As Lauren monitored news outlets for most of the night, she decided that she would give blood in the morning. When she arrived at the blood bank at 7:00 a.m., the line already wrapped around two thirds of the building. But it was more than just the people who wanted to donate blood that showed the heart of Las Vegas; it was all the additional people who came with water, donuts, coffee, and muffins. The giving was overwhelming. Lauren is currently communicating with the builders of the Healing Gardens in downtown. Driving by as the plans were being executed, Lauren stopped and went to work shoveling, laying tile, and planting trees. When she stated her interest in assisting with the design of a permanent memorial, she was given a napkin to draw her ideas upon as other had done. She needed something larger, maybe a pizza box. Lauren was give a pizza to take home. She drew her initial ideas using the entire box and returned on the day of the dedication with her design. After waiting in line for most of the day, Lauren and most of the others willing donors could not give blood on October 2nd. Steelman Partners will now have blood drives four times per year. Subjects: Blood bank, "Proposed to Las Vegas," country music, Healing Garden, Memorial, Visual Communication, Branding, Pizza Box | no | 0 |
| Brown, Lisa | OH-00132 | August 19, 2013 | Ward 1: West Charleston Neighborhoods | Scotch 80s resident. Remodeled home maintaining integrity of original 1959 mid-century modern design. F849.L35 B773 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Brown, Lori Lipman | OH-00133 | 03/17/1998 | Dennis McBride - LV Gay Archives | Las Vegas History, Involvement in Nevada's repeal of the Sodomy Law in 1993. | yes | 1 |
| Brown, Lori Lipman | OH-02537 | 2005 September 12 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 3 |
| Brown, Mahlon | OH-00167 | 12/16/2003 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .B76 2007 Mahlon Brown was a policeman in Washington, D.C., during the 1960s. He is an attorney in Las Vegas, has been a justice of the peace, and has been a U.S. Attorney. Attorney along with Jack Anderson with the Las Vegas Welfare Rights Movement. | yes | 9 |
| Brown, Mike | OH-02315 | 2013 February 28 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Brown moved to Reno, Nevada in 1981 and became a medic. In 1986 he moved to Lake Tahoe and worked for the Fire Protection District, where he worked until 1999. In 2006 he became the chief of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department. | no | 0 |
| Brown, Pamela Jones | OH-03627 | 2019 June 12 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Pamela Jones grew up in Virginia, the daughter of a doctor, without realizing that her upper middle class life was different from most Americans. She loved the woman would performed all tasks in their household and lived-in with the family going home one day per week to care for her own family. She lived a sheltered life never venturing outside the cocoon of her neighborhood, a suburb just outside of Nashville. After high school, Pamela entered Sweet Briar College for women. There she met Joe W. Brown who attended a local all male academy. Pamela and Joe married and moved to Las Vegas, a town's name that her mother refused to acknowledge or speak aloud. Las Vegas made Pamela sad and teaching the 1968 junior high class at her assigned school made her even more unhappy. Then Las Vegas PBS hired her to write about the history of African Americans in the USA. She wrote and documented with pictorial images fifteen 30-minute segments beginning with slavery. The television station sent her and a cameraman to the Library of Congress to learn this history and photograph events documented in the official records of the country. These films and lesson plans were used by Clark County School District to teach history during the reign of the first black superintendent, Dr. Claude Perkins. Pamela learned erroneously that our slavery system allowed the majority of slaves to live a one-to-one existence with a white owner; one white person owning one slave. And she still blames northern carpetbaggers who entered the South at the end of the Civil War for the mess made of the Southern lifestyle. Today, Pamela makes jewelry. Her necklaces are renown, beautiful constructions of rare stones selected in places around the globe. Subjects: Nashville, Sweet Briar College, Neiman Marcus, Claude Perkins, Junior League, Negro history, Crossroads of the West | no | 0 |
| Brown, Robert | OH-00268 | 02/24/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada and Las Vegas history since 1955, crime, early city planning, Reno, climate changes, tourism, water problems, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Henderson, "the Strip". | yes | 1 |
| Brown, Roy | OH-00269 | 05/21/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Haircutting, local history. | yes | 1 |
| Brown, Roy | OH-00134 | 3/5/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Brown told stories about uions, strikes, working with gangsters at the Stardust | yes | 0 |
| Brown, Ruth | 02/06/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Brown, Ruth | 03/31/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Brownlee, Virgil Leon | OH-00271 | 05/12/2012 | 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 |
| Brownlee, Walter Junior | OH-00272 | 05/02/2012 | 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 |
| Broxterman, David | OH-00273 | 10/24/2007 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.B763 2007 David Broxterman had a long career with the Air Force and was a member of an Air Force association that helped push for an engineering school at UNLV. He is the administrative manager for the Clark County School District. | yes | 1 |
| Brumage, Alice Dodge | OH-03552 | 2019 January 30 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Alice's father worked on the Hoover Dam as a 31er, the workers who were employed from the beginning of the dam construction. But the reason for this interview is her parents' membership in the Boulder City Rifle and Pistol Club. From about 20 members in 1932 to 2500 today, guns in the era of mass shootings are growing in popularity. The shooting range itself is impressive with shooting bays to accommodate everything from Trap & Skeet to the high powered rifles. The space is expansive, well maintained, and designed to host shooting competitions with clubs throughout the West. Subjects: Boulder Dam, Basic Magnesium Inc., Water Street, Boulder Rifle and Pistol Club, Boulder Dam Hotel | no | 0 |
| Brundy, Neil and Dixie | OH-02219 | 7/1/2014 | BELVOHP | CT247 .B78 2012 Early life in LV including Helldorado, Las Vegas HS, living on the edge of town selling poultry to Strip and downtown casinos. | yes | 0 |
| Bruner, Lucile Spire | OH-00274 | 03/03/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Architecture. work as Architect and Appraiser in Las Vegas 1947 - 1973, Elmo C Bruner, Atomic Testing and damage appraisals, WWII, growth of Las Vegas, Unitarian Fellowship Church, religion, American Institute of Architects, Engineering Societies, Architectural Registration and Examining Boards, Lacy Worswick, Emil Coleman, Dean Breeze, Harold Montgomery, Dr. Martin Payne, Hank Greenspun. | yes | 1 |
| Bruns, Josephine C. | OH-00275 | 03/12/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history, President Hoover, 1942 Carole Lombard Plane Crash, politics, Gambling, WWII and Atomic Testing, economic change (lumber, gambling), environmental change (apartments, hotels), social change (Hollywood actors and actress), Old Ranch and Stewart Ranch. Transportation in 1910, changes in Railway and Rail Road, Native American Indians in Las Vegas, Mormon religion, Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Henderson. | yes | 1 |
| Brunson, Bernadine | OH-00276 | 3/2/2006 | Principalship OHP - Carlton | Educational policies and procedures; Management of a school. | yes | 1 |
| Bryan, Patricia (Pat) | OH-00277 | 02/20/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal History, El Dorado, El Rancho, Flamingo, Headliners and Shows, Blacks in Las Vegas and Black entertainers, Railroad, Elks Lodge and Cashman Field, Asian population, Henderson and Boulder City, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), Swamp Coolers, Mormon Churches and Religion, gaming and gambling, Mobs and Crime, Las Vegas Convention Center, Old Fort (Mormon Fort), Nellis Air Force Base, UNLV. | yes | 1 |
| Bryan, Richard Senator | OH-00135 | 2/19/2009 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 B78 2010 Senator Richard Bryan's father graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1927, left to attend law school, and later returned with his young family. His parents bought a house in the John S. Park Neighborhood in 1943. Richard Bryan has been a lawyer, a member of the Nevada state senate, the Nevada attorney general, the governor of Nevada, and a U.S. Senator from Nevada. Among other subjects he talks about the impact of World War II on this community and about the Helldorado Parade (Second interview 11/10/2011 by Kristin Guthry) | yes | 0 |
| Bryan, Roger M. | OH-00279 | 02/27/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history, education in Las Vegas, Moapa Valley, J. Harold Brinley, Southern Nevada Education System, Principal of School, 1968 Teacher Strike, Racial Problems in the Education System, Politics and Issues of the 1950 's, Richard Bryan in High School, Mormon Church in Las Vegas, Religion, Teachers - Ed Knapp and Gwen Willey. | yes | 1 |
| Bryan, Senator Richard | OH-03360 | 2017 December 01 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Richard Bryan served the state of Nevada as the Attorney General (1979 - 1983), Governor (1983 - 1989), and as a US senator (1989 - 2001). Born in Washington, DC, Bryan grew up in Las Vegas attending Fifth Street Grammar School and Las Vegas High School where he reveled in the academic, social, and civic experience every day of the four years. But at UNR, he learned to become a statesman, making friends from across the state. At Hastings College of Law, he studied more rigorously than at any other time to ensure his future success. Bryan held other offices as well as those mentioned above. Immediately after law school, he became a Deputy District Attorney, helped to start the Public Defender's Office, served in the Assembly and State Senate and finally before becoming Governor, served as the State Attorney General. As a young Las Vegan, Bryan grew up in the shadow of WWII. The Huntridge Community saved aluminum foil and grew victory gardens. His father worked at Basic Magnesium Incorporated, a place where magnesium was processed to build bullets and airplanes for the war effort. He and his friends enjoyed Helldorado, swam in the Biltmore pool, and worked odd jobs during high school. Today, from his 14th floor office window, one can see the eastern, southern, and western expanse of the Las Vegas Valley. He can look upon the area of his first home, first school, and glory in the growth of the town of approximately two million people. When he arrived in the early 1940s, the count grew from 14,000 to 35,000 during the war years. He has seen it all. Subjects: Biltmore Hotel, Huntridge, Attorney General, US Senator, Fifth Street Grammar School, Las Vegas High School, Hastings College of Law, Nevada Governor | no | 0 |
| Bryant, Lucille | OH-00136 | 1995-12-13, 1996-03-01 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | F849.L35 B79 1997 - From Talullah, Louisiana, migrated to LV in 1954 and worked in back-of-the-house as a maid and then in the linen room. Active in the Culinary Union local 226. Tells of black community interaction, spiritual life, family, and advancement because of the benefits from the union. | yes | 2 |
| Bryant, Michael | OH-03164 | 2013 August 05 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Brymer, Bill | OH-00280 | 03/09/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming and Gambling, Dealer and Dealing in Las Vegas, early Las Vegas History, Gaming industry in the 1940 's 1950 's and 1960 's. Economic, Environmental, and Climatic changes in Southern Nevada, Swamp Coolers. | yes | 1 |
| Buchanan, Chet | OH-03344 | 2017 November 28 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Radio/TV host and personality, face of annual Toy Drive, Chet Buchanan is a native of Seattle and has lived in Las Vegas since 1999. He went on air Oct 2 while out of state sharing an event with his wife and friends. | no | 0 |
| Buchanan, Richard E. | OH-00282 | 03/07/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, agricultural activities in Las Vegas, history of "the Strip", McCarran Airport, shopping in Las Vegas, Atomic Testing, El Rancho, Pioche, geography of Nevada, tourism, dust in Valley, Water Table. | yes | 1 |
| Buckles, Ben | OH-03465 | 1995 October 11, 1995 October 23 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Interviewed by Irene Rostine. Rheem MFG. No use agreement on file for this interview. | no | 0 |
| Buckles, Maxine | OH-03466 | 1995 September 20 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Interviewed by Irene Rostine. Rheem MFG. Henderson. No use agreement on file for this interview. | no | 1 |
| Buckley, Barbara | OH-02084 | 1/28/2014 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | Difference between Flintridge, CA, and Las Vegas in 1968 when the family arrived. Husband served as one of the doctors of Howard Hughes. Community participation and hotel-casino entertainment for young couples, rearing children in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Buckley, Joseph J. | OH-00283 | 07/17/2002 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | (Folder missing) | no | 2 |
| Buckley, Kevin M. | OH-02083 | 1/28/2014 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | F849.L35 B82 2014 Stories about the early Pinto Palomino neighborhood, work as a teenager, black-white relations, schooling including Bishop Gorman, and the move to Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Buettner, Mamie | OH-00284 | 02/21/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, Searchlight, Anderson's Dairy, Rancho Grande Creamery, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), working on Fremont Street, Helldorado, Stewart Ranch, flooding, Mormons and religion, Hunt Family of Bunkerville, Atomic Testing, Carole Lombard plane crash, Pioche, Goodsprings, WWII, Ghost Towns, El Rancho. | yes | 1 |
| Buford, Eugene | OH-00145 | 09/12/2006 | Las Vegas Black Oral History Project | CT247 .B83 2007 Eugene Buford worked for the post office in Las Vegas for thirty-six years. His great grandmother, Mary Nettles, was one of the founders of the NAACP Las Vegas Chapter | yes | 3 |
| Bugbee, Robert W. | OH-00285 | 07/08/1975 | Activities in Southern Nevada since 1952 including work at Nevada Development Authority. Collector: Karol Sorrells | yes | 1 | |
| Bugbee, Robert W. | OH-00286 | 1981/03/18 | Building/developing in Las Vegas. MGM Grand fire. Collector: John A. Lopez. | yes | 1 | |
| Building Las Vegas Summer Speaker Series | OH-01693 | 2017-07-06, 2017-08-13, 2017-09-17 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Panel 1: Reimagining Downtown: This panel of experts examined past and present plans for the redevelopment of Downtown Las Vegas as a tourist and entertainment destination and as an urban residential neighborhood. Panelists: Curtis L. Myles, III, CEO and President, Las Vegas Monorail Company Thomas J. Schoeman, AIA, Architect Donald D. Snyder, Presidential Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, UNLV; Panel 2: A Woman's Place Is...: This panel of high-achieving women will shared their experiences in shaping the growth and development of Las Vegas. Panelists: Chris Giunchigliani, Clark County Commissioner, District E, Sharon Hwang, Vice President, JHK Investment Group, Inc. and Chinatown Plaza, Jennifer A. Lewis, Vice President, Lewis Group of Companies, Laura Jane Spina, President and CEO, RAFI Architecture and Design; Panel 3- Turning the Tide: Water In The Desert: These leaders discussed how the supply, quality, and management of water has affected the Southern Nevada region’s growth and development. Panelists: Jacob David “Jay” Bingham, Owner and President, JDB, Robert E. Lewis, President, Nevada Division, Lewis Group of Companies, Pat Mulroy, Senior Fellow, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, Virginia Valentine, President, Nevada Resort Association | no | 0 |
| Bull, G. Douglas | OH-02294 | 1/29/1990 | Received as part of the Young Electric Sign Company Records (MS-00403). | no | 1 | |
| Bullock, Jack T. | OH-00287 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history, Entertainment in Las Vegas, Church activity and religion, Atomic testing, women and minorities in casinos, methods of cheating in casinos, Bugsy Siegel, The Flamingo, "the Strip" Las Vegas Boulevard. | yes | 1 |
| Bumgarner, H. Carol | OH-02949 | 2009 November 16 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Bunch, Betty | OH-00137 | 1996-01-09, 1996-02-07 | F849.L35 B86 1997 Dancer | yes | 5 | |
| Bunch, Nellie | OH-00289 | 11/20/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, living conditions in unimproved desert area (Water, Electric, etc.), Schools and education, bootleggers, Churches and Religion, Roosevelt, life in Las Vegas since July 1931. | yes | 1 |
| Bunker, Berkeley | OH-00290 | 10/13/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, Roosevelt, Mt. Charleston, Hoover Dam, Pioche mines. (index card only) | yes | 1 |
| Bunker, Ferren W. | OH-00291 | 07/02/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Pioneer Heritage, Depression, WWII, Bunkerville and Lovelock, County Agricultural Agent, Youth Fairs, LDS Church, Religion, Patriarch in Las Vegas South Stake, Branch President, Bishop, Stake Missionary, rationing of food and gas during WWII, Atomic testing, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), Nellis Air Force Base, McCarran Air Port, Flash Flooding and Forest Fires in mountains. | yes | 1 |
| Bunker, John Merlin | OH-00138 | 04/19/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Bunker, Lucile Whitehead | OH-00293 | 03/10/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mormonism, Religion, personal and family history, LDS Church, Railroad houses, first school in Clark County, family owned: Gas Co., Telephone Co., Copper Mine, Canning Plant, Mercantile Store, Depression of 1929, Deputy County Clerk, Political Life, Politics, building the Dam, Atomic Testing. | yes | 1 |
| Bunker, Owen S. | OH-02125 | 6/12/2010 | BELVOHP | Owen's uncle operated the farm at the Old Fort raising hogs and cultivating fig trees. Remembers an early business - Quinn Dairy Farms (Mini interview will be bound in volume with Mary Miller, LaRue and Dick Worthen, and Janice Zobrist.) | no | 0 |
| Bunker, Richard W. | OH-03206 | 2017 July 18, 2017 July 26, 2017 September 28 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 B863 2017 Third-generation Nevadan and great grandson of Mormon pioneer Edward Bunker, Richard Bunker has shaped Southern Nevada through serving in such roles as president of the Nevada Resort Association, Las Vegas Assistant City Manager, Clark County Manager, Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and Chair of the Colorado River Commission. Talks of family history and Mormon history; of Edward Bunker and his third wife, and of Saint Thomas, the town flooded by Boulder Dam. Recalls father, Wendell Bunker, who served was Las Vegas City Councilman and Commissioner of Police and Fire and delivered Clark Dairy milk; also his mother, Marion Mott, daughter Clark County Sheriff Bill Mott and secretary to Maude Frazier. Concludes with family's Las Vegas residences and his schooling, mission, marriage, and Nevada Rock and Sand. Vignettes about father, George "Bud" Albright, the Las Vegas Park track for horse racing, and a 1958 mid-air collision over Las Vegas. The second part of the interview covers years as a lobbyist (1973-2000), as Assistant Manager for City of Las Vegas (1973-1977), as Clark County Manager (1977-1979), and as member and Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (1980-1982). Talks of a 1975 Las Vegas-Clark County consolidation halted only by the courts and his role in lobbying the Legislature in 1973 to join the two jurisdictions' separate police forces into the Metropolitan Police Department; speaks to reorganizing Clark County's governmental structure, hiring a staff of young analysts, and replacing heads of the building department, the planning department, and the fire department. Recalls work in gaming with CircusCircus, the Dunes, and the Aladdin. Also talks of replacing key people at the Gaming Control Board and of the FBI's Operation Yobo sting, FBI agent Joseph Yablonsky, and Federal Judge Harry Claiborne. | yes | 0 |
| Bunker, Robert K. | OH-00294 | 10/11/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Bunkerville, mining and copper mines, Carole Lombard Plane Crash, Salt Mine, Ran Welfare Farm for Mormons, Religion, 1950 's, Atomic testing, Las Vegas history 1955, Brigham Young, Native American Indians, United States Army. | yes | 1 |
| Bunker, Vernon Earl | OH-00295 | 10/19/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history, LDS Church in Las Vegas, religion, First State Bank, Moapa Valley, flood of 1910. | no | 1 |
| Bunker, Wendell | OH-00296 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mormonism, religion. | yes | 1 | |
| Burer, Suzanne | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Burgwardt, Lestor | OH-00297 | 02/09/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Education, Navy 1943 - 1946, teacher in Henderson, Henderson, floods of 1954, Lake Mead, Downtown Las Vegas and early entertainment, Atomic Testing, National Science Institute, Las Vegas Convention Center. | yes | 1 |
| Burke, Carey J. | OH-00298 | 02/23/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, casino tokens. Collector: Drew Casale | yes | 1 |
| Burke, Carey J. | OH-00299 | 1981/03/12 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Living in Las Vegas and Henderson in the late 1940s and 1950s. Collector: Terri Goodsell. | yes | 1 |
| Burkey, Elizabeth & Theresa Brickley | OH-00069 | 01/27/2006 | Tap Dancing | Tap Dancing throughout country and in Las Vegas | yes | 2 |
| Burkholder, Lyal W. | OH-00140 | March 1st (Year - Unknown) | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview; Clark County School District, President Kennedy and Senator Johnson visits, Lombard's plane crash, atomic testing, Basic Magnesium Plant | yes | 0 |
| Burns, George | OH-00302 | 04/03/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Las Vegas in the 1940 's and 1950 's. | yes | 1 |
| Burns, George | 06/01/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Burns, George | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 3 | ||
| Burns, George | 10/20/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Burse, Don | OH-00141 | 3/1/2013 | African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History | Good interview spoke about Unions & Fellowship of church. | no | 0 |
| Burt, Leroy | OH-02065 | 07/01/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Burton, Dave | 01/11/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 2 | |
| Burton, Joe | OH-00305 | 03/11/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Organized Crime in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Mafia, Downtown Las Vegas, changes and growth in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Busch, Pearl | OH-00306 | 03/19/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Las Vegas history, the first Hotels in Las Vegas, Clubs and organizations, Junior League, Desert Inn Country Club, Rotary, Dental Auxiliary, Atomic Testing, Hoover Dam, Nellis Air Force Base, Levi Stouse, "the Strip", Downtown Las Vegas, Solar Energy. | yes | 1 |
| Busch, William John | OH-00142 | 03/01/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview; atomic testing, growth and development of Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Bush, Darrin | OH-02740 | 6/30/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 B877 2016 Photographed Las Vegas over a 25-year period for the LV News Bureau showing the changing streetscapes. Importance of implosions, cruising Fremont Street, and growing up in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Bush, Q.B. | OH-00308 | 05/15/2007 | History of the 1970s | Q.B. was one of the first black dealers on the LV Strip. Talks of the Economic Opportunity Board, the LV black experience and shared photo collection. | yes | 3 |
| Bushell, Garvin | 05/10/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Bustrum, Carol | OH-02312 | 2013 March 13 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | The Walker Lake Fire and Ambulance Department was founded in 1972 and Bustrum was on the ambulance from 1978 to 1990. | no | 0 |
| Butera, Edward | OH-02783 | 7/28/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 B878 2016 Moderated AIA panel "A City Growing Up" Mechanical engineer with JBA Consulting Engineers; to LV 1972, with JBA since 1974; first casino project Stardust; worked on all Wynn properties; has three mentors: Ralph Joeckel, who founded JBA; Tony Marnell; Steve Wynn | yes | 0 |
| Butera, Sam | 10/16/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment, played for President Kennedy's Inauguration, growth of Las Vegas. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Butera, Sam | OH-00143 | 03/02/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape ' Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Butler, DeRuyter | OH-02831 | 9/15/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 B8784 2016 Architect, AIA, co-founded Butler/Ashworth Architects 2000. Director Architecture, Atlandia Design & Furnishings, Inc., a construction supervision and design company and then a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirage Resorts 1982-2000. Executive VP Architecture Wynn Design & Development LLC since June 2000. | yes | 0 |
| Butler, Liz | OH-01539 | 9/27/2010 | Subject worked in Las Vegas casinos starting in the 1970s; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 | |
| Butler, Maxine | OH-02657 | 4/22/2016 | AfAm Collab | Good overview of sharecropping as part of the plantation system that extended beyond slavery, migration vicissitudes, and work at various hotels downtown and on the Strip. Career ended at Red Rock with a six figure income. Interview shows the power of "juice," the black church, and the challenges faced in the LV historic black community. | no | 0 |
| Butler, Wendy | OH-02538 | 2007 May 23 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| Butterfield, Stella | OH-02685 | 2005 October 14, 25 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 B88 2006 Stella Butterfield's family, the Goldbergs, was Jewish, and she was born in the Bronx. During World War II she worked for the Coast Guard in the steno pool in Washington, D.C. Stella moved to Santa Monica a few years later while the war was still going on and worked briefly as a riveter for Douglas Aircraft and then as a teletype operator for the Air Force but at Douglas Aircraft. Because she had a hard time getting a job because of antisemitism, she changed her name to Gilbert. In December of 1948 she went to the Canal Zone in Panama to be the secretary of the commanding officer of the Panama Supply Depot. Stella was also a law reporter for court martials. She met Frank Butterfield, who was stationed there, and married him in 1952. He was transferred back to the United States, and they lived in Massachusetts. Then they moved to Los Angeles, and in 1953 they moved to Las Vegas, where she was a court reporter at Nellis Air Force Base. Then they moved to Mexico City, then back to California where she worked as a legal secretary. In early 1955 they moved back to Las Vegas, and Stella worked as a federal court reporter for Judge Roger T. Foley. | yes | 0 |
| Buttons, Red | 06/15/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Interviewer: Entertainment LV | no | 1 | |
| Buttons, Red | 06/17/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Buxton, Eddie Ernest | OH-00311 | 03/30/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Law enforcement, personal life history. | yes | 1 |
| Byrne, William | OH-00281 | 04/18/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Nevada history | yes | 1 |
| Cade, Jerry | OH-02539 | 2003-02-08, 2003-05-17, 2003-06-21, 2003-07-26, 2003-11-01, 2003-11-22 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 11 |
| Cadwaller, Ralph | OH-00147 | 10/15/2001 | yes | 0 | ||
| Cadwaller, Ralph | OH-00147 | 10/15/2001 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | School management in Las Vegas | yes | 2 |
| Caesar, Jimmy | 06/23/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Cagley, Lee | OH-02796 | 8/8/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 C33 2016 Interior designer who worked with Tony Marnell before opening his own firm; now teaches design at Iowa State University but returns to LV frequently. Designed Rio interiors and all expansions; Palazzo suites; Mirage remodel; currently Lucky Dragon. | yes | 0 |
| Cahill, Robbins E. | OH-00313 | 06/02/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | F841.C34 A3 General Nevada history, recollections of work in state politics, government, taxation, gaming control, Clark County administration, and The Nevada Resort Association. (Received at UNR by Mary Ellen Glass) | no | 3 |
| Cahill, Robins | 01/31/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Cahlan, Florence Lee Jones | OH-00148 | 02/10/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview. General history of Southern Nevada between 1933 and 1973. Migration to Las Vegas. Journalism in Las Vegas, female writer, Las Vegas Review Journal. Activism in local politics. Reminisces of Boulder (Hoover) Dam including the dam's construction and dedication by President Roosevelt. Brief remarks concerning living in Las Vegas during the Second World War, the atomic testing era, the city's economic development, and the city's evolving demographics, notably the influx of 'Negroes' during the 1940s. Social and interest groups. | yes | 0 |
| Cahlan, John Francis | OH-00149 | 02/18/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas Review Journal, Journalism in Las Vegas, Development of gambling and tourism in Las Vegas, Prostitution, Modes of transportation in the 1940s, How WWII affected Southern Nevada. Interviewed by Lester Wisbrod. | yes | 2 |
| Cahlan, John Francis | OH-00150 | 1977/03/30 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas entertainment. Interviewed by Gordon R. Brusso. | yes | 1 |
| Cahlan, John Francis | OH-00151 | 1978/04/10 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas from 1920-1950, Early Aviation. Interviewed by James W. Weslowski. | yes | 2 |
| Cahlan, John Francis | OH-00152 | 1980/02/27 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Journalism in Nevada and Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, Water, Railroads, Native Americans and Spanish Padres in Southern Nevada, Buliding of Boulder Dam, Nellis Air Force Base. Interviewed by Radmila Radovich. | yes | 1 |
| Cahlan, John Francis | OH-00153 | circa 1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Journalism in Nevada and Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal.Interviewed by Perry Kaufman. | yes | 1 |
| Cahlan, John Francis | OH-00154 | 1975/07/02 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nellis A.F.B., Nevada Test Site, Prohibition in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, Las Vegas history. Interviewed by Larry J. DuRussel | yes | 1 |
| Calas, Charlie | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Caldwell, Marguerite "Stormy" | OH-02540 | 2005 March 26 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| Caldwell, Richard | OH-00321 | 03/06/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history 1953-1980. Migration to Las Vegas from Louisiana. Personal history: family, occupation(s), and education. Westside. Development of race relations in Las Vegas. Residential segregation. Discrimination of blacks: no better than the South. Inequality of employment opportunities. Development of the Strip. Black entertainers. | yes | 1 |
| Caldwell, Richard F. Sr. | OH-00322 | 03/11/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General history of Las Vegas between 1931 and 1980, particularly in relation to the city's development. Comparisons between pre- and post-casino Las Vegas. Migration from the South (Louisiana). Labor at and construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam [interviewee worked on the dam project]. Atomic test site [interviewee worked at the test site between 1952 and 1978]. Women's contribution to the test site and Boulder Dam. Las Vegas Casinos. Opinion on prostitution in Las Vegas. Hunting in Las Vegas. Wild horses and other wildlife in southern Nevada. Mining. Westside. Black entertainers. | yes | 1 |
| Calhoon, Dinah | OH-00323 | 10/27/1971 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history of Las Vegas, 1945-1971. Highlighting: reason for relocating to Las Vegas; K-12 education; UNLV in 1959; recreational activities; Helldorado festival; family life; television in the 1950s; occupations; swamp coolers; changes in Las Vegas; El Rancho; penny stores; growth of UNLV. | yes | 1 |
| Callas, Charlie | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Callas, Charlie | 12/23/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Callwood, Sabina and Antonio | OH-03188 | 2014 October 13 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | no | 0 | |
| Calvillo, Eric | OH-03692 | 2019 June 19 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 C35 2019 Eric Calvillo was born into a Mexican American household in San Jose, California in 1980. As he recalls, it was there that his fixation with the colors and recurring themes of his family’s Mexican roots told hold of his imagination. Today, this is core to his growing art career. Art has not been his sole ambition. Before moving to Las Vegas in 2005, Calvillo attended a San Francisco culinary school. He relocated to Las Vegas to complete his culinary internship at the prestigious Picasso restaurant at the Bellagio. Eventually, he began to pursue a professional art career as a painter of Día de los Muertos motifs and beautifully portray the Mexican tradition of celebrating the lives of the deceased. Through his use of acrylics and oil on canvas, Calvillo conveys the emotion of his culture and then, being a skilled carpenter, crafts his own frames. Subjects: Art, Mexican heritage, Dia de los Muertos. | yes | 0 |
| Cambeiro, Domingo | OH-02864 | 2016 October 18 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Cuban-born architect arrived in Las Vegas in 1962 from Miami, worked as draftsman for a drafting service and for Errol Hill at Round Up Realty's architectural department before working for Las Vegas architect Julius Gabriel. He talks about how he forged a friendship with Bud Albright at Clark County Special Projects, how Gabriel mentored him, and how he and his brother Arturo formed their partnership in 1970 after obtaining their licenses. He also discusses how Cambeiro and Cambeiro obtained the commission to design their largest project, the original Thomas & Mack Center. | no | 0 |
| Cameron, Deborah | OH-02541 | 2006 August 17 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 2 |
| Cameron, Judy K. | OH-00324 | 04/19/2004 | Principleship Education OHP | Interviewee was a Clark County School District teacher, administrator, and principal. Reminiscences and personal opinions concerning education in Clark County between 1963 and 2000. Topics discussed: motivations; typical workday; principal effectiveness; teacher evaluation; number of students in schools; special needs students. [The transcript is virtually a verbatim record of the oral interview stored on cassette]. | no | 1 |
| Campagna, Bob (Bobby) | OH-00325 | 03/18/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Las Vegas history, Sahara and Charleston, when UNLV was first built, personal awards, Lorenzi Park, Newspapers. City Sanitation, power, and telephone. Church and religion, personal and family history.(Interview on tape inaudible). | yes | 1 |
| Campbell, Chelsie | OH-03545 | 2019 January 09 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 C34 2019 Chelsie Campbell was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to Norah and Alan Campbell. She recalled some of the stories that her mother told her about living in and leaving Cuba. Campbell graduated from UNLV's Law School. She helped create the Student Organization of Latinos. Subjects: UNLV Law, Latin Chamber of Commerce, Fidel Castro, Student Organization of Latinos (SOL), Las Vegas Review Journal | yes | 0 |
| Campbell, Felicia | OH-00155 | 6/28/12 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Career in the educational arena including UNLV | yes | 1 |
| Campbell, Glen | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Campbell, Harry and Judy | OH-02853 | 2016 October 04 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Harry began 1965 as draftsman with LV architect Julius Gabriel, did drawings for 4 Queens, Jerry Mack's house in Las Vegas Country Club, perspective on multi-million $ pie-shaped property at corner adjacent to Caesars Palace that Steve Wynn sold to Caesars. Worked for Zick and Sharpe and JMA before becoming licensed architect and forming HCA Architects with Dave Singer. Designed most of Henderson's civic buildings over 15-year span; architect of record for Fremont Street Experience and Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse. Judy to Boulder City 1974, former husband developed La Dolce Vita condominiums in BC and Lake Terrace in BC (35 Townhouses and 81 Custom home lots overlooking Lake Mead). Became residential and commercial real estate agent and worked with Jane Fielden selling office systems. Judy and Harry married 1989. | no | 0 |
| Campbell, Jesse (J.W.) | OH-00327 | 02/19/1979 | Local Oral History-Roske | Pioche history-including: historical data; personal and family history; benefit of Hoover Dam; decline of mining post-1945; migration to Las Vegas. Las Vegas history- growth of universities in Nevada; Atomic Testing site- personal experience of the first test and fears of residents; Howard Hughes and Las Vegas; air crash involving Carol Lombard; Democratic Party in Nevada; Key Pittman, Pat McCarran, Ed Clark anf federal projects; impact of on Las Vegas; development of Nellis Air Force Base; construction of Hoover Dam; Old Mormon Fort; Basic Magnesium plant; Comstock Lode; old west folktales of life in mining camps/towns; Mormon migrants and settlements; Native Americans. [A helpful "tape summary" of the interview is held on file]. | yes | 1 |
| Campbell, Mary Ellen | OH-00328 | 03/06/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Interviewee b. 1886. History of Pioche (Lincoln County) during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Family history. Migration to the West. Life in Pioche. Transportation (horse and mule). Housing. Mining. Description of undeveloped Las Vegas. Recreational activities. Northern Nevada and the 1918 global flu epidemic. [A helpful summary of the oral interview is held on file]. | yes | 1 |
| Campbell, Robert (Bob) and Patricia | OH-03346 | 2017 November 28, 2018 February 27 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 L354 2017 Session 1: In 1976, Bob Campbell, then city manager of Booneville, Missouri, brought his wife with him to Henderson to respond to the City of Henderson's ad for a city manager. Before the couple could settle in at the Town House Motel on Water Street, Bob was immediately whisked away to an evening City Council meeting. After a tour and job offer the next day, Bob accepted--mainly because he would have the opportunity to create something new on the blank canvas of Green Valley's 8,400 empty acres. After about five years he joined American Nevada Corporation as Senior Vice President and General Manager, mainly serving as liaison with the City. He then worked with Southwest Gas Corporation in public affairs under Bill Laub Sr. and Kenny Guinn before joining other Hendersonites who united with the Bass family of Texas to build Lake Las Vegas in January 1989. From 2004-2009, via The Campbell Co., he assisted with the development of Ascaya. Subjects: City of Henderson, NV; City Manager; American Nevada Corp.; Southwest Gas Corp.; Bass family, Fort Worth, TX; Lake Adair; Lake Mead; Lake Las Vegas; Ascaya; Lloyd Bentsen; Regional Flood Control District; Session 2: Bob's wife Pat joins this session. Her rural Missouri childhood was similar to that of her husband, whom she met while earning her teaching degree at University of Missouri (Mizzou). This session focuses on Lake Las Vegas (LLV), the pace of its development, and the history of the LLV leadership's relations with its employees; its developer, Transcontinental Properties; and the City of Henderson. Subjects: Henderson, NV; Transcontinental Properties; Lake Las Vegas; Lake Las Vegas Resort; Carlton Adair; Bass Brothers; Bass Family; Lee Bass; Sid Bass; Ronald Boeddeker; Henry Gluck; Alton E. Jones; Steve Ainsworth; The Reverend Caesar John Caviglia; Father Caviglia; Shauna Hughes; Bob Swadell; | yes | 0 |
| Campton, Dennis | OH-02316 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | After graduating from Ohio State Medical School, Campton moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 and worked at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. He worked at a private practice until 1970 before moving to Pahrump in 1980 | no | 0 |
| Canarelli, Lawrence | OH-02664 | 5/2/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 C363 2016 Founder and owner of American West Homes, Mr. Canarelli grew up in an Oregon logging town living in a tent. It is his calling to provide shelter for families and he has done that exceedingly well. He relates stories of early home development, how the Las Vegas industry has changed, and his view of the future. | yes | 0 |
| Canfield, Ralph L. | OH-00329 | 03/20/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas, 1940-1960. Housing: Carver Park, Victory Village, Townsite, Fisher Addition, Four Mile. Tents houses on the eastside. Mining. Development of Las Vegas from 1950s: hotel-casinos on the Strip and Downtown. Blue Diamond Company. BMI plant and water. Railroad. Class stratification. McCarran Airport. Nellis Air Force Base. Air quality. Water. Lake Mead: water supply and recreation. Prostitution: Roxy's Motel. Atomic testing: radiation. [Summary of oral interview held on file].[Low quality recording]. | yes | 1 |
| Cannito, John | OH-03418 | 2018 April 03 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | John Cannito, Chief Operating Officer of The PENTA Building Group in Las Vegas, is a child of the Northeast. His father's career as a railroad executive meant family moves, so John, a native of Buffalo, NY, was raised in Buffalo; Tonawanda, NY; Fairfax, VA; Washington, DC; and Valley Forge, PA, all of which helped shape his world view. Cannito brings to his work a broad base of work experience and education Lehigh University (B.A. degree in Environmental Science with emphasis in Geology) and University of Arizona (MBA in Business Administration). He talks of ways his early work experience helped to develop useful skills; of working for Parsons Brinckerhoff engineering in Jersey City, NJ; of joining Perini Construction in Phoenix, AZ, and of leaving Perini to form a company with his brother to develop software for construction management. Finally, he speaks to his career at PENTA and the company's 2004 beginnings, its founders, its completed and current projects, its future, and its company culture. Subjects: Perini Construction; The PENTA Building Group; construction, contracting, engineering, management, production, company culture, core clients | no | 0 |
| Cannon, Beverlee & Ivan | OH-00156 | 4/12/2011 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Work at the Nevada Test Site | yes | 0 |
| Cannon, Bob | OH-00331 | 04/07/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1941-1960. Promotion of Las Vegas. Early development of the Chamber of Commerce. The North West Tour of 1949 by Las Vegas boosters: the "Tour" included stops at Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and San Francisco. Gambling and the community. | yes | 1 |
| Cannon, Howard | OH-00332 | 08/28/1998 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Interviewee was a former Senator for Nevada. Family history. Pre-Senatorial career. John Milner. Military career during WWII. Normandy landings. Senate career. Deregulation of the airline industry. Lockheed Martin and the F-117 stealth fighter. Foundation of Nellis Air Force Base. General Zach Taylor. Defense projects: MX missile and nuclear rocket engine. Vietnam War. Lyndon Johnson. Civil Rights. Alan Bible. Walter Baring. Appointment of President Ford and V-P Rockefeller. Southern Nevada Water project. James Santini. 1982 Senatorial Election. (No file) | yes | 2 |
| Cannon, Robert O. | OH-00333 | 03/11/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history from 1941 until the 1960s. El Rancho Hotel and Casino. Thomas Hull. Nick the Greek. Carol Lombard accident. Las Vegas and Boulder Dam during World War II. Change in the business model of Las Vegas hotels. Segregation of African Americans (a white perspective). 1960s: shortage of qualified personnel to manage hotels; creation of a course in hotel administration at the University of Southern Nevada (UNLV): Dr. Johnson, Dr. Valen, Dr. Meek. | yes | 1 |
| Canty Hayes, Dellene J | OH-02041 | 3/13/2015 | AfAm | Growing up in the church, influence of Culinary Union, life in Pahrump | yes | 0 |
| Canty, Hattie | OH-00334 | 02/27/1998; 06/17/1998 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C35 2007 Las Vegas history, particularly in regard to labor relations, 1970-1998. Personal history of an African American woman in Las Vegas during the last three decades of the twentieth century. Local 226 Culinary Union: organization, recruitment, activism, relationship with the black community and NCAAP. Civil rights and race relations. Interviewee was president of Local 226 between 1990 and 1999 and oversaw the creation of the Culinary Training School. | yes | 3 |
| Canty, Paulette | OH-03481 | 1998 July 02 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Capel, Sigrid Oas | OH-00335 | 02/10/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family and personal history focusing on growing up in Ely, NV, including leisure activities. Living through the Depression: banks closing; unemployment. Agricultural Extension Service. Cattle and drought in northern Nevada during the 1930s. Witness to the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Description of journey from Ely to Norway. Employment history. Gaming Control Board and the Black Book. Occupations whilst in Las Vegas. [File includes personal photographs and news clippings] | yes | 1 |
| Caples, Vernon S. | OH-00336 | 02/25/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Narrator b.1891. Las Vegas history from 1942 to 1979. Las Vegas airfield (Nellis). Prostitution. Hoover (Boulder) Dam: two anecdotes. Effect of WWII on Las Vegas. Hotel/casinos during the 1940s and 1950s. Leisure activities. Eldorado Festival. Lorenzi Park. BMI Plant. Retirement in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Cappadonna, Evelyn | OH-02228 | 2008-08-01, 2008-08-15 | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 | |
| Cardle, James | OH-00337 | 04/25/2006 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.C32 2007 James Cardle taught engineering at UNLV and worked on earning accreditation for the engineering program. He also did research on the Yucca Mountain Project and on the removal of arsenic from drinking water. He is now a patent attorney in Minneapolis and works part-time as intellectual property counsel to UNLV. Impressions of UNLV, students, engineering program. Preparing for accreditation of engineering program. Research projects whilst at UNLV. New career. Writing, reading, remedial classes at UNLV. Diversification of students in engineering. | yes | 2 |
| Carl, P. Kay | OH-00338 | 11/22/2001 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | School management strategies in Clark County School District | yes | 0 |
| Carlini, Tod | OH-02317 | 2013 February 15 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of Yerington, Carlini received EMS training at Utah State before working for the Yerington Fire Department. He became chief in 1990. In 2000 he became chief of the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts. | no | 0 |
| Carlson, Joe A. | OH-00339 | 10/11/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas, 1921 to 1960. Businesses on Freemont Street in the 1920s and 1930s. Recreation. North Las Vegas and Indian Reservation. Atomic testing. Gaming. Transportation. Demographic change. | yes | 1 |
| Carlson, Kurt | OH-02318 | 2013 June 05 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Carlson graduated from Queens University Medical School in Kingston, Ontario in 1974. He established a practice in Fallon, Nevada in 1977. In the 1980s, Carlson pushed for advanced ER training for physicians in Nevada and ER services in rural hospitals. | no | 0 |
| Carlson, William D. Dr. | OH-00340 | 03/19/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early history of UNLV (Nevada Southern University) libraries, 1957-1960s. Narrator was the first dean. Maude Frazier Hall. Grant Hall. Collecting of books. Jerry Dye (Head Librarian, 1958-1964). Budget and funding. | yes | 1 |
| Carmichael, Karen | OH-03652 | 2019 December 09 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | With an eye on a career in journalism Karen (nee Rau) Carmichael changed her focus to dance in high school; shortly after she graduated Tibor Rudas hired her to perform in Montreal, where she remained for five years, leaving in 1976 to join her husband, Michael Charrick, in his family's juggling act. The couple arrived in Nevada in 1978 to perform at Circus Circus in Sparks; they arrived in Las Vegas in 1980, the day of the MGM Grand fire. Rau performed with Charrick until their divorce in 1984, when she began dancing at the Desert Inn and other Las Vegas resorts, performing with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr. After forming her own adagio specialty act, Skyline, with Greg Holmes in 1989, the duo performed on Star Search, opened Taj Mahal in New Jersey in 1990 and on New Years Eve at the Mirage in Las Vegas. She talks about working with Debbie Reynolds at her hotel and about costume designers Betty Francisco and Hedy Jo Star. She also talks about her second career as a jewelry artist, Leslie Kay Creations, and about her artistic collaborations with Kelly Burton Gilmore, Lee Rivera, and Swarovsky. Subjects: Tibor Rudas, Greg Holmes, Michael Charrick, the Brunn family, Sammy Davis Jr, Betty Francisco, Hedy Jo Star, Kelly Burton Gilmore, Eileen Hayes, Carolyn Solomon, Skyline, Shriners, Jesters | no | 0 |
| Carmichael, Kent; Carmichael, Karen | OH-03648 | 2019 November 25, 2019 December 02 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Session 1:Sign artist Kent Carmichael was born in December 1933 in Burbank, California. Drafted for Korean War as a football player for the U.S. Navy, also provided extralegal supplies to captive Americans and South Koreans north of the DMZ from the USS Wilkinson DL-5. Discharged 1956 in Long Beach and began working days for Interstate Neon for Max and Mo Oggenblick and evenings doing spotlight for Ice Follies at the Pan Pacific Auditorium. In 1957 Doc and Judy Bayley saw the American flag he projected onto the ice during the finale and brought him to Las Vegas to do spotlights for them at the Hacienda. Now nearly 86, he recalls a career that changed the way Las Vegas looks through his work as a sign builder/installer, electrician, manager, business owner, and contractor; he talks of people he met along the way, and he describes his work with the iconic signs that long-time Las Vegas residents remember with fondness. Subjects: Korean War; Interstate Neon, Van Nuys, California, Max Oggenblick, Mo Oggenblick, Doc Bayley, Judy Bayley, Hacienda, Ed Torres, Benny Binion, Ed Levinson, Wayne Newton, Jerry Newton, Ted Rogich, Andy Lodwick, Arby Alper, Advanced Neon (later AdArt), Steve Wynn, Mint, Algiers,Thunderbird, Caesars Palace, Bonanza, Stardust, Frontier; Session 2: Career from 1968 with Stardust sign and Holiday Inn Riverboat signs, International transition to Las Vegas Hilton, main pylon and interior signs for MGM Grand; 1974 renovation Golden Nugget. Suspended stained glass ceiling at Tropicana. Joined Heath & Co. and did MGM Lion display, Flamingo Hilton bullnose, and Klondike; revamp Four Queens and Silverbird. Young Electric Sign 1983-85. Dewey Sign Company, Manny Cortez, and Las Vegas Convention Center sign. Subjects: International Hotel, Holiday Inn Casino, MGM Grand, Golden Nugget, New Orleans Superdome, Heath & Co., Ed Allen Photography, Four Queens, Young Electric Sign Co., Dewey Sign Co., Advance Sign Company, Raul Rodriguez, Bill Blackard, Steve Wynn | no | 0 |
| Carmody, Sandra E. | OH-00157 | 8/3/2001 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | School management in Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Carnell. Margaret | OH-02260 | 4/30/2014 | Ward 1 | In 1905 Edward "Ed" Von Tobel left Los Angeles with his friend Jake Beckley for Lincoln County, Nevada. They purchased a parcel in the new town of Las Vegas and established the Von Tobel Lumber Company. The company served Las Vegas until it closed in 1976. Von Tobel met and married Mary Hameril, and they had four children, Jake, Katherine Elizabeth, Ed Jr., and George. This is an interview with three of Ed's granddaughters. Margaret Carnell is the oldest of three daughters of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn. She manages the Von Tobel family properties. Patricia "Patsy" Brinton is the second daughter of Elizabeth Von Tobel and Kenneth Zahn. She does volunteer work with the Assistance League of Las Vegas and the Junior League of Las Vegas. Sharon Schmitt is the second of four daughters of Edward Von Toble Jr. and Evelyne Leonard. She also does volunteer work with the Assistance League and the Junior League and with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church | yes | 0 |
| Carpenter, Marianne | OH-00342 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal reminiscences of living on Las Vegas. Helen Jane Stewart. Development of Las Vegas. Nixon visit. Clarke Gable. Observations of atomic testing. Brief career history. | yes | 1 |
| Carpi, Elizabeth, Leonard & William | OH-00158 | 1/14/2009 | Heart to Heart: A History of Las Vegas Health Care | Leonard was the premier contact lense fitter in LV. | yes | 0 |
| Carr, Fannie | OH-02511 | 12/5/2015 | AfAm | Growing up on the Westside; the black church, streets named for pastors, career in gaming and the medical field, and the future depends on family. | no | 0 |
| Carr, Vicki | 10/10/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Carratelli, Susan and Holly | OH-00344 | 06/24/1999 | Las Vegas Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | yes | 10 | |
| Carrigan, Chet | OH-00345 | 02/17/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history. Working for the Sherrif. Population in Clark County. Lake Mead. Key roads. Effect of WWII on Las Vegas. The Depression. Floods. Tourism. Animal life. Mount Charleston. Hoover (Boulder Dam). Court House. McCarran Airport. Pioche. John Wayne. Fire and Police Department. El Rancho. Boulder City. Movie Theaters. Cashman Field. Underground lake. Railroad. | yes | 1 |
| Carrillo, Antioco | OH-03689 | 2019 June 27, 2019 July 11 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Oral history interviews with Antioco Carrillo conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez and Monserrath Hernández on June 27, 2019 and July 11, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Carrillo discusses his early life in Jalisco, Mexico. He talks about attending an all-boys school, the braceros program, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. Carrillo describes the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Las Vegas, being executive director of Aid for AIDS Nevada (AFAN), and the disproportionate infection rate of Hispanics and African Americans. Carrillo talks about advocating for same sex marriage, his involvement with lawsuits that involve defining marriage in Nevada, and being the first same-sex marriage in Nevada. Lastly, Carrillo discusses the struggles to achieve equality, and living in a heterosexual society. | yes | 0 |
| Carroll, Diahann | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Carroll, Nona | OH-03450 | 2018 July 06, 2018 July 16 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | In 1987, Nona Carroll moved to Las Vegas with Computer Software, Inc. to work with Nellis AFB but the federal government dropped the project's funding. Carroll migrated to Southern Nevada from Las Angeles after living in St. Louis since elementary school. During her 31 years in Southern Nevada, she served the community through the Summerlin Women's Club, Girlfriends, Inc., J.U.G.S. (Justice, Unity, Generosity, Service, Inc.), Shade Tree, and several other organizations. She credits the Summerlin Women's Club with helping to start the Summerlin Hospital. Subjects: Nabisco, May Co., South Central Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, The Lakes, Computer Software, Inc., Summerlin Women's Club | no | 0 |
| Carruth, Ella Earl | OH-00160 | 06/23/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Bunkerville history before 1942. Life in Las Vegas from 1942 - 1975. WWII. Atomic Testing. Travel. Crops and agriculture. Bees. Environment. Social progress. [Cassette tape currently in need of repair] | no | 1 |
| Carter, Benny | 03/07/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Carter, Billy | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 3 | ||
| Carter, Channel | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Carter, Leon, Sr.; Carter, Ruth Jimerson; Carter, Leon, Jr.; Carter, Lonnie; Jimerson, Herman, Jr. | OH-03746 | 2021- 01-28/2021- 03-18 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Leon Carter, Sr. migrated to Las Vegas in 1942 at 12 years of age. After attending elementary school on the Westside, he enrolled for high school at Las Vegas High. Because of his schedule, he played baseball with the city team - The Cowboys. Baseball skills let him to play in Canada and Mexico. Later, when he returned to Las Vegas, his job skills in drafting and carpentry took him to the Nevada Test Site and then into the construction industry. When that did not yield enough income, He entered the gaming industry as a dealer. His sons Leon and Lonnie talk about life on the Westside. His daughter-in-law Ruth worked in the gaming industry as well but in a different era making for an interesting contrast. Ruth's brother, Herman, adds knowledge to the Westside experience. Leon Carter's one regret is that he did not follow his father's advice and learn the value of owning land. Subjects: Cowboys; Nevada Test Site; Jackson Ave.; Charles Keller; Baseball 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 |
| Carter, Nell | 05/21/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Carter, Nell | 8/11/1986 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Carter, Nell | 09/21/1989 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Carter, Toni | OH-03482 | 1992 March 06 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | No use agreement on file for this interview. | no | 2 |
| Carter/Chanel | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Casas, Dr. Maria Raquel | OH-03682 | 2019 June 12 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Farmersville is described as a small town between, Exeter and Visalia, California populated by Mexican American farm workers. It is in this small town, where UNLV History Professor Maria Raquél Casas spent her childhood raised along with her sisters and brothers. In her interview, Dr. Casas describes how growing up in this small town with her traditional Mexican family influenced the person she is today. While working alongside her family in the fields, Dr. Casas decided that she would strive to obtain an education. Through hard work and constant support from her sister, Dr. Casas attended Fresno State, where she discovered her love for history. Upon completing her undergraduate program, Dr. Casas made the decision to further her education by pursuing a master’s at Cornell University. At Cornell, she faced discouraging professors who believed she would not be able to complete the master’s program let alone pursue a PhD program. Despite these demoralizing professors, Dr. Casas completed her program and was admitted into University of California Santa Barbara’s history program. Dr. Casas never forgot her roots or the significance of her presence in the majority white academic spaces she attended during her academic journey. When she arrived at UNLV, she continued to strive for more Latino representation in both the student population and in the school faculty. During her tenure at UNLV, Dr. Casas has served as an advisor for multiple Latino student organizations including MEChA and SoL. Dr. Casas has witnessed much progress in Latino representation at UNLV, but she believes there is still much work left to be accomplished. Subjects: MECHa, SOL, UNLV history professor F850.S75 C36 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Casey, Linda & Steve | OH-02088 | 6/4/2014 | Ward 1 | Steve grew up in Las Vegas in the water business, installed drinking water systems in new homes. Linda designed homes in the West Charleston, Ward 1 area. | yes | 0 |
| Casey, Margaret "Peggy" | OH-00347 | 1/13/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C367 2007 Female workers during WWII. Las Vegas history from 1952. Mesquite Club. Family life in mid-century Las Vegas: grocery stores; restaurants. Leisure activities: entertainment; gardening; golf. Description of atomic testing. Howard Hughes. Transformation of Las Vegas: transportation; downtown. [Helpful index attached to the transcript]. | yes | 1 |
| Casey, Walter | OH-00348 | 11/15/2004 and 1/13/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C37 2007 History of Las Vegas from 1951 with a business-related perspective. Paradise Valley before development. K-12 education before the creation of the Clark County School District. Chamber of Commerce: Las Vegas News Bureau; Live Wire Fund. The 'Mob' and the rise of corporate gaming. National Association of Manufacturers and lobbying. Leisure activities: Hualapai Club; Kiwananis. 'Myths' of the Atomic Test Site. Yucca Mountain. Moulin Rouge, discrimination and segregation. Howard Hughes. Water: Colorado River Commission; Southern Nevada Water Authority. Modern-day Las Vegas. | yes | 3 |
| Cashman, James Jr. | OH-00349 | Las Vegas Review Journal First 100 Project | Las Vegas Review Journal First 100 Project | no | 2 | |
| Cashman, Timothy | OH-02934 | 2017 January 10 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | As a member of the third generation of Cashman businessmen (son of James "Big Jim" Cashman Junior and grandson of Senior) Tim Cashman was raised in the Scotch 80s and attended Las Vegas Day School and Our Lady of Las Vegas and Bishop Gorman High School before going to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University. After working his way up in the Cadillac business, he purchased the franchise from his father, sold it, and opened a Harley-Davidson franchise. In this interview, he discusses the importance of transportation and sports to his family and to Las Vegas. | no | 0 |
| Cason, Jack and Maxine | OH-02838 | 9/22/2016 | Building Las Vegas | To Las Vegas in 1950 with an independent gas station operator; founded Las Vegas-based Rebel Oil Co. in 1952; more than 50 gas/service stations and convenience stores in and near Las Vegas. Children now run company. | no | 0 |
| Casper, Elizabeth | OH-00350 | 03/05/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | (11 very good photos) Las Vegas history, 1946-1976. Education: growth of schools in Las Vegas; football rivalry between Ranch and Las Vegas High Schools. Career in teaching: teaching in the Westside (Kit Carson Elementary); discrimination/segregation and 'busing'; drug use in schools. Growth of an art community. Art competition/shows. Churches/religion. Las Vegas High School 'Rythmettes.' Value of a college education. | no | 1 |
| Cassem, Patricia A. | OH-00351 | 5/2/2003 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | School management in Las Vegas school district | yes | 0 |
| Castillo, Martin Lopez | OH-03716 | 2020-01-11 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Oral history interview with Martin Lopez-Castillo conducted by Nathalie Martinez, Elsa Lopez, and Barbara Tabach on January 11, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Martin Lopez Castillo was born in a small town in the State of Mexico. He immigrated to Phoenix, Arizona in the early '90s where he worked in construction and landscaping. Eventually, he made his way to Colorado where he began working as a cook. He moved to Las Vegas with his family in the early 2000s where he arrived in Las Vegas' Downtown. He worked in the mine by Primm, Nevada before becoming a gardener. His work has allowed him to see the changes that have happened in Southern Nevada, and he recounts the changes that have happened in Downtown Las Vegas since the 2008 recession. He is a self-taught English speaker and an avid chess collector. Subjects discussed include: Immigration, Chess, Landscaping, Teaching, and Downtown Las Vegas. 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. | yes | 0 |
| Castrejon, Brittany Jean | OH-03308 | 2017 November 09 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Native Las Vegan, 28-years old, court reporter. Attended Route 91 with her 14 year old niece and friends. Talks about being near stage and their escape route to Tropicana hotel. | no | 0 |
| Castro, Angela | OH-03706 | 2020 November 05 | Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project | Born and raised in Guam, Angela Torres Castro arrived in Las Vegas in 1998, where she met and married her husband, who is also from Guam. She earned her B.A. in public relations from UNLV and earned her M.B.A. from Regis University. With a background in marketing at Las Vegas Monorail, MGM International, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority, she is Chief Strategy, Policy & Marketing Officer for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC). Subjects: Guam, family, traditions, Pacific Islander, food, Catholicism, education, discrimination | no | 0 |
| Castro, Erika | OH-03511 | 2018 November 12 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 C37 2018 Erika Castro was born in Mexico City in 1989. At the age of three, she migrated with her family to the United States. She remembers entering Kindergarten without knowing how to speak English. She graduated from the College of Southern Nevada. Castro has since been a political activist. Subjects: PLAN, Planned Parenthood, Environmental Justice, UndocuNetwork, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DREAM Act | yes | 0 |
| Cathcart, Jack | OH-00352 | 03/01/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1957-1980 focusing on the transformations in the entertainment field. Hotels on the 'Strip,' Fremont Street, and landscape of Las Vegas during the 1950s. Entertainment in hotel lounges. Dancing: change of styles. Reminiscences in connection with Betty Grable, Judy Garland, Liberace, the Andrews Sisters, Jack Benny, Dean Martin, and the Lennox Sisters. Entertainment at military post during WWII. Change in the way casinos took care of customers. Star performers. [Helpful tape summary on file] | no | 1 |
| Caviglia, Caesar Rev. | OH-00353 | 03/14/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Religion, St Peter 's Church, Catholic Church, Saint Andrew 's in Boulder City, Divisions between Catholics and Mormons in Southern Nevada, Saint Joan 's, Saint Christopher 's, Saint James ', Parochial Schools, Federal Housing and Senior Citizen groups, the need for a community college in Henderson, financing private education. People discussed during the interview: Monsignor John Lambe, Msg. Peter V. Moran, Msg. John Ryan, Fr. John Kenny, Fr. Bill Kenny, Msg. Empey, Mrs. Williams of Pioche, Bishop Lawrence Scanlan (Salt Lake City), Bishop Robert Dwyer, Fr. Vansky (St. Peter's Henderson), Fr. Fisher, Fr. James Sheehy, Fr. Elwood Le Voy, Fr. Toomey (St. Viator 's), Jim Gibson, Bob Richard, George Girard, Steve Nicholson. | no | 1 |
| Cecil, Helen Mott | OH-00355 | 03/16/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history. Schools during the 1920s and 1930s. Occupations. Experiences as a telephone switchboard operator. Fremont Street. El Rancho and Sahara Hotels. Pre-development Las Vegas: streets; ranches; fruit peddlers. Hover (Boulder) City. Old/Stewart Ranch. Helen Stewart. 'Friday night' family nights at 'Strip' hotels. Reasons to live in Las Vegas. Cultural activities. | yes | 1 |
| Cecil, Helen Mott | OH-00356 | 04/24/2007 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C42 2008 Las Vegas history. Growing up in Las Vegas. Westside. Helldorado parades. Hoover (Boulder Dam). Early Boulder City, NV.: dancing; prostitution and health cards. Las Vegas High School. Career history of the narrator. Farmers' Home Association. Medical care and entertainment in Las Vegas during the 1930s. Divorce. Utah during the 1930s. BMI and Henderson. Atomic bomb testing. Bus system. Downtown and Freemont Street. | yes | 2 |
| Cepeda, Irene | OH-03728 | 2019 April 24 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Irene Cepeda is a woman dedicated to serving the Latinx as well as all minority groups in education in Southern Nevada. As a Las Vegas native, she grew up alongside the Latinx community here and is a proud Latina from Nicaraguan roots. She is dedicated to uplifting the Latinx community through her work with the Latino Youth Leadership Conference and college access specialist at Nevada State College. Now, as representative of District D on the Clark County School District Board of Trustees, she seeks to tackle the issues the district faces from acts of White supremacy to a lack of funding for English Language Learner families. Subjects: Nicaragua, Clark County School District, Latino Youth Leadership Conference, North Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Chacon, Juan | OH-00161 | 8/28/2012 | African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History | no | 0 | |
| Chadwick, Verna | OH-00358 | 02/24/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Descriptions of Las Vegas and Boulder City in 1947. Las Vegas utilities during the 1950s, particularly water. Las Vegas hospital. Growth of schools. Scouts. Mormon Church. Working in a voting booth. The city's response to the death of JKF. Leisure activities. Changes and development: hotel-casinos on the 'strip'; street names; increase in shop malls; young people; physical growth of the city; property taxes. [Abrupt end to the interview]. | yes | 1 |
| Chambers, Dwight | OH-00359 | 02/26/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, between 1960 and 1981. Working in Las Vegas hotel-casinos: high rollers; establishing credit line; memory of a high roller. Caesar's Palace: fountains known locally as the "$25 million car wash." Unions. Mafia and casinos. House odds for table games. Hotel administration: house-keeping; customer service; hotel room theft; price of rooms; fire regulations and hotel safety. Duties of management. Plans for expansion of the Landmark Hotel. Gasoline prices. Impact of Atlantic City. [Helpful tape summary on file] | no | 1 |
| Chambers, Marilyn | 07/02/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Chambers, Michael and Alison | OH-00174 | 10/03/2013 | West Charleston Ward 1 | Renovated this McNeil home leaving exterior as close to the original as possible. Talked about coffee on the curb, neighborhood block parties, and use of social media to promote community. | yes | 0 |
| Chanderraj, Radha | OH-03707 | 2020 November 09 | Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project | Born and raised in a large, professional family in Bombay (Mumbai), India, Radha Chanderraj arrived in Las Vegas in 1981, shortly after marrying in her husband's home town of Hyderabad. The couple first lived near Arville between Charleston and Sahara but later moved closer to Sunrise Hospital and the cardiology practice of her husband, Raj. They socialized with about five other local Indian families--a few physicians, UNLV professors, and Nevada Test Site scientists. Although she had completed law school in India, Nevada did not recognize her degree; she enrolled in accounting classes and earned her CPA. In 1999 Gov. Kenny Guinn appointed her to the Nevada Gaming Commission, on which she served until 2010. She and her husband raised three sons. Subjects: Bombay (Mumbai), Diwali, Hindi, Friends of India | no | 0 |
| Chandler, Allin | OH-03186 | 2013-02-05 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C43 2012 Rancho High School Class of 1962. | yes | 0 |
| Chandler, Allin O. | OH-00361 | 12/09/2002 | Principalship Project and BELVOHP Rancho HS | CT247 .C43 2012 Interview part of Dr. Carlton's (UNLV) Oral History of Public School Principalships. Education and career history. Teacher and educational administrator in Las Vegas, 1968-1990. Clark County Association of School Administrators (CCASA). Instructional philosophy: Madeline Hunter's method of teaching. Dr. Brian Cram (Superintendent of CCSD, 1989-2000). Robert E. Wentz (Superintendent of CCSD, 1982-1989). Developments in education. Philosophy and duties of a school principal. Development of personal writing and public speaking skills. Instructional leadership. Developments in school administration. Parental responsibilities. Daily pressures of a principal. Role of the Executive Director of CCASA. Nevada State legislators and lobbying in Carson City. Mentors. | yes | 2 |
| Channing, Carol | 02/28/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Chapter, Richard "Dick" T. | OH-00362 | 03/06/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1940s and 1950s. Original hotel-casinos. Changes in the form of hotel-casinos. Transport: roads. Climate and humidity. Crime rate and law enforcement. Recreational activities at Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Wash. Floods (1955) and snow. Expansion of school construction. Atomic testing: 'circus blasts.' Expansion of McCarran airport. Reflections on operating a small business. Stewart Ranch. | yes | 1 |
| Charles, Ray | 11/20/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Charlton, Nicole | OH-03440 | 2018 May 23 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Nicole grew up in Carlin, NV, and has lived in Las Vegas since 1990. She is the Executive Secretary to the Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg. She was among the first from the Coroner's office on the scene of the Route 91 shooting. Subjects: Family Assistance Center, Coroner's Office, mass casualty training | no | 0 |
| Charo | March 1984 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Chase, Linda | OH-00176 | 4/1/2008 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Lived in Bonanza Village, talked of NV Test Site and its impact on her writing and research, recreation as a child, and the changing attitude about gaming. | yes | 0 |
| Chase, Richard D. | OH-00364 | 10/17/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas, 1945-1972. Housing shortage during the 1940s. Location of housing. Bill Moore: Sliver Slipper; Last Frontier Village. Birdcage Theater. The Red Rooster: Grace Hayes. Bugsy Siegel. Downtown. Traffic lights. Banks. Sam Larson: owner of Vegas electrical and telephone companies. Decline of electrical and telephone service during the 1950s. Ira Goldring: Pioneer Construction Co. Atomic bomb testing: concrete bunkers. Labor Unions. Carol Lombard. Eisenhower and Nixon visits. Evaporated cooling. Social changes. Knife and Fork Club. Nevada Governors. Environment: dust; smog. Mormonism. | yes | 1 |
| Chatterson, Harold | OH-00745 | 1972 October 17 | Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas | Herman Grijalva interviews Harold Chatterson (born in Miles City, Montana) about the history of Southern Nevada. Chatterson made a permanent move to Nevada on December 9th, 1950. After living in California he relocated to Las Vegas for construction work opportunities. As a construction worker, he built houses and worked on some of the buildings on Nellis Air Force Base. Economically, he recalls that the first and only bank in Las Vegas at the time was the First National Bank of Nevada and that homesteading was common practice when it came to land ownership. Chatterson describes witnessing the first early above ground atomic test explosion in Las Vegas. He mentions Howard Hughes, the development of the Strip, Downtown and the Union Pacific Railroad. A major local event that he remembers during that time was the Helldorado Parade. He also recalls the 1942 crash of Carole Lombard’s plane. | yes | 1 |
| Chavez, Freddy | OH-03557 | 2019 February 07 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Freddy Chavez was born in Bolivia where some of his earliest memories centered around putting together parade floats with the local neighborhood kids. Chavez left his home country in the pursuit of liberty and found himself in Brazil. After spending a few years in Brazil, Chavez came to the United States on a student visa to learn English. Chavez arrived in Florida where he met his wife. After a divorce, Chavez made his way to Las Vegas where he found his calling. While in Las Vegas, Chavez founded the international carnival parade. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Bolivia, Las Vegas, carnival, International Las Vegas Carnaval parade | no | 0 |
| Checker, Chubby | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | ||
| Cheel, Mrs. Chester | OH-00365 | 02/20/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history. Church activism. Swamp cooler. Changes in Las Vegas: social; economic; environmental. Insight into 'white' approach towards minorities. Mormonism. | yes | 1 |
| Chenin, Suzie | OH-02693 | Sept. 29, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Daughter of one of the first Jewish dentists in Las Vegas; came here when he was stationed at Nellis AF Base. Suzie was active real estate agent and sold advertising for the Las Vegas Sun. F850.J5.C42 2014//An edited version of this transcript is available for research use, but access to the sound recording and supplementary information are closed for 50 years from the interview date. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information. | yes | 0 |
| Cherry, Don | 7/1/2003 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. | no | 2 | |
| Cherry, Don | 12/30/1991 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Cherry, Hon. Michael | OH-00178 | 2006 | I Remember When: Recollections from LV Jewish Leaders | F850.J5.C44 2006 Nevada attorney since 1970; elected to State Supreme court in 2006. | yes | 0 |
| Cherry, J.C. (Jack), MD | OH-00368 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history from the perspective of medical care. Senator Pat McCarran aiding patients. Water. Charleston Blvd underpass. Influx of specialists beginning in the 1950s. Expansion of valley hospitals beginning in the 1950s. Southern Nevada Memorial and Las Vegas hospitals. Working in the Clark County jail. Reflections on living in Reno, Goldfield, and Tonopah. Walker Scott and Scotty's Castle. Sunday services during the construction of Scotty's Castle. Comparison of medical care between Reno and Las Vegas. Local gaming. Bugsy Siegel's mistress. Critic of modern doctors. Reno medical school. | yes | 1 |
| Cherry, J.C., M.D. | OH-00179 | 06/17/1972 | Local Oral History Project: Roske | [Note: Transcript recounts only the second half of the interview] Recollection of an atomic bomb test. Environment: smog; water. Brief career history as a medical physician before arriving in Las Vegas. Goldfield. Scotty's Castle. Arrived in Las Vegas in 1942. Career history as a medical doctor whilst in Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Cherry, Michael | OH-02160 | Sept. 19, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Cherry talks about his Jewish heritage, Missouri background and successful legal career in Las Vegas. He is an active member of the Jewish community, former synagogue president, ADL and more. F850 J5 C44 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Chestovich, Paul J. | OH-03403 | 2018 March 07 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Trauma surgeon at UMC, Dr. Chestovich arrived in Las Vegas in 2013 to join the UNLV School of Medicine as an instructor. AT home the night of Oct. 1, when he heard the news of the shooting, he knew he would be needed. Describes arrival at hospital about an hour into the aftermath and how he participated in caring for victims. Subjects: Trauma surgeon, UMC Hospital, emotions, medical team work | no | 0 |
| Chicas, Victor | OH-03564 | 2019 February 15 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Victor Chicas describes his childhood as strenuous and full of violence. He grew up in war-torn El Salvador during the late sixties. Victor was very involved in the politics at the time, and was frequently caught up in dangerous protests against the Salvadorian police forces. Mass riots at Victor's university coupled with financial insecurities made it impossible to finish school, so he dropped out during his last year to make the journey to the United States. Victor recounts the arduous trek to reach Los Angeles. Victor talks about the different states his family has lived in and compares them to the quality of life he has found in Las Vegas. Victor lives here with his five children who either live with him or nearby. He currently works at the Mandalay Bay. He also describes the night of October 1st. Tragedies like the Route 91 festival are among some of the reasons Victor remains very political. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: El Salvador, Culinary Union, Campaigning, Politics, Mandalay Bay | no | 0 |
| Childers, Buddy | 11/16/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Childs, Jean S. | OH-00182 | 12/2/2013 | AfAm | Worked 25 years for Head Start at EOB. Explains how EOB works, people involved, ideas of why it downsized. Grew up in Berkley Square. | yes | 0 |
| Chrétien, Jeanne P. | OH-00370 | 02/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1939-1979. Nightlife. Buildings. Schools. Change in teenage student attitudes. Career history. Narrator's husband served as an assistant to Senator James C. Scrugham. Activism in social organizations. Highways. Tule Springs. Helldorado Days festival. Leisure. Attraction of Las Vegas. Block 16 and prostitution. Dating. Atomic testing. Family during WWII. BMI and the growth of Henderson. Weather in Las Vegas: snow and flash floods (Nelson Landing, 1974). Forest fires on Mount Charleston. Religious activism. Student at UNLV. Environmental and climatic changes. Department stores. Raising children in Las Vegas. [Interview summary on file] [Side 2 of tape 1 inaudible]. | yes | 2 |
| Chrestensen, Andrea | OH-02497 | 1995 July 11 | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784; On July 11th, 1995, Margaret Louis interviewed distance learning student, Andrea Chrestensen (born March, 23rd, 1948, in Carson City, Nevada) at Northern Nevada Community College. During the interview Chrestensen discusses nursing education and her job as a school nurse to kindergarten and grade one students. She expresses her aspirations of becoming a nurse practitioner working in emergency rooms in hospitals. She is a fifth generation Nevadan. Her family was one of the founding families of Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Christ, Billy | OH-00183 | October 9, 2007 | ML394 .C57 2008 | yes | 0 | |
| Christensen, Carrie (and "Buster" Stevens) | OH-00372 | 02/04/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | [Note: This entry comprises of two interviews conducted on the same day. Carre Christensen is present in both interviews. Her brother-in-law, Buster Stevens, contributes to the discussion in the first interview]. Both interviews provide observations of Las Vegas from an African American perspective. First Interview: Family history and migration to Las Vegas. Observations of living in Las Vegas before 1933. Segregation in Boulder city during the construction of the Hoover dam. No experience of segregation in Las Vegas until Hoover Dam was built. African America to a restaurant in Las Vegas. Grandfather was a scout for the US Calvery. Black Mormon heritage. Interaction with Native Americans. Life in the West during the early 20th century, focusing on cattle and horses. Religion and personal experiences of 'finding' God. Westside and the Community. Union Pacific Railroad. Second Interview: Personal history and observations of life in Las Vegas. Religious beliefs. Influx of migrants during WWII changed the town. Drug activity in Las Vegas. Senior Citizen Action Group. Block 16. Changes in Las Vegas, 1933-74. Growth of the construction of churches, coinciding with WWII migration to the city. Condition of Westside before WWII. Grandmother born during slavery. Jim Crow and segregation. [Note: These interviews offer an insight as to where migrants to Las Vegas came from. There is a great deal of repetition during the first interview. Reading the transcript is recommended. The first interview has been transcribed on white paper and the second on yellow colored paper]. | yes | 6 |
| Christensen, Doris Mae | OH-00187 | 02/16/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family and career history. Economic, environmental and social changes in Las Vegas. WWII and the USO. Mormon Fort (Old Ranch, formerly the Stewart Ranch). | yes | 0 |
| Christensen, M.J. | OH-00374 | 10/23/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1941-1974. Career history: narrator established a jewelry store in Vegas that continues today (2012). Locations of the jewelry stores and abodes. Involvement within the LDS Church. Political activism: narrator was a state Assemblymen and Senator. Activity with social organizations. Leisure activities. Reflection of atomic testing. Economic change in Las Vegas. Gambling essential to Nevada. Mob influence in Vegas. Drawbacks of economic and population growth. Visit to Vegas of the President of Turkey. | no | 1 |
| Christensen, Norman G. | OH-02319 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | After completing his residency at the University of New Mexico, Christensen moved to Ely, Nevada in 1968. In 1969, he began conducting training exercises for emergency situations. Christensen serves as medical director for the county system and for the Ely City fire and ambulance service. | no | 0 |
| Christensen, Paul J. | OH-00188 | 02/19/2008 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C47 2007 Personal history of Las Vegas through the eyes of a public servant. Growing up in Las Vegas during the 1940s. Education history and childhood memories. Downtown. Experiences in the US Air Force: flying B-47s loaded with nuclear bombs; training. NV Test Site. Family jewelry business in Las Vegas. Election to the board of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. Election to the Las Vegas City Council and the beginning of a career in politics. 'Jam auction.' Tussle with the Clark County Commission over wastewater in the valley: details of the dispute, extended to the state and Environmental Protection Agency. Move to the County Commission and why? The Mob during the 1950s and 60s. The Mormon community in Las Vegas. Howard Hughes. Experiences sitting on the County Commission. Chairman of the Convention Authority. Remarks on Las Vegas' future water supply. Election defeat. Corruption on the County Commission (Erin Kenny). 'Distinguished Nevadan' award. County Hospital. Quick Care Centers. Opinion on the growth of Las Vegas. Speedway Children's Charities. Dina Titus. Experiences with African Americans. Lucy Stewart. Beaver, NV. | yes | 0 |
| Christian, Ray | OH-00376 | 03/19/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1940s-1978, from an African American perspective. Education of narrator. Schools in Las Vegas. Sunday school. Leisure activities. Utilities. Boy scouts. Cleaning job at El Portal. Race relations and racial conflict in Las Vegas with a focus on schools'a couple of stories from narrator. Westside. Relations between white and black baseball teams. Depression during 1947-1948 depression. Narrator was the first black mail carrier in Las Vegas. Philosophy of a successful marriage. Segregated theatres. According to the narrator, white and black veterans were influential in improving of race relations in Las Vegas. [No file] | yes | 1 |
| Christiansen, Norman R. | OH-00377 | 11/28/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family history. Red Lodge, MT mining disaster in 1943. Philosophy of life. Transition from residing in Montana to living in Las Vegas. Changes in Las Vegas: highways; construction; schools; pollution. Teaching in Las Vegas. Change in the attitudes of students. Comparison between Montana and Las Vegas. Price of entertainment on the Strip. Comparison between the Las Vegas of the late 1950s and the city in the 1980s: teaching. Reminiscences of working at the Nevada Atomic Testing Site. Economic and environmental changes. Strengths of Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Christie, Gordon | OH-00378 | 06/30/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1959-1975. Narrator moved to Las Vegas from Los Angeles in 1959. Narrator was a carpenter, specializing in the crafting of high end furniture. Worked on the construction of the several high rise casinos including the original MGM hotel, Desert Inn, Frontier, and the Landmark. In the 1950s Las Vegas became a ghost town during the week, once Californians returned to their state. Meeting with Governor O'Callaghan. Reflections on atomic testing. Influence of Howard Hughes. Standard of living in Las Vegas. Northern Nevada. Narrator's salary in 1959 compared with 1975. Leisure activities: fishing in the Colorado River; hunting in northern Nevada, for example the area around the town of Midas. El Rancho fire.[Interview summary on file] | yes | 1 |
| Chuc, Hugo | OH-03527 | 2018 December 06 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Growing up in Guatemala, Hugo's life was often unstable due to economic difficulties. His mother raised six children including Hugo, and because of their financial struggles Hugo and some of his brothers had to begin work at a young age. Hugo's early life was a combination of school, working on the coffee bean farms, and playing with his best friend Tonyo. Once Hugo turned nineteen, he decided to make the journey to the United States. He said farewell to his family and started the ten day journey to Santa Ana. He found work and supported himself for a few years before meeting his future life partner, Annalisa, in church. The couple was very happy in California, but eventually the cost of living became too much, so they moved their growing family to Las Vegas. Hugo found work at the Apex construction, which was where he was first introduced to the Culinary Union. He became increasingly involved in union work, despite the backlash he received from his employers. Hugo is grateful for the training he has received at the Union because now he feels capable of informing even complete strangers about the importance of being unionized. Hugo firmly believes in standing up for your rights, especially when others are trying to hold you down. Interview is in Spanish. Subjects: Guatemala, Apex Construction, Laundry workers, Union protests | no | 0 |
| Ciccolo, Michael | OH-03480 | 2018 September 18 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Dr. Michael Leo Ciccolo worked at Sunrise Hospital in the early morning after the mass shooting on October 1. He participated in two surgeries, one lasting four hours that repaired the heart of a survivor. Though he never met that person, he did witness the later return of one person who came back to thank the hospital staff. Although one side of her face was paralyzed, she only expressed gratitude. As a doctor trained in Iowa, Arizona, and California, Mike and his family love Las Vegas. He trained at the University of Iowa, University of Arizona, and University of Southern California. Medicine brought him to the desert. His thoughts after the October 1 tragedy, include the belief that as a society, we are not grateful enough, not just for the big things in our lives but for the tiny things. The other emotion he discussed is anger. Believing that anger triggered the actions of the shooter even though seemingly Stephen Paddock enjoyed the American dream. Mike is torn about the issue of guns. He grew up where guns were a part of a hunting and sporting culture. While he believes that guns are almost essential for home protection, there is a responsibility that goes along with ownership of a weapon. Subjects: Iowa City, Denver, guns, cardiology, Sunrise Hospital, UMC, gratitude, anger | no | 0 |
| Cicero, Cynthia | OH-00117 | 3/28/2014 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Work at airport in 1960s and 1970s. LV entertainment. Group interview with Tina Boag, Betty Brown, and Joanne (Jan) Ravetti. Audio and Video | yes | 0 |
| Cicero, Cynthia | OH-00117 | 3/28/2014 | West Charleston - A Ward One OHP | This interview with four women - Cynthia, Tina Boag, Betty Brown, and Joanne Ravetti - contains stories of Las Vegas from the late 1960s. They discuss jobs, entertainment, dating, and what the MOB meant for locals. | yes | 0 |
| Cichoski, George D. | OH-00380 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of the Cumorah Credit Union'served members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Background to the Credit Union's establishment in 1965. Notable charter members: Gerry Schneider (President), Edward Bunker, A. A. Stevenson, and Virgil Slade. Development of the Credit Union from 1966-1981. Financial Institutions Act (1980). Future of credit unions and Cumorah Credit Union itself. [Interview summary on file] | yes | 1 |
| Ciliax, Betty & Gus | OH-00381 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project- Roske | An interesting, detailed, and entertaining recollections at Las Vegas during the early 1930s encompassing many topics. Small population and close community. Softball teams. Swimming pool and local prostitutes. Prostitution and Block 16 and 'Four Mile.' Local economy'Nellis AFB, Boulder Dam, and railroad. Mr. Tomiasu (?) a Japanese resident. Vineyards in Las Vegas. The Street Shop'a gathering place for the whole community. Flora in Las Vegas. Gambling. Keeping cool! Hellorado festival. Lorenzi Park dance. First radio station. St. Thomas (city, near Overton, evacuated and submerged under water as part of the Lake Mead project). Family relative travelling to Las Vegas in 1909. Tourism. Frank Williams. Clara Bow and Rex Bell. Carol Lombard airplane crash. Flight to LA in 1940. Medical facilities. House purchase in 1942. Japanese internment. El Rancho and shows. Racial segregation. [Helpful interview summary on file] | yes | 1 |
| Ciliax, Carl | OH-00382 | 03/08/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, hunting, water, Spring Range Mountains, Goodsprings, Test Site Contamination (Atomic Testing), trail mapping - surveys, Lake Shore Road, Pollution, Conservation. | yes | 1 |
| Clancy, Alan | OH-02261 | 2/12/2015 | BELVOHP | Danced in the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana for 3 years. Started with Vassili Sulich in Nevada Dance Theater. Opened store, Vintage Madness. | no | 0 |
| Clancy, Alan | OH-02264 | 2015-02-12 | Boyer Early Las Vegas | CT247 .C53 2015 Danced in the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana for 3 years. Started with Vassili Sulich in Nevada Dance Theater. Opened store, Vintage Madness. | yes | 0 |
| Clark (Bearden), Betty Joyce | OH-00383 | 02/16/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, General Family history, Charleston Blvd., "the Strip", Las Vegas High School, Rancho High School, 1953 - 1954 Rancho High School, Jim Bilbray, Roy Parrish, Hyde Park, Twin Lakes, 1947 - 1953 life in Las Vegas, early Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, Rose De Lima Hospital and Woman 's Hospital in 1959, El Rancho, Helldorado, growth from 1950 's and 1960 's, Railroad, Mormon Fort (Stewart Ranch), Mormon Church (religion), old McCarran field (Nellis Air Force Base) between 1940 's and 1950 's, Blacks in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Police Department, Clark County Law Enforcement, Crime in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Clark Toni | OH-02781 | 1996 July 02 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Toni Clark, who was born Lena Gaglionese, was the wife of Wilbur Clark, who created the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. He also owned the El Rancho Vegas casino, the Monte Carlo Club, and the Players Club. Toni entertained guests and dignitaries, created special celebrations, and remained active in the social life of Las Vegas even after her husband's death in 1965. She was especially active in the Variety Club. She died in 2006. | yes | 0 |
| Clark, Dick | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Clark, Dominic | OH-00384 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | ||
| Clark, Georgie | OH-00385 | 03/02/1980 | Glenn Canyon Dam "River Runner" | Glenn Canyon Dam "River Runner", Colorado River and Lake Mead, changing water levels 1944 - 1980, Swimming in the Colorado River, Las Vegas in the late 1940 's, Phantom Ranch, Native American Indians in the Area, Rules and regulations of the River, Current Issues and Future of the River, Outlawing Motors on the river - Congressional Bill. | yes | 2 |
| Clark, Helen M. | OH-00386 | 03/05/1979 | Gambling, Boulder Dam Prohibition | Gambling, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam, Prohibition, Education, Women's Occupations, Depression Years, early WWII, early casinos, Nellis Air Force Base, Red Light District (prostitution), Helldorado, Atomic Testing, development of hotels, growth of Real Estate. | yes | 1 |
| Clark, Phyllis Webb | OH-00387 | 10/23/1972 and 04/07/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Changes in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Clark, Roy | 09/10/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Clark, Roy | 01/13/1989 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Clark, Virginia | OH-00197 | 06/20/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Clarke, Angela Dr. | OH-00205 | 10/03/2008 | Heart to Heart:: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.C344.A3 2009 Dr. Angela Clarke is a board-certified family practitioner who moved to Las Vegas in 1976; became head of the County Medical Association. | yes | 0 |
| Clarke, Steven | OH-02903 | 2016 November 17, 2016 December 08 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Talks about growing up in suburban Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he also went to architecture school, and later practicing in Vancouver. He came to Las Vegas in 2011 as an assistant professor in the UNLV School of Architecture and in 2014 became the director of the Downtown Design Center. In that role, he directed his students to create The Hundred Plan for the Historic Westside Community (Historic Urban Neighborhood Design Redevelopment). | no | 0 |
| Clary, Ernest Henry | OH-00390 | 02/10/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, President Johnson and Carole Lombard crash, economics and environment of Las Vegas, History of Illnesses, Surveying acreage, minerals in Nevada, Jim Henry (prospector), Mark twain, Comstock Lode, Geothermal in Southern Nevada, Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch), Geological Tests, Henderson Housing, "Strip" Hotels. | yes | 1 |
| Clary, Pat and Diane | OH-00207 | 5/20/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Spoke of early city and state leaders and figures who owned early Strip hotel casinos. | yes | 0 |
| Claxton, eunice | OH-01119 | 6/4/2015 | AfAm | F850.N4 C53 2012 Lived in LV and Reno, attended Westside School, worked as shield in El Morocco, and memories of Jackson Street life. Donated small collection containing photographs; memorial programs containing some history of COGIC; and two bulletins of regional COGIC convocations, one at Nucleus Plaza; and the Gully Family History. | yes | 0 |
| Clayton, Clifford R. | OH-02208 | 11/11/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Mechia Sydnor) | Arrived in LV at 20 years of age, stationed at Nellis AFB. Later worked for Sears, EG&G. | no | 0 |
| Cleaver, Julie | OH-03185 | 2017 May 19 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Discusses Durham, NC, childhood, business degree at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and landscape architecture degree from The Ohio State University. She traces career in landscape architecture, design, development, branding, planning, and master planning from 1985 to 2005, which includes about three years of commuting from Denver to consult with American Nevada Corporation to plan Green Valley. In 2005 she arrived in Las Vegas for the second time to become Vice President, Planning & Design for Summerlin--a position that utilizes all of her previous and varied work experiences. | no | 0 |
| Clegg, Bill | OH-02320 | 2012 December 03 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Clegg moved to Fernely, Nevada in 1971 and worked for the volunteer fire department. | no | 0 |
| Cleman (Conner), Rosemary C. | OH-00392 | 03/08/1981 | Educator | Teacher at Nellis, physical changes in Las Vegas, Blacks in Las Vegas, Employment of Blacks on "the Strip", Mormon influence, semi - Integration, entering the Coffee Bean business in Las Vegas, Parole counseling - contact with Judges - early days of the girls school in Caliente, teaching emotionally disturbed and handicapped children, work with the YMCA, Nevada as the Las Frontier, drug programs, Dr. Ravenholt influence, George Franklin 's help, Boulder Dam project (Hoover Dam), Boulder City resistance to growth, Elko, Mining industry, Tonopah - Mining - MX missile, Political Leaders (Grant Sawyer, Paul Laxalt, Mike O'Callaghan). | yes | 1 |
| Clement, Jonce T. | OH-00209 | 03/07/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Clemmens, Martin A. | OH-00211 | June 19 (Year - Unknown) | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Clinesmith, Kathie | OH-00395 | 10/30/2010 | 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 |
| Cloe, Don | 12/05/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 | |
| Clooney, Rosemary | Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |||
| Close, Hilda | OH-00215 | 11/26/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Cloud, Barbara | OH-00397 | 05/30/2006 | UNLV | LD3745 .C46 2007 | yes | 2 |
| Cluff, Danny | OH-03364 | 2017 December 08 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Danny Cluff is a ware-houseman at the MGM Grand Hotel Casino. He likes country music because it's about peace and love where Rap is negative. And Route 91 demonstrated that love and peace until the third evening at almost ten o'clock. Shots rained down disrupting the tranquil festival. Danny and his girlfriend, Melissa, got separated from his eighteen-year old nephew. But via cell phone he discovered that his nephew was home in Henderson, through the mercy of strangers, before eleven o'clock. He had protected Melissa with his own body and then they ran. The route of Danny, Melissa, and two random strangers, now friends for life, veered to the Tropicana and on to a darkened stairwell in Hooters. They hid. Danny made light of the situation to push back the fear. Finally, they left that makeshift sanctuary and ran across Tropicana Avenue where they had parked their car. It was 3:00 o'clock in the morning. Danny is a poet who has 58 more reasons to pray at night and 58 more reasons to change his life. He wants to write and write, he will. Subjects: MGM Grand Hotel Casino, Tropicana Hotel, Hooter Hotel Casino, Sam Hunt, Jake Owens, Brett Young, Eric Church, Jason Aldean, William & Kim King, Monte Carlo, poetry | no | 0 |
| Coates, Della | OH-00398 | 03/18/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Public Services, Phone Company and its growth from 1952, Atomic testing, Nellis Air Force Base, Education, School System, people of Las Vegas, Military, difference in wages and wage changes. | yes | 1 |
| Cobeaga, Mitchell A. | OH-00399 | 03/14/1976 | Retirement in Nevada | Early life in Nevada, development and growth of Nevada State Bank in Las Vegas, Nevada ranch life, schools in the 1920 's and 1930 's, University of Reno (UNR) in the 1930 's. | yes | 1 |
| Coblentz, Thelma | OH-00400 | 02/17/1980 | Early Las Vegas-Roske, Jewish, Indians, Basque, WWII | Lovelock 1936, Lavant Lovelock, Ruth Ruddell, Alfalfa Crops, Basques for sheep herding, prostitute shakes owned by Ruth Ruddell, Medical Care to the Indians(Native Americans), Native American Indian childbirth, Sheriff Chapman, Dr. Ballinger (dentist), Mr. Gardner (Newspaper publisher), Jewish community and Nellis during WWII, Ladies Hebrew Society, El Cortez, CCC Organizations, Last Frontier, Twin Lakes Pool, Depression, John S. Park School, Training area for flyers during WWII, Basic Magnesium in Henderson, changes Downtown, Huntridge Home prices, Charleston home build by George Franklin 's father, Downtown Sears store, development of Maryland Parkway, Cloudbursts, Dust Storms, early entertainers on "the Strip", opening of the Flamingo Hotel, Elvis performance, Liberace 's first performance, early physicians, Doctor Woodbury, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, El Rancho Hotel. | yes | 1 |
| Cochrell, Jinx | OH-00401 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Old Cowboy statue, first hotel, Navy, Airplanes, Airport, Airlines, Reservationist, Howard Hughes, entertainment, Mt. Charleston, weather, Underworld Figure, Equipment at airport, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), Secretary at UNLV, ranches, Chuck wagon, Mob. | yes | 1 |
| Cody, Agnes | OH-03467 | 1992 February 17 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | No use agreement is on file for this interview. | no | 2 |
| Coe, David Allan | 09/23/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Coffin, Bob | OH-00220 | 01/29/2010 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 C66 2010 Bob Coffin arrived in Las Vegas in 1951. His family moved to the John S. Park Nieghborhood in 1960. He and his wife Mary Hausch, who also has been interviewd as part of this porject, bought the Gubler home in that neighborhood in 1987. He worked as a janitor at the Nevada Test Site as as a journalist for Las Vegas Review Journal. Bob was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1982 and to the State Senate in 1986. He has a special interst in neighborhood preservation | yes | 0 |
| Coffin, Bob | OH-03218 | 2017 August 08 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Born in Anaheim, Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin moved to the Huntridge area of Las Vegas at nine years of age in 1951. His father owned Western Petroleum Distributors, which delivered heating oil to businesses and residences. Bob attended local schools, graduating from Bishop Gorman High School and UNLV. Talks of mentor Grant Sawyer, managing political campaigns (1972-1979), first run for Assembly 1982, and subsequent political career to present. Talks of Nicaragua, Fremont Street Experience, homelessness, and 1989 vote to increase legislative pensions by 300 percent. | no | 0 |
| Cohen, Burton | OH-02592 | 05/31/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 |
| Cohen, Burton | OH-00230 | 01/09/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C63 2007 Burton Cohen served in management of some of Las Vegas's most famous casinos starting with his involvement in the transformation of the Frontier Hotel in the mid-1960s | yes | 0 |
| Cohen, Burton | OH-00221 | 2005 | I Remember When: Recollections from LV Jewish Leaders | F850.J5.C63 2005 Cohen served as a casino executive for several Strip locations; great knowledge of early casino operations and community involvement of those owners. | no | 0 |
| Cohen, Burton | OH-01438 | 1/26/2010 | Jay Sarno Project | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 |
| Cohen, Gil | OH-02148 | 8/5/2014 | BELVOHP | Grew up at LV Country Club. Worked at the Stardust learning the casino business after college at UNR. Currently at Monte Carlo. F850.J5.C666 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Cohen, Malcolm (Rabbi) | OH-02521 | Dec. 15, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Malcolm Cohen moved to Las Vegas from London, England in 2009 to become the clergy for Temple Sinai. He talks about local Jewish community and the growth of Temple Sinai, which is a merger of sorts between two smaller congregations: Adat Ariel and Temple Beth Am. F850.J5.C635 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Cohen, Myron | OH-02591 | 11/25/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Cohen, Oscar | 05/21/1974 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Cole, Natalie | 08/12/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Cole, Tom | OH-02251 | 1/22/2015 | BELVOHP | Moved to Las Vegas in 1955. Caretaker of Kiel Ranch for a year in the early 1960s. Limo driver, dealer, and family man who believes in close kinship ties. He tells a story that demonstrates the power of love. | no | 0 |
| Cole, Woody | 11/22/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Coleman, Mark | OH-02950 | 2007 April 24 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Coleman, Rachel | OH-00234 | 07/24/1996 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | CT247 .C636 2007 Worked in the back-of-the-house for various gaming venues, moved up the ranks of the Culinary Union Local 226; management position at Union Plaza as the head of housekeeping. | yes | 2 |
| Coleman, Samuel & Sherrill | OH-02590 | 2/16/2016 | AfAm | F850.N4 C643 2012 Samuel worked as a Pullman Porter. Born in Mississippi, migrated to Chicago, and became a man through the mentoring of other porters. Retired to Las Vegas where he and Sherrill live as active seniors in a complex in Summerlin. | yes | 0 |
| Coleman, Willie Del | OH-02255 | 11/25/2014 | AfAm - Student | Cook at the Landmark Hotel for 14 years; Culinary Union, became a drug lord and served 7 years in prison, returned to the community and educated his son sending him to UNR. | no | 0 |
| Coletti, Cynthia (Cindy) and Fordham, David | OH-02881 | 2016 October 27 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 C663 2016 This son of working-class divorced parents was raised by his mother in subsidized housing in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He talks about putting himself through college and moving to Las Vegas to live with his father in the summers. He recalls helping to raise his sisters, attending law school in Michigan, returning to Las Vegas, and working with and learning from zoning and land use attorneys Chris Kaempfer and Mark Fiorentino. He discusses moving from representing owners of billboards and telecommunication towers to representing clients to the cities of Henderson and North Las Vegas for such developments as Faraday Future, Aliante, and Skye Canyon. | yes | 0 |
| Coller, Jeffrey | OH-03210 | 2017 July 25 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Jeffrey Coller grew up in Las Vegas attending catholic schools. His priest saw great potential and sent Coller on scholarship to St. Joseph's in California for two years. He blossomed, returned to Las Vegas, and completed high school at Bishop Gorman while living as as emancipated minor and working at the El Cortez. After marriage and the Marine Corp, he landed at Harrah's in Reno where he moved through the hotel side of the house from change boy to Assistant Hotel Manager. His next adventure took him into real estate development and eventually in 1992 Coller moved back to Las Vegas and expanded his real estate business into land syndication. | no | 0 |
| Collier, Sylvester | OH-03183 | 2017 May 17 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Sylvester Collier has worked as an artist all his life including 20 years in the Air Force. After his last military assignment, Las Vegas, Collier found himself into the classroom of the Clark County School District teaching art after acquiring a master's degree at UNLV. Instrumental in helping Vicki Richardson and Harold Bradford start the Left of Center Art Gallery, Collier currently does most of his painting in his home studio unless he's at his summer home in Oregon. | no | 0 |
| Collins, Ed | OH-00406 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal background living in Las Vegas, how females came to be in Casinos, the first female jobs in Casinos, how the Culinary Union Came to help the workers in the Hotels, how showrooms became an important part in the casino business, helping Nick Kelly, dealer, gaming and gambling, hotel operations and incidents. | yes | 1 |
| Collins, Gene | OH-00144 | 08/31/2000 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .C64 2007 Gene Collins worked as an operator's engineer at the Nevada Test Site and later trained as an engineer. He worked with youth groups in Las Vegas, was a state assemblyman, and was instrumental in getting the Martin Luther King holiday bill passed. He was president of the Las Vegas chapter of the NAACP | yes | 3 |
| Collins, Gene | OH-02697 | 2009 July 16 | Boyer Early Las Vegas | Mr. Gene Collins came to Las Vegas to stay around 1966. He discusses the job market here and delineates his work experience and career as culinary employee, operation engineer, and finally as electrician at the Nevada Test Site. Gene first joined the NAACP at the age of 21 and credits his grandfather's example as motivation. Coaching Little League sports and interacting with those young people convinced him that he could make a difference by speaking up for them. He became a Nevada State Assemblyman to help bring diversification, jobs, and businesses to the black community. Mr. Collins was voted in as president of the NAACP in Las Vegas from 1998 to 2001. He details the accomplishments of the NAACP during those years and discusses the means by which they were met, including marches and protests. He mentions the Most Improved commendation from the national association, meeting with Winnie Mandela, and kudos from Terry Lenny for the NAACP's part in being able to introduce gaming into Macau. Mr. Collins' closing comments include thanks to past generations, his wish for future generations, and mention of Assembly Bill 99. He also refers to President Obama's address to the NAACP National Convention in 2009. | yes | 0 |
| Collins, Will | OH-00407 | 05/04/1998 | Dennis McBride Oral Interview | yes | 8 | |
| Collins, Will | OH-02542 | 2005 June 8 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| Colton, Annie Victoria | OH-00245 | 02/28/1973 | *NO TAPE* TRANSCRIPT ONLY General Nevada History 1905 - 1973 | yes | 0 | |
| Colton, George Gordon | OH-00246 | 10/09/1973 | *NO TAPE* TRANSCRIPT ONLY Searchlight Nevada, Original Gold Strike in Searchlight. Development of the Duplex Mine. History of Searchlight Nevada. | yes | 0 | |
| Colton, Gordon | OH-00246 | 10/03/1973 | *NO TAPE* TRANSCRIPT ONLY The history of Searchlight Nevada | yes | 0 | |
| Colton, Rodney A. | OH-00249 | October 1973 | *NO TAPE* TRANSCRIPT ONLY General History of Southern Nevada and Las Vegas 1918 - 1973 | yes | 0 | |
| Community Conversations | OH-02650 | 3/30/2016 | AfAm Collab | Panel composed of students and community narrators who discussed working with each other, the value of the interchange, the value of oral history, and they related stories of the experience. | no | 0 |
| Cone, Regina; Cone, Lotea; Cone, Maurice | OH-03400 | 2018 March 01 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | This is a family from Fordyce, Arkansas, one of the primary migratory feeder towns to funnel blacks into Las Vegas. Lotea, born in 1922, migrated to Las Vegas in 1953 with her 5 year old daughter, Regina. Maurice, a nephew and first cousin to Regina was born in Las Vegas in 1962. The three generations of one family told three different stories that included collective memories of the Westside business area - Mr. B's Clothing Store, two Mexican stores, the Heritage Lounge, Gilbert's, and many other businesses. Maurice shared memories of gangs coming into the neighborhood and attending high school and Rancho. Regina told the popular coming of age narrative of a happy, well-adjusted young women attending Las Vegas High School. Subjects: Big Jim Tatum, Nellis, Jackson Street, segregation, Snyder's, Willie Mae, Jesse Scott, John Edmond, Loyce Cone | no | 0 |
| Conedy, Cliff | OH-02729 | 2015 June 02 | Table Games Management Oral History Project | Circus Circus; Fremont; Little Caesars; Fremont; Mint; El Rancho; Imperial Palace; MGM Grand (new); Flamingo; Caesars Palace | yes | 0 |
| Conerly, Evelyn | OH-03578 | 2019 March 11 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | From Tallulah, Louisiana, Evelyn Conerly migrated to Las Vegas with her family in early childhood. Her memories include Helldorado parades, being bused to school, and participating in a pen pal program. She was only taught by white teachers until high school at Las Vegas High School where she joined the Spirit Club, Future Business Leaders, and the Soul Club. in a field of 36 girls, she became a debutante in 1978 through the Les Femmes Douze organization. Conerly's work life included three years at the EPA and a long career in banking. Today, she is the author of Wrapped Up in Clovers, a book of love and faith. Subjects: Helldorado, Sixth Grade Centers, New Jerusalem Worship Center, Bishop Rogers, Tallulah, Louisiana, First Interstate Bank | no | 0 |
| Congregation Ner Tamid roundtable | OH-02902 | 2016 September 21 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Gerald Gordon, Bob Unger, David Wasserman, Renee Diamond and Gilbert Shaw discuss the founding of Congregation Ner Tamid in 1974. It became the first Reform synagogue in Las Vegas. The conversation includes discussion about the first meeting, the move into the current location, and the hiring of Rabbi Akselrad. | yes | 0 |
| Conley, Marge | OH-03168 | 1998 May 06, 1998 July 09 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Culinary Union | no | 0 |
| Connell, Daniel | OH-02085 | 11/18/2013 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | F849.L35 C664 2014 Westleigh neighbor of West Charleston. Built in 1952 as the only 2 bedroom home. Owned a restaurant, sold interest, then worked for Papa Gar. then worked 28 years for Metro. Treatment of casino cheats, the LV dress code, early casino owners, and the influence of Howard Hughes. | yes | 0 |
| Conner, Gerald L. | OH-00411 | 02/22/1977 | Red Rock School/Nellis Air force | Nevada growing from the 1950 's, Nellis Air Force, Lake Mead, changes in UNLV since the 1950 's, churches and religion in Nevada, social clubs in Nevada, problems in the school districts, progress of hotels and gambling in Nevada, Horse Racing in Las Vegas, El Rancho hotel fire, the first earth quake in Nevada, early Atomic testing and how it affected Las Vegas, active in politics and elections, the Rodeo in Nevada, changes in Nevada. | yes | 1 |
| Conner, Marjorie | OH-00250 | 2002 April 18 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 0 | |
| Conners, Louis | OH-03170 | 2013 March 22 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Connor, Nadine; Watson, Harriet | OH-03443 | 2018 May 29 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Nadine Connor and Harriet Watson are migrants to Las Vegas without a lot of the typical historical memories. They arrived in the 21st century after years of employment in other places. Watson and her husband planned to move here while they worked in Los Angeles county; she as a teacher and he as a dentist. They purchased a house here in 2003. Her husband passed away before their plans could be completed but Harriet decided to try living out-of-the-box that they had created in California and struck out on a new life. She moved alone to Las Vegas in 2009 and the city proved itself to be the shelter, the change-agent she needed. Her new life includes joining organizations that gives us a look into black women's modern social and civic work in the West that can be compared to the traditional clubwomen of other eras especially in the East. Connor moved to Las Vegas following many family members who determined that harsh winters could be avoided. In 2005, her husband suffered an injurious fall on slippery snow encouraging their move. Though they missed a few elements of the old life, they never regretted the decision. Nadine worked for a few years with the Clark County Election Department but resigned early in 2017 after earning a transfer to the training department. The work was too physically demanding because voting equipment had to be taken to locations throughout the county to train volunteers and sometimes work days stretched to 16 hours. Now she is full-time Charms, Inc. As the founder of the Las Vegas chapter of Charms, Inc, Nadine Connor brought together a group of women to concentrate on the family and bettering the community. They engage in activities to feed the hungry, assist homeless youth, provide personal items for Shade Tree and Safe Nest, engage in a Unity Walk, and provide funding for education beyond high school. First, the 1952 group of Pittsburgh women with young families named themselves the "Midnighters" because of work and family responsibilities they couldn't have their monthly social gatherings until late in the evenings. The name changed to the Squaws and in 1997 to Charms, Incorporated. Husbands are Charmers and children are Gems. This non-profit social, civic, and cultural organization of women is dedicated to high cultural standards and humanitarian service that will improve the quality of life for all. Subjects: Charms, Inc., Ruby Garland, the Girlfriends, 100 Black Women, Beta Phi Sigma, Guilty Pleasures, Unity Walk, National Conclave, Lady S | no | 0 |
| Conover, Barbara | OH-00412 | 11/28/2003 | Blue Diamond | yes | 2 | |
| Conover, Barbara | OH-00413 | November 28, 2003 | 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 | 4 |
| Conover, Willis | 08/06/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 2 | |
| Constancio, Teresita | OH-00262 | 9/4/2012 | Boyer Early LV OPH - Library | Tessie came to work in public services at UNLV Library as a young woman from the Phillipines and worked in the libraries for 25 years under a long list of library directors. | yes | 0 |
| Constancio, Teresita | OH-00262 | 7/4/2012 | BELVOHP | Early life in the Philippines, coming to Las Vegas, hiring process at UNLV Libraries, early members of library staff, and changes over time | yes | 0 |
| Conti, Charlotte | OH-00415 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas in 1955, Atomic Testing, Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch), Downtown and Showboat area, Lake Tahoe, Helldorado, Mormon Church and Las Vegas history - Mormons Religion. | yes | 1 |
| Contino, Dick | 03/19/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Contino, Dick | 11/05/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Convey, Bert | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Conway, Debbie | OH-00263 | 03/13/13 | AfAm Collaborative - LV Black Experience | F850.N4 C65 2012 | yes | 0 |
| Cook, Phillip L. | OH-00418 | 03/03/1977 | Family history, Las Vegas in the early 1940 's, hotels and gambling, the "Red Light Districts", prostitution, recreation in Las Vegas, television and radio in Las Vegas, early prices in Las Vegas, state and local politics, Ranch Life, the Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch), Education UNLV - Discrimination and culture, Convention Center and the Tourist Trade, energy crisis, local and state government and the Mafia, drugs and drinking in Las Vegas. | yes | 1 | |
| Cooke, Augusta Jane Carter | OH-00266 | Unknown | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Cooke, Mary B. | OH-00420 | 03/18/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Radar - Site job, Nellis Air Force Base, growth and development of Las Vegas, change in people of Las Vegas, family background, housing, hospitals and health centers. 1978 "current" issues: Equal Rights Amendment, Prostitution, Homosexually. Job market and welfare, prejudices, youth of Las Vegas. | yes | 1 |
| Coombs, Joel | OH-00267 | 2/22/2014 | AfAm | Reared in Las Vegas with white father and black mother; schoolmates thought he had a maid. Riots at Valley High School, known as school where the rich kids attended; though affluent neighborhood, drugs damaged the neighborhood and were easily available at Valley HS and at Bishop Gorman. | yes | 0 |
| Cooper, Alice | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Cooper, Eldon G. | OH-00422 | 03/03/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | General Las Vegas and Nevada history. | yes | 1 |
| Cooper, Larry B. | OH-03404 | 2018 March 05 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Larry Cooper graduated from Las Vegas High School with honors and matriculated at Arkansas AM&N College (Agricultural Mechanical & Normal) in 1965. After teaching high school Mathematics in Kansas City for several years, he decided to returned to Las Vegas but was waylaid by an offer to join Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. It was an offer he did not refuse. After a series of promotions over 33 years, in 2000, he reached the position of Vice President of Emerging Markets. The Cooper family was a family that prayed together. Even today, they assemble for prayer at the family home. Nine of the ten children earned degrees beyond high school diplomas. Growing up on the Westside, his community mentor was Jimmy Gay who he talks about as a person who found jobs for many people in the African American community. He shares vivid memories of Westside businesses - The Brown Derby, Jackson Barber Shop, The Cotton Club, Larry's Sight and Sound, The Cove, and Hamburger Heaven. His father worked in the construction industry and built both houses that the family occupied. The second one is still occupied by a sister. His father went on to work at the Nevada Test Site and retired from the City of Las Vegas. After retirement, Larry returned to Las Vegas where he owns a car dealership. Subjects: Las Vegas High School, Jimmy Gay, Arkansas AM&N, Nevada Test Site, The Brown Derby, Jackson Barber Shop, The Cotton Club, Larry's Sight and Sound, The Cove, Hamburger Heaven | no | 0 |
| Cooper, Pat | 11/01/1991 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Daniels, Jinetta | OH-02209 | 11/30/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Rani Dunn) | Culinary Union member, Worked at Dunes Hotel as a maid. Member of victory Baptist Church, property owner. | no | 0 |
| Daniels, Raul | OH-03686 | 2019 July 13 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 D36 2019 Born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1979, parents immigrated to US when he was pre-school age. By 1989, they had moved to Las Vegas where father got a construction job. Today, Raul is Vice President of Catering with the Station Casinos/Hotels. Married to Ace Daniels. Subjects: Hotel industry, Mexican roots, Las Vegas High School, LGBTQ | yes | 0 |
| Danzinger, Edwina E. | OH-00330 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Plane Crash UNLV, Bishop Creek deer Hunting, working at University of Las Vegas, Mercury Nuclear Test site (Atomic testing), Baker Creek, Snake Creek, Weaver Creek, Mount Wheeler, Buckley Amendment | yes | 1 |
| Dark, Johnny | 03/31/1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Dark, Johnny | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Darnell, Marshall | OH-00341 | 11/ 7/2001 | The Public School Principalship | CCSD principalship | yes | 0 |
| Darren, Bobby | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Darren, James | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 4 | ||
| Darro, Joe | 01/10/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Darro, Joe | 10/09/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 | |
| Daseler, Helen | OH-00343 | 10/19/2007 | Boyer Early Las vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D37 2007 Helen and her husband Jack are both certified teachers, and they founded the Las Vegas Day School. Helen taught in the school and her husband assumed the administrative and management duties. They also played a role in school integration in Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Daseler, Helen | OH-00343 | 10/9/2007 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | The Daseler family founded one of the early private schools in Las Vegas - The Las Vegas Day School. Contains copy of photos and early documents. | no | 2 |
| Datke, Albert | OH-00346 | 10/02/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | First IRS Agent in Southern Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Davis, Billy | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Davis, Bonnie | OH-00357 | 02/25/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Davis, Chester | OH-00482 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Davis, Chris; Davis, Debbie; Smith, Mynda | OH-03442 | 2018 May 24 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Neysa Davis Tonks was murdered at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival on October 1, 2017. Her parents, Debbie and Chris Davis and sister Mynda Smith, are forming a Foundation, Fifty-Eight Loved and Never Forgotten, to help educate the children of all 58 families. Neysa, a single mother, leaves behind three sons, 24, 18, and 15 years of age. Debbie and Chris have moved into her home to assure love, support, stability, and constancy in their grandsons' lives. On the Sunday evening of the tragic event, Neysa's friend covered her body with his own even after knowing the shot to her head had been fatal. He was wounded with shrapnel completely down one side of his body. Mynda was awakened by a phone call from Greysen, Neysa's youngest son and the family began to gather. The next morning, Debbie and Chris flew in from their vacation and the family began the search for Neysa's body. Twenty-four hours after the shooting had begun, she was located at the coroner's office listed as a Jane Doe. She was beautiful. Technologent, the company where Neysa worked, arranged the Red Rock memorial for the family. The family learned for the first time how important Neysa's role in the company had been. They were in awe, admired her even more, and now understood her naps during family gatherings. Debbie, Chris, and Mynda believe that "darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Neysa's light will shine forever." Subjects: Acts of Kindness, Neysa Davis Tonks, crosses, 58 Loved and Never Forgotten Foundation, Fabulous Freddy's | no | 0 |
| Davis, Gerald; Davis, Dianna | OH-03764 | 2021-05-10 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Gerald Davis was falsely arrested on a Sunday afternoon in October 1969, taken to jail, and spent the night there even though one police officer tried to correct the disrespectful behavior of his partner. This action led to a 3-day riot in the Black Westside community of Las Vegas. Davis was born in Las Vegas in a home at 1223 North H Street and remembers businesses like the Cove, the Louisiana Club, Hamburger Heaven, Town Tavern, and the Brown Derby, his favorite night spot even when he was too young to enter the establishment. HIs work included Republic Service and the Clark County School District (CCDS). Dianna Davis also worked at CCSD after a short stint as a maid where she was accosted by a hotel visitor and worked in fear afterwards. But CCSD was better. She became a baker at the location that supplied food for all the schools in the county. Her fond memory is her favorite teacher, Mrs. Moten, who instilled a pride in blackness in her African American students. [Mrs. Moten is the mother of Fred Moten, the critical thinker of our times who is Professor of Performance Studies at NY University.] Subjects: 1969 riot; Jackson Av; Officer Arrington; Westside School; Charles Wyatt; Moten 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 |
| Davis, Henry Clay | OH-00360 | 03/15/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Railroads, Casinos Union Membership, Helldorado, Davis Dam, Lake Mead, Mining Towns, Roads and Highways, Hunting. | yes | 1 |
| Davis, Kenny | 04/09/2004 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Davis, Mac | 03/13/1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Davis, Marva Bunker | OH-00363 | 04/16/1985 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Davis, Sammy | OH-02593 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Davis, Wes | OH-02545 | 2008 July 13 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 3 |
| Dawson, Marshall Mack | OH-00366 | 11/01/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history up to 1960 | yes | 1 |
| Day, Jack | OH-02443 | 8/19/2015 | BELVOHP | Involvement with Manpower, beginning of Vo-Tech High School, disturbances at high schools in the 1960s, entering CCSD administration, coaching sports, and social interactions among high school kids. | no | 0 |
| Daybell, Kenneth M. | OH-00367 | April 5, 2010 | 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 |
| Daybell, Randy | OH-00369 | 04/01/2010 | 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 |
| Dazzio, Russell | OH-00371 | 11/04/2013 | West Charleston Ward 1 | Interview conducted in Hotel College classes regarding attending school at UNLV, working at the Stardust, position at ITT Sheraton. Second session will concentrate of life in Ward 1. Sent to transcriber 11/7/2013. | yes | 0 |
| de Becker, Hal | OH-00373 | 06/23/2003 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D43 2007 Hal de Becker was part of a theatrical family and acted as a child in Hollywood. He trained as a ballet dancer and danced in shows in Europe, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas. He also wrote about dance, produced shows, and owns a detective agency and a dance studio | yes | 0 |
| de Haven, Rene | OH-00375 | 08/02/2003 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D45 2007 René De Haven was a dancer in shows in Las Vegas starting in 1959 and in Los Angeles and also was in some movies. He has also been a choreographer | yes | 0 |
| De Leon, Fermin | OH-00379 | 03/15/1981 | Filipinos' in Las Vegas | Filipinos' in Las Vegas, Personal History, History of Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| De Long, Angie | OH-00118 | 12/01/2003 | Las Vegas History | Las Vegas History | no | 2 |
| Deacon, James | OH-00388 | 08/24/2006 | UNLV | LD3745.D398 2007 UNLV Professor | yes | 2 |
| Deacon, James | OH-00918 | 2008 September 04 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Deacon, Mary Dale | OH-00389 | 06/21/2006 | UNLV | LD3745 .D42 2007 | yes | 1 |
| Deaner, Charles W. | OH-00391 | 4/4/2011 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History | CT247 .D42 2007 Charles Deaner came to Las Vegas to practice law in the 1950s. He has also taught law. | no | 0 |
| Deaner, Nancy | OH-03445 | 2018 June 05, 2018 June 11 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Nancy Deaner is a Nevadan who grew up in both Reno and Las Vegas. She enjoyed a childhood packed with fun activities and good friends. She loved the smells after a rain shower, Big Rock Candy, and the elegance of the Sands where her father worked as a 21 dealer. As a teenager, she worked in advertising for businesses like Von Tobel's Hardware store, Ronzoni's, Montgomery Wards, and the Boulevard Mall. After her daughter was born, Nancy entered the gaming industry as a cocktail waitress and worked at the Mint for four years while sometimes adding hours at Circus Circus Hotel Casino. After living in Hawaii and Reno, she returned to the city, remarried, assisted in making Shade Tree a respected household name, and entered college at UNLV earning a bachelor's degree and in 1991 her MFA. Before graduation though, she was offered 'the' job with the City of Las Vegas that piggy-backed on the gallery work she had relished and successfully executed at UNLV. She soon became the Cultural Affairs Director for the City. Her contributions to our city are numerous. As the Cultural Affairs Director, she began the intricate ground-floor work on both the Neon Museum and the MOB Museum. Then came the Arts District. Nancy Deaner's work made a profound contribution to Las Vegas and her memories are exceptional. Subjects: Nevada Institute of the Arts, Shade Tree, MOB Museum, NEON Museum, La Concha Motel Lobby, Culinary Union, Carol Goldstein, Robert Chattel, Berry, Arts Council, Arts District, College of Southern Nevada | no | 0 |
| Dearing, Jo Ann | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| DeArkland, Deanna | OH-03662 | 2020 June 05 | The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic | Moved to Las Vegas from Southern California in 2005 and became an elementary school teach for 13 years, mostly with charter schools. Active in her synagogue, school Covid-19 planning committee, when not busy raising her two school age daughters. Married to Ryan DeArkland. Subjects: Education, homeschooling, remote instruction, second grade, stress, routines | no | 0 |
| Deaton, Gloria | OH-00393 | 03/01/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, Gaming and Tourism Industry, Women in the Gaming Industry, job as a "Lady Pit Boss" Pony Express, Gold Strike Inn | no | 1 |
| Deaver, Jim | OH-00394 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| DeBecker, Hal | OH-00373 | 06/23/2003 | Dancer | yes | 2 | |
| Decaro, Marian Beltran | OH-00402 | 02/27/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Southern Nevada History, Las Vegas history Mexican Restaurants, "Mexican Kitchen" "El Tampico", Sal Sagev, Clark Gable, Bugsy Siegel, Downtown Las Vegas, Nellis Air Force Base, Blacks in Las Vegas, El Dorado Days, Atomic Bomb - WWII | yes | 1 |
| DeCastro, Cheri | 02/28/2005 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| DeCastro, Cheri | 02/29/2005 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Decker, Retta | OH-00403 | 11/01/1985 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal History, Historical Perspectives in Nursing, working as a Nurse | no | 1 |
| Deering, Tommy | 09/10/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 | |
| Degarmo, Chuck and Chen, Po-Sun | OH-02938 | 2017 January 13 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 D43 2016 Discusses southern California childhood, early interest in landscaping, and Bachelor of Science degree in Ornamental Horticulture at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with concentration in Landscape Construction. Gives personal work history in landscape construction, maintenance, and development and its intersection with ValleyCrest Landscape Development (now BrightView), and how this history landscaped the largest hotel properties on the Las Vegas Strip, the Strip median, Summerlin Parkway, Station Casinos, and other Las Vegas Valley locations. | yes | 0 |
| Deiro, Count Guido R. | OH-00405 | 2001 January 30, 2017 November 20 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | F849.L35 D45 2018 | yes | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Dobro, Marko | OH-00470 | 08/08/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | WWI (First World War), Goldfield, Tonopah, Personal history. Interviewed by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick. | yes | 2 |
| Dokter, Betty | OH-00471 | 02/27/1977 | Las Vegas in the 1930's | Early Las Vegas history 1930 's, Church (religion), Gambling, early Clubs, construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Saint Thomas, Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR), Native American Indians, Adult Entertainment, Mount Charleston. | yes | 1 |
| Domineck, Kathryn | OH-00472 | 02/29/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic testing, Politics, Pony Express, James Smith Abbott - Pony Express Rider, Bunkerville, Economic "Slump" in Las Vegas, Real estate Market in Las Vegas, Political Climate in Las Vegas (Politics), Changes in Population | yes | 1 |
| Dominguez, Andres | OH-03556 | 2019 February 11 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Andres Dominguez was born and raised in Las Vegas. His early childhood memories include visiting his grandfather's barbershop in El Cortez Hotel and Casino. Dominguez recalls his first job being a floor sweeper for his father's shop. As he got older, Dominguez decided to leave behind college and follow his grandfather's footsteps. After investing years in the profession, Dominguez was able to secure his grandfather's original location and reopen the chop his grandfather worked decades earlier. Subjects: El Cortez, Barbershop, Eastside Las Vegas | no | 0 |
| Donaldson, Ellen | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Dondero, Harvey N. | OH-00473 | 03/02/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | *Hand Written Interview - Transcript* 03/02/1973: World War Two (WWII), Economic Changes in Nevada, BMI (Basic Magnesium), Chinese People in Northern Nevada, Piaute Native American Indian... Tape 02/26/1981: Las Vegas (1950 - 1980), Growth, Howard Hughes, Education, Gaming, Vietnam War, Henderson during WWII (World War Two), Sierra Nevada Ranch, public transportation, "Block 16" (Prostitution)... Tape 08/09/1984: Growth of the School System in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Dondero, Harvey N. | OH-00474 | 1981/02/26 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Las Vegas (1950 - 1980), Growth, Howard Hughes, Education, Gaming, Vietnam War, Henderson during WWII (World War Two), Sierra Nevada Ranch, public transportation, "Block 16" (Prostitution). Interviewer: Iskandar Batlouni. | yes | 1 |
| Dondero, Harvey N. | OH-00475 | 1984/08/09 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Growth of the School System in Las Vegas. Interviewer: Elizabeth Nelson Patrick. | yes | 1 |
| Dondero, Thalia | OH-00476 | 03/13/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family History and life in Henderson and Las Vegas, P.T.A., Fantasy Park, Girl Scouts, State Park Commission, Petrogliphs at Valley of Fire, start in Politics, work as County Commissioner…Interviewer: Mary Germain Tape 03/18/1978: Life of a Woman County Commissioner, Nevada State Park Commission, Crippled Childrens Society, Mental Health Group, Service League, County Commission, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association), "The Strip" - Liscensing Corporations for Gaming etc., Downtown area, Lobbying, Legislature of Nevada, Buildings around the town, United Way, Water District, Sanitation District, Airport Authority, Gaming Board, Lake Mead water clean up. | yes | 1 |
| Dondero, Thalia | OH-00478 | 3/6/2014 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D65 2012 Thalia's early life and move to Las Vegas to work at BMI. Stayed at a boarding house near the El Cortez, began to meet early movers and shakers. She was first woman to serve on Clark County Board of Commissioners. Served on board of Girl Scouts of American and Nevada Board of Regents. | yes | 0 |
| Dondero, Thalia | OH-00477 | 1978/03/18 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Life of a Woman County Commissioner, Nevada State Park Commission, Crippled Childrens Society, Mental Health Group, Service League, County Commission, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association), "The Strip" - Liscensing Corporations for Gaming etc., Downtown area, Lobbying, Legislature of Nevada, Buildings around the town, United Way, Water District, Sanitation District, Airport Authority, Gaming Board, Lake Mead water clean up. Interviewer: Susan Scott | yes | 1 |
| Dondero, Thalia | OH-03232 | 2008 March 10, 2008 August 22 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Donegan, D. | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Donerly, Ralph | OH-00479 | 06/30/2006 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 3 | |
| Donerly, Ralph | 06/02/2004 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 | |
| Donnerly, Ralph E. | OH-00479 | June 30, 2006 | 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 |
| Donoho, Ron | OH-00480 | 02/28/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Sheriff, First woman Deputy United States Marshall, the Earp Family, Don Baray, Showdowns in the Street, terms of being a Sheriff, Law Officers in Searchlight, Information on Keats, Glenn Jones, Sheriff Leopold, Ralph Lamb, Bill Thomas, Peace Officers killed, Union Pacific Railroad Police, Chalice Dales - First United States Deputy Marshall. | yes | 1 |
| Donovan, Lisa | 12/09/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Doolittle, Alice M. | OH-00481 | 03/21/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Work as Dental Assistant for Doctor Parks, living at "Old Ranch" (Stewart Ranch), Helen Stewart, Harley Harmon, Vontobel, Keats | yes | 1 |
| Doty, Irene | OH-00483 | 03/20/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Goodsprings (employment, populace, living conditions), Las Vegas history, Fremont Street, North Las Vegas and Nellis Gunnery School, The Silver Cafe, Pop 's Oasis, White Spot, Mines and Rock Quarries (Mining), Searchlight, farming in Sandy Valley, WWII (World War Two), Wartime in Las Vegas, grocery stores, building roads and buildings, clothing and apparel, blacks in Las Vegas, Rose garden on Stewart Ranch, El Rancho and Last Frontier, Japanese family raising vegetables, roads in Boulder City, Pop Simon, Theaters and Entertainment, Medical Facilities, Churches (religion), Railroads, "Judge McNamee" and Judge Henderson, Molly Kay, "Big" John Eubanks, Barbecued Burro, housing construction in Las Vegas, gaming, Red Light District (prostitution) | yes | 1 |
| Douglas, Mark | OH-00484 | 05/16/1999 | Oral History Project-Dennis McBride | yes | 3 | |
| Douglas, Mike | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Down, James Jr. | OH-00485 | 04/07/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History, work at Las Vegas Review Journal 1938 - 1941, work as Justice of the Peace 1951 - 1953 | no | 1 |
| Down, Lucille | OH-00486 | 02/21/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history 1930 's, Las Vegas history 1919 - 1972, Las Vegas High School (graduated 1929), 3-8 Las Vegas Grammar School, Southern Nevada Telephone Company 1929 - 1931, Childhood recreational activities, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), environment, rapid growth and social changes. | yes | 1 |
| Downey, Dwight (D.A.) | OH-02571 | 2/5/2016 | AfAm | Growing up in Tulsa, Okla - The Black Wall Street. Moving to Las Vegas, work at the early Von Tobel hardware store, connection and work with various stars including Bill Cosby, Sammy Davis, and Liberace. Work in food service at UNLV leading him back to his roots. | no | 0 |
| Downing, Nel | OH-00487 | Unknown | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Henderson, gambling | yes | 2 |
| Drake, Allan | 10/08/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Drake, Ron | OH-02325 | 2013 January 31 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Drake joined the Clark County Fire Department in 1966 and then again in 1971 after returning from military service. During the 1970s he helped establish the rescue test for the department. He retired in 1996. | no | 0 |
| Drake, Ron | OH-02325 | 2013 January 31 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Drake joined the Clark County Fire Department in 1966 and then again in 1971 after returning from military service. During the 1970s he helped establish the rescue test for the department. He retired in 1996. | no | 0 |
| Drakulich, Michael (Mike) | OH-00488 | 10/02/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | 1955 - 1972, Rancho High School basketball coach... | yes | 1 |
| Drakulich, Michael (Mike) | OH-00489 | 1979/05/08 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Athletics UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), personal background and family history, changes at UNLV, Land Bank, history of coaches, Basketball Coach, Baseball Coach, Athletic Director, Academic Changes, Athletic programs, casinos built, presidents visits, memorable stories of UNLV campus, first Basketball game. Interviewer: Jane Finfrock | yes | 1 |
| Dreesden, Tom | 01/11/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Dreitzer, Howard | OH-02732 | 2015 June 04 | Table Games Management Oral History Project | Nevada Club, California Club, Mint, Flamingo, Frontier, Sands AC, Golden Nugget AC, Golden Nugget LV, Trump Plaza, Showboat AC, Harrah’s New Orleans, Conrad Jupiters, Seminole Gaming | yes | 0 |
| Drew, Barbara Jean | OH-03780 | 2021-05-17 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Barbara Drew is the dean of the Academy for Ministers, teaches Bible study, and performs other spiritual work at New Jerusalem Worship Center. Drew migrated to Las Vegas from Fortune Fork, Louisiana, just two miles outside the city limits of Tallulah. She traveled by car where passengers slept, ate, and talked about their new lives-to-be. She lived with an aunt on D and Monroe in a shack with a butane stove and no indoor toilet. Her first job was at American Linen. This interview covers life in the Black community beginning when Drew arrived in 1961. She spoke about the importance of businesses like the Brown Derby, Hamburger Heaven, and the Town Tavern that hosted jazz on Sunday afternoons with a dance floor that she enjoyed. The job that taught her about life was running a Dry Cleaners owned by Phil Shapiro who taught her everything about business operations, purchasing property for her family, bookkeeping, and the importance of having a bank account. She spoke of a neighborhood where neighbors helped neighbors and opportunities that flourished throughout the Black community. Subjects: Jackson Av; Town Tavern; New Jerusalem Worship Center; Kasper Park; Berkley Square; Phil Shapiro 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 |
| Driscoll, Joan | OH-03573 | 1997 April 10 and 17 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | No use agreement on file for this interview. | no | 0 |
| Drohobyczar, Martha | OH-00490 | 03/24/2009 | Heart to Heart : A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.D76.A3 2009 Martha Drohobyczar was a nurse midwife and a nursing professor at UNLV | yes | 0 |
| Duarte, Jay | OH-02980 | 2017 January 27 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | Install manager, Station casinos, Green Valley Ranch, Konami Gaming, Red Rock, Santa Fe Station, Boulder Station, Thunder Valley (California). | yes | 0 |
| Dubac, Bob | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| DuBarton, Hazel F. | OH-00491 | 11/13/1979 | Nuclear Testing Las Vegas | Las Vegas History Local Politics, Atomic testing, Helldorado | yes | 1 |
| Dudley, Roger H. | OH-00492 | 03/07/1981 | Growing up in Las Vegas | Recollections: Growing Up in Las Vegas, WWII (World War Two), Atomic testing, Mesquite Club, Rodeos, Howard Hughes, changes in Las Vegas, development of Paradise Valley, Korean War, "The Strip", changes in gambling - expansion of games and new games | yes | 1 |
| Duke, Forrest | OH-00493 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Burning of El Rancho Vegas, early acts in Las Vegas, first topless show in Vegas, building of Flamingo Hotel, early Fremont Street, entertainment Act's salaries, Howard Hughes, Union problems with hotels, Elvis Presley, Land Values, Nat King Cole, Mobs - Mafia, Grace Hayes / Hoot Gibson, environmental changes, Atomic Testing in Southern Nevada | no | 1 |
| Dula, Gladys Inez Keate | OH-00494 | 02/21/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape ' Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Dunbar, James, Figgins, Benny, and George, Pete | OH-02748 | 2016 July 19 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Interviewed by David Schwartz. Group interview conducted with three longtime employees (James Dunbar, Benny Figgins, and Pete George) of Caesars Palace. | no | 0 |
| Dunbar, Leo | OH-00495 | 02/24/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske-Dennis McBride | Construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam)... | yes | 1 |
| Dunbar, Leo | OH-00496 | 1975/05/05 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Growth of Boulder city, Early Days of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam)construction and Boulder City... WWI (World War One). Interviewer: Jay Brewer | no | 1 |
| Dunbar, Leo | OH-00497 | 1985/05/24 | Ralph Roske Interviews | no | 1 | |
| Dunbar, Leo | OH-00498 | 1986/06/16 | Boulder City Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride. | no | 2 |
| Duncan, Katherine | OH-00499 | 11/30/02004 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D85 2007 Katherine Duncan moved to Las Vegas in 1977, she worked with the Nevada Motion Picture Services, she owned a travel agency, and she worked at the Riviera as a paymaster. Sarann Preddy and Sam Armstrong teamed up with her to create an African American cultural/history tour of Las Vegas. | yes | 2 |
| Duncan, Margaret | OH-00500 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History, Blacks in Las Vegas, "The Strip", Flamingo and Sahara Hotels, Fremont Street, the First Black entertainers on the Strip, Sammy Davis, the opening of the Sands Hotel, Racial experiences in the 1960 's, Gold and Silver Mines, Building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Howard Hughes, Atomic Testing, Gambling, Discrimination in the hotels | no | 1 |
| Duncan, Ruby | OH-00501 | 02/13/2007 | History of the 1970's | F850.N4 D82 2012 Ruby was the leader of the Las Vegas Welfare Rights Movement; this interviews tells of her early life, work in Las Vegas, disability because of an accident in the kitchen of a Strip property, and protest to the meager way Nevada cared for the poor family. Instituted the first library on the Westside, lobbied the legislature, and traveled the world on behalf of women's rights. | yes | 4 |
| Duncan, Sandy | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Duncombe, Beth | OH-00502 | 2005 October 24 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Dunlap, Renila | OH-00503 | 03/09/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal and family history, occupational history in Las Vegas, Church Membership (religion), Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch), Education | no | 1 |
| Dunn, Leslie & Joan | OH-02717 | 2016 June 20, 2017 May 30 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 D85 2014 Arrived in Las Vegas in 1964, a young married couple. Les was in Navy and was assigned to work for US Public Health Services at the Test Site; a 20 year career there. Joan set aside her career to begin a family; later a business partner with her husband. Upon retirement from the military, Les launched into a building and development business; responsible for such projects as the Galleria Mall in Henderson. | yes | 0 |
| Dunton, Larry | OH-02326 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of McGill, Nevada, Dunton began managing a group of physicians in 1962. In 1973, Dunton began EMT classes, and by 1982 had begun teaching the classes. He performed ambulance duties until 1993. | no | 0 |
| Dupalo, Dean M. | OH-00504 | 10/24/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D86 2007 Martin Dean Dupalo lived in Las Vegas starting in the 70s. He attended UNLV, served as an intelligence officer in the Air Force, and now teaches at UNLV | yes | 2 |
| Dvorak, Jacque | OH-03151 | 2017-03-09 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 D86 2014 As a young teen she moved to Las Vegas in 1957 and has lived her most of the past decades. Recalls being a member of Jewish youth organizations at Temple Beth Sholom; early episode of antisemitism; opening of MGM; raising Jewish children in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Dwyer, Kay | OH-00505 | 08/16/2000 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .D88 2007 Kay Dwyer moved to Henderson in 1942 when her father got a job with Basic Magnesium, Incorporated. She went to UNLV when it was Nevada Southern University, and she was a high school teacher in Las Vegas | yes | 2 |
| Earl, H. Wayne | OH-00506 | 03/14/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history, 1940 through the end of WWII (World War Two), North Las Vegas Politics, Chamber of Commerce, Lake Mead road, Mormon Church (religion) - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Old Fort/ Stewart Ranch, White Spot Rest, Fremont Street, Prostitution and Block 16, Scott and Martin Hardy, Las Vegas Hospital, Hoover (Boulder) Dam, High School Entertainment - "Thrill Hill", George Crockett - founder of Alamo Airlines and other airlines, Charleston Blvd, San Francisco Avenue, Horace Tucker - North Las Vegas Mayor, Jaycees, North Las Vegas Police Department, Junior Chamber of Commerce, growth of town - old Nudist Camp | yes | 1 |
| Earl, Marion | OH-00507 | 04/14/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Earl, Marion B. | OH-00508 | 03/13/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Justice of the Peace, appointed member of Selective Service Board in Clark County, appointed member of State Appeal Board in Clark County, Gambling, Mining Industry in Southern Nevada - Searchlight and Lincoln County, power of Unions in Southern Nevada, Crime in Clark County, Mormon Church (religion), Edward Bunker Senior, Utah Militia, State Government and Las Vegas (taxes and money interests), early railroad in Las Vegas, Boulder (Hoover) Dam | yes | 1 |
| Earl, Sam S. | OH-00509 | 03/09/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | First Helldorado Days, Las Vegas history, work on Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Gambling and Casinos, Crime, Telephone company, "The Strip", Airport, Fire Department, Railroad and Streets, Truck driving and weather conditions, living conditions | yes | 2 |
| Early, Charles Alvin (Todd) Jr. | OH-00510 | 03/25/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, School Systems and Education, Native American Indians, Agriculture, Politics and the Roosevelt election, The Depression in Nevada - the Plants that brought Nevada out of the Depression, 1951 - 1953, Mapps Hotel, Central Credit, organized crime in gambling (Northern Nevada Lincoln Fitzgerald), "Herold "Pappy" Smith", Reno, Lake Tahoe - South Tahoe Country Club, expansion of Reno and Las Vegas - rivalry between North and South, Tourism, Divorce Capitol, Transportation to Las Vegas - trains and airplanes, Gambling During Wartime, Boulder City, Europeans in Nevada, Chinese in Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Early, Helen R. | OH-00511 | 02/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal History of Las Vegas, Fremont Street, Landmarks, Federal Building and Downtown Schools, High Schools, Howard Cannon and Cultural Activities, Service Leagues, Old Shops in Fremont and Four Queen, Main Post Office, Old University (Southern Nevada University), Maude Frazier, Union Pacific Railroad, Boulder Highway, Red Panther Club, Green Shark Restaurant, Sahara and Bingo Club, Last Frontier, Howard Hughes, El Rancho Vegas, McCarran Airport, Old Stewart Ranch, Indian reservation and Southern Nevada Paiutes (Native American Indians), Bugsy Siegel and Flamingo, Churches and religion - 1st Baptist Church and Southern Methodist Church and 1st Christian Church, Billy Graham Crusade, Helldorado Parades | yes | 1 |
| Earnest, Lester D. | OH-03237 | 2017 August 08 | Competitive Video Gaming Oral History Project | Interviewed by David Schwartz. Artificial intelligence and the computing environment at Stanford University in the 1960s. | no | 0 |
| Eaton, Bruce | OH-00513 | 04/24/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | 04/24/1975: Growth of Boulder City... | yes | 2 |
| Eaton, Bruce | OH-00512 | 1985/03/06 | no | 1 | ||
| Eaton, Bruce & Mary | OH-00514 | 1977 | Living in Boulder City | Early Boulder City history, Hoover (Boulder Dam) Construction. | yes | 2 |
| Eaton, Mary | OH-00515 | 11/15/1986 | Dennis McBride Interview | yes | 1 | |
| Ebarb, Jaunice Rankin | OH-00516 | April 25, 2007 | 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 |
| Eckert, Donald (Don) L. | OH-00517 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Moapa Valley History, Gaming, recreation, schools, size of Las Vegas, Railroad. | yes | 1 |
| Eckstine, Billy | 08/07/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Edmond, John | OH-00518 | 2/19/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | The Edmond family is from Tallulah; early migration maybe before BMI. Edmond worked as a young boy at the local bowling alley, attended college in Seattle, Washington. Edmond returned to LV and became the first black baccarat dealer at the Stardust working for Rosenthal. Later owned the largest shopping center in the city. | yes | 0 |
| Edmond, Shirley R. | OH-00519 | 06/24/2010 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .E35 2007 Shirley Edmond talks about growing up in the Westside neighborhood of Las Vegas. She was the first African American woman in southern Nevada promoted in mail processing in the post office as a supervisor | yes | 0 |
| Edmond, Shirley; Edmond, Mackie; Taylor, Althia Loreece; McCollum, Larry C. | OH-03757 | 2021-03-30 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Shirley Edmond and Althia Taylor grew up on Jackson Avenue where their parents owned Johnson's Malt Shop. Both women worked in the postal service until their retirements; Shirley worked for 36 years and Althia for 32 years. Shirley went into management but Althia loved mail delivery even after 14 dog bites. Mackie Edmond worked for the Stardust and interacted with MOB figures like Frank Rosenthal. He explains why people thought that era was better than corporate ownership. Larry McCollum, Althia's son, worked for CCSD and Parks & Recreation mentoring children, as he coached sports across the valley, regarding college and many other topics. All narrators joined in a lively discussion about the locations of Westside businesses - Irene's Drive-In (1500 E St), Hughes Grocery, the nicest club - the El Morocco (Jackson & E), Sleepy's Shoe Shine Parlor (507 Jackson), the Mexican Store, Ranch Market (Van Buren & F), Earl Cage Beauty Shop (Jackson between E & F), Black Orchid, and Survivor's Fish Market at D and Jackson. They also named Westside churches in the 1950s and 1960s. The conversation ends with a discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on the family. Subjects: Post Office; Stardust; Parks & Recreation; CCSD; COVID-19; Westside businesses 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 |
| Edner, April | OH-02467 | 1996-06-21 | Friends of Red Rock Oral History Project | Longtime secretary to Robert Oliver; Oliver Ranch History | yes | 0 |
| Edwards, Elbert B. | OH-00521 | 06/30/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Interviewed by Roger Armstrong. Life in Panaca Nevada, Lincoln County, Native American Indians, Mormon Life, Mormon Religion, Meadow Valley, 1849 - Bennett - Arcane: Death Valley Party, George Washington Bean, William H. Dame, Edward Bunker, Dudley Leavitt, Samuel Knight, Francis Lee, George Washington Edwards, "William Henery Edwards", Jane Bale Johnson Lee, Walter E. Clark. | yes | 1 |
| Edwards, Elbert B. | OH-00520 | 1972 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Interviewed by Ronald Johns. | yes | 1 |
| Edwards, Elbert B. | OH-00522 | 1986-10-16 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Education and Early Nevada History. Interviewer Layne Covington. | yes | 2 |
| Edwards, Elbert B. | OH-00523 | 1988/01/25 | Topic: West Point, Nevada. Interviewed by William White and Martha Roberson. | no | 1 | |
| Edwards, Elbert B. | OH-00524 | 1986/11/12 | Interviewed by Dennis McBride. | no | 1 | |
| Edwards, Leslie W. | OH-00525 | 03/19/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Edwards, Marcy Theede | OH-00526 | 2004 May | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Edwards, William M. | OH-02057 | 2001 August 01 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Interviewed regarding the Principalship Project; discussed curriculum articulation, trust and care of teachers, societal influence in classroom, and teach beyond measured ability. | yes | 0 |
| Egger, Patrick | OH-03415 | 2018 March 20 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Baltimore, Maryland, native Patrick Egger arrived in Las Vegas in 1968 as an electrician with the US Air Force. Fifty years later, he draws upon more than forty years of public and private, local and national experience in planning, consulting, and appraisal. Certified General Appraiser with 35+ years experience in valuation, consulting and urban real estate studies. From 1986 to 1995, he served as Vice-President of Market Analysis and Valuation for PriMerit Federal Savings Bank (formerly Nevada Savings & Loan). Prior to entering the appraisal profession, he was a staff member of the Clark County Regional Planning Council where he worked on demographic, housing, and economic studies. Patrick is a past Program Chairman of the Southern Nevada Land Faire Real Estate conference and was an original member and 2-term Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies at UNLV. Talks of McGuire Sisters; Clark County Regional Planning Council; Dual Independent Mapping Encoding (DIME), forerunner of Geographic Information System (GIS); Nevada Savings and Loan Association; Nevada First Bank; PriMerit Bank; time-value of money; savings and loan crisis; Southwest Gas; Nevada Power; Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); Appraisal Standards Board; The Lakes; Painted Desert; Lake Las Vegas; Claudine Williams; Subjects: McGuire Sisters; Clark County Regional Planning Council; Dual Independent Mapping Encoding (DIME), forerunner of Geographic Information System (GIS); Nevada Savings and Loan Association; Nevada First Bank; PriMerit Bank; time-value of money; savings and loan crisis; Southwest Gas; Nevada Power; Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); Appraisal Standards Board; The Lakes; Painted Desert; Lake Las Vegas; | no | 0 |
| Eglash, Jach | 8/2/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Eglash, Jack | 02/02/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Eglington, Earle Frost | OH-00527 | 10/30/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | On the tape/interview with Olive Lake Eglington | no | 1 |
| Eglington, Olive Lake | OH-00528 | 10/30/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Stewarts Old Ranch (Stewart Ranch) and Early Las Vegas History | yes | 2 |
| Eglington, Olive Lake | OH-00529 | 1984/07/01 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Stewart Ranch, Robert Lake, Wilson Ranch. | yes | 4 |
| Ehlen, Tom | OH-00530 | January 10, 2008 | ML394 .E35 2008 Professional trumpet player. He played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach, and many others. He made his home in Las Vegas and played in the bands of various casinos. Tom now plays for the Las Vegas Classic Jazz Band at the Gold Coast and in shows such as The Producers | yes | 0 | |
| Einbender, Alvin | OH-00531 | 02/08/2007 | Jay Sarno Project | yes | 0 | |
| Eisen, Steven | OH-02830 | Sept 14, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 E567 2014 Born and raised in Las Vegas; CEO of Childrens Heart Center Nevada. Talks about growth of the Center. Childhood memories of growing up in Las Vegas and of being of Jewish ancestry. Parents moved here in 1963. | yes | 0 |
| Eisenberg, Dorothy | OH-02176 | Oct 23, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Arrived in Las Vegas 1964 with husband Paul and children. Active in League of Women Voters, United Way, Clark County Schools (school named for her in 1992); and first woman president of Jewish Federation. F850.J5.E57 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Eisenberg, Dorothy | OH-02667 | 2006-11-14 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F850.J5 E57 2007 Dorothy Eisenberg is a full-time volunteer. She worked on various causes as a member of the League of Women Voters and led the fight for integration of the Clark County School District as League president in the early 1970s. Dorothy directed the Citizens Governmental Forum and served as vice-chair of the Citizens Committee on Consolidation. Governor O'Callaghan appointed her to the Local Government Employee Management Board in 1977, and she traveled across the state of Nevada arbritrating cases between state employees and local governments. In 1979 Dorothy was the first woman to be elected president of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. In 1978 she formed the Silver State PAC, a political action committee backing federal candidates who were supportive of Israel. In 1988, Governor Bryan appointed her county commissioner for the short-lived Bullfrog County. | yes | 0 |
| Eisenberg, Dorothy | OH-02897 | 2017 March 08 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 E57 2017 Talks about how growing up as a first-generation American in Philadelphia inspired strong feelings of patriotism and a desire to participate in the democratic process. Widowed at 32 with four young daughters and only a high school education, earned teaching degree at Temple University and moved to Las Vegas in 1964 with second husband. Discusses becoming involved in League of Women Voters and via LWV, the racial desegregation of the Clark County School District; the welfare mothers' strike on Caesars Palace; also talks about the Dorothy Eisenberg Elementary School near Desert Shores and the changing demography of its service area. | yes | 0 |
| Eisinger, Don | OH-00532 | 02/13/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Labor - Nevada, Teamsters | no | 1 |
| Eisinger, Marilyn | OH-00533 | 1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Elexpuru, Sylvia | OH-02498 | 1995 July 11 | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784 | yes | 0 |
| Eliot, Valerie Chapman and Pooley, Connie | OH-02435 | 2013 January 30 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Elique, Jose | OH-03548 | 2019 January 14 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 E45 2019 Jose Elique was born in Manhattan. Elique did all of his school in New York, after which he enlisted in the Navy. During his time in the Navy, Elique briefly served in Vietnam before he was injured and honorably discharged. Elique than joined the New York Port Authority where he quickly raised up the ranks becoming the 2nd highest ranked officer on the force. After retiring from the New York Port Authority Elique arrived in Las Vegas and became the Chief of Police for UNLV campus police. Subjects: New York Port Authority, Puerto Rico, National Latino Peace Officer Association | yes | 0 |
| Elizalde, Yazmin Beltran | OH-03554 | 2019 February 04 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Yazmin Beltran Elizalde was born in Mexicali, Baja California. Soon after her arrival in Nevada in 2003, Yazmin began as a Spanish contributor for a publication in Reno, and would ultimately become a writer for Spanish publications in the Valley, including El Tiempo and El Mundo. Her work for Univision would ultimately lead Beltran to Texas where she would cover events and crises including the 2018 child separation occurring at the U.S. border. Today, back in Las Vegas, Yazmin is a journalist for The Nevada Independent continuing to report in Spanish. Yazmin will continue to improve her writing in English with the goal of one day writing for a nonprofit news source like ProPublica. Subjects: Journalism and Media, Bilingual Communication, Immigration | no | 0 |
| Elliott, Bob | OH-02327 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Elliott arrived in Tonopah in 1980 when he was assigned to a nearby Air Force site. He joined the ambulance service and received EMT training from the Air Force. | no | 0 |
| Ellis, Diane | 11/04/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 | |
| Ellsworth, Charlotte | OH-00534 | 1977-03-22, 1980-12-16, 1981-12-28, 1987-08-06, undated | Local Oral History Project-Roske | 03/22/1977: Elmo Ellsworth, family background, mission, marriage, Henderson, Carl Hyde, 1942, BMI Plant (Basic Magnesium), WWII (World War Two), OPA Al Colan, War Assets Administration, War bond drives, Red Cross Drives, War surplus, Oakey Theaters, Chamber of Commerce, Convention director, sales, Riviera, Reno, Trade Shows, "Western" Clothes, illness, death, Flamingo Hotel; 12/26/80: Canada, Salt Lake City, Washington DC; 12/28/81: Gamblers, Hotel business; undated tape: San Francisco, Henderson, Las Vegas, Marriage; 8/6/1987: family memories, relatives | no | 5 |
| Ellsworth, Emma | OH-00535 | 03/04/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Life in Utah, movement to Nevada, Life in Las Vegas, Children and Grandchildren, Insurance of work. | yes | 1 |
| Emerson, Charles | OH-03317 | 2017 December 21 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Charles Emerson is the Executive Director with the American Red Cross. On 1 October, he returned to Las Vegas after 3 weeks working with the Houston Flood disaster. He turned his phone off and enjoyed a night's sleep in his own bed. The next morning, his cell phone was blinking uncontrollably. Because of superior training, his team had gone into action immediately after the firing had ceased the night before. Led by Jeff Barnes from Henderson, the response was flawless as the Red Cross coordinated operations. Years before, Barnes had coordinated operations at Ground Zero in New York. The wonderful back-stories are astounding. As soon as Emerson arrived at his desk, calls poured in from businesses across the valley wanting to know what the Red Cross needed. One response was to give blood. Other companies like Southern Wines and Spirits were asked for plants and trees to decorate the Family Assistance Center in the Las Vegas Convention Center because the empty space looked like a deserted concert venue. The company obliged and assumed all costs. Emerson does not want to forget the 22,450 concert attendees who were not killed or physically injured, those who will carry invisible scars for the rest of their lives. His solution for the future is for all of us to get to know our neighbors. How do you know when someone is acting out-of-character when we have no idea what his/her normal behavior is. Charles Emerson grew up in Clinton, Missouri, population 9,000. It was there that he learned to treat every person as he wanted to be treated. As a member of the small, local police department, he increased arrests for burglaries from the national average of 5% to 75% by training police officers to interact and get to know citizens. He still believes that this is the answer to our safety, our peace, our well-being in the busy, modern world. Subjects: Clinton, Missouri, American Red Cross, United Way, Southern Wines and Spirits, Family Assistance Center, Jeff Barnes, Department of Justice, fundraising | no | 0 |
| Emerson, David W. | OH-00536 | 12/21/2005 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project] | LD3745.E442007 Dr. Dave Emerson taught chemistry at UNLV, was the dean of the College of Science, Math, and Engineering, and worked on earning accreditation for civil, mechanical, electrical, and other areas of engineering | yes | 2 |
| Emery, Horace | OH-00537 | 03/02/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nelson, Nelson local events, corn cob pipes, boats on the Colorado River, price of silver and gold, cost of mining gold ore, Roosevelts National Recovery Plan, building the Davis Dam tunnels, Lake Mohave, Lake Mead, early Transportation, mines and mining, local mines (gold and silver), roads in 1935 | yes | 1 |
| Emery, Murl | OH-00538 | 10/18/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history, Early days of Nelson Nevada, personal history | yes | 1 |
| Emery, Murl | OH-00539 | 1976/04/02 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Personal Life history. | yes | 2 |
| Emmett, Jessie | OH-03574 | 1996 October 16 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | No use agreement. | no | 0 |
| Endlein, A.C. | OH-00540 | Unknown - 1974 or 1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape ' Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Engel, Jerry | OH-02617 | March 1, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 E62 2014 CPA who moved to Las Vegas in 1953 to partner with his brothers Phil and Morris. Of Jewish ancestry. Talks about city history, racism, being accountant for Moulin Rouge. His mother was one of the early investors. Did audits for Desert Inn. | yes | 0 |
| Engelland, Deryk; Engelland, Melissa | OH-03620 | 2019 May 23 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Las Vegas became home to the couple during the course of the courtship that began here. Deryk is a professional hockey player and emotional leader for the Vegas Golden Knights expansion team; became team spokesperson when they honored first responders, casualties and the entire community after the shooting on 1 October. Melissa and Deryk established Engelland Vegas Born Foundation to honor community heroes. Subjects: Vegas Golden Knights, Engelland Foundation, Las Vegas healing | no | 0 |
| England, Dave | OH-02328 | 2013 March 08 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | England was interviewed by Elwood Schmidt for Schmidt's book "A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada." | no | 0 |
| Engler, Art | 12/24/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| English, Donald | OH-00541 | 03/12/1997 | no | 2 | ||
| Entsminger, John | OH-03189 | 2017 May 31 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | After graduating law school and completing a fellowship in Natural Resources Law at University of Colorado School of Law in 1999, Entsminger arrived in Las Vegas to work on water rights as part of Southern Nevada Water Authority's legal team. For nearly twenty years, Entsminger, now SNWA general manager, has shepherded multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects and negotiated multi-jurisdictional regional and international agreements that protect the region's safe water supply into the future. | no | 0 |
| Enzo, Stuarti | 01/22/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Eppenger, Jerry | OH-00542 | 9/14/2011 | AfAm Collaborative - LV Black Experience | CT247 .E66 2007 Life in 1960s for progressive young blacks. Worked on Strip as a dealer. | yes | 0 |
| Epstein, Ike Lawrence | OH-03227 | 2017 August 24, 2018 February 02 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 E673 2014 Native Las Vegan, born in 1966. Currently is COO of UFC. Returned to Las Vegas after graduating from Vanderbilt Law School. Subjects: Kenny Epstein (father); legal perspectives of UFC & MMA, professional boxing; becoming bar mitzvah in Israel; Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board, Meadows School founding, Jewish influences, Las Vegas' professional sports boom | yes | 0 |
| Epstein, Kenneth | OH-02290 | 5/1/2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 E67 2014 Owner of El Cortez; mentored by Jackie Gaughn. Arrived in Las Vegas as a teenager and worked in casinos as a dealer. | yes | 0 |
| Erb, John E. | OH-00543 | 02/23/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Work in Geology and Construction in Colorado, Arizona, and Las Vegas. Navajo reservation in Arizona, Union Plaza Train Station, Mercury Test Site roads, Saddle Island Project and waterways, Union Plaza Hotel, University Building, Fremont Hotel, Downtown, underground water, water on Mount Charleston, waterline from Alaska to Gulf of Mexico, Hughes site property water problem, International Hotel - Hilton Hotel water problem, Thunderbird Hotel - Silverbird Hotel racetrack, Stardust Hotel racetrack flood, flood at Caesars Palace, Native American Indians, Mahilia Jackson, Valley of Fire, Clark County Gem society, Elks Club, Sertoma Organization, air races in 1965, Boulder Beach Pavilion, Flood Control. | yes | 1 |
| Erbe, Chris A. | OH-02058 | 2011 November 15 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 0 | |
| Erbe, Lero | OH-00544 | 2/4/2014 | Boyer Early LV OHP | Worked in the first LV Head Start program as teacher; signed up original Westside families for the program. Husband served in principal in 6th Grade Centers. Grandmother of Bo Bernhard, UNLV Professor. | no | 0 |
| Erbe, Richard | OH-00545 | 03/19/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Education in Las Vegas, Education as an occupation, changes in Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Erickson, Hal | OH-00546 | 04/01/1998 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Ertegun, Ahmet | 03/01/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Ertegun, Ahmet | 01/29/1978 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Escobedo, Eddie | OH-03566 | 2019 February 25 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 E83 2019 Eddie Escobedo was born in 1961 and two years later, he and his family immigrated to the United States. He fondly remembers his father, Edmundo Escobedo. Escobedo is currently in charge of the newspaper that his father started, El Mundo Newspaper. Subjects: El Mundo Newspaper, El Rancho Movie Theater, National Association of Hispanic Publications | yes | 0 |
| Eshelman, June | OH-00547 | 03/13/2003 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 2 | |
| Euchner, Muriel | OH-00548 | 12/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Tonopah Lost Generation, Tonopah Life as child in early 1900's | no | 4 |
| Evans, Casner | OH-00551 | 08/05/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Interviewed by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick. | no | 1 |
| Evans, Doris D. | OH-00550 | 03/12/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City and Las Vegas after 1937, Hotels, Politics, Real Estate, Atomic/ Nuclear Tests, early Transportation, Marriage, Environmental changes, social and recreational life, crime | yes | 1 |
| Evans, Dorothy M. | OH-00551 | 08/05/1981 | Nevada Humanities Committee Project Pioneer Tapes | No Tape ' Transcript Only: Dorothy Pellissier Casner Evans Life as a House Mover | yes | 0 |
| Evans, Earl A. Jr | OH-00552 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas and Nevada history, Transit system in Las Vegas, "Hobo's" in Las Vegas, L.D.S. Church (Religion), Las Vegas Dump, growth of Gaming, jobs for students, Real Estate, Railroad Express, work at Sears, Weather, Fremont, drugs in High School, youth problems, economic changes, School Board, Racial employment | yes | 1 |
| Evans, Jacqueline Dwyer | OH-00553 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas History, Indian Affairs, Politics, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, Building and Roads, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Wild Horse Round-up, Wind and Floods, cultural growth, Ruby Duncan, Hospital Care, Family Life, Landscape, Business in Nevada, Lake Mead, Mount Charleston, Environment | yes | 1 |
| Evans, Jessie (Mrs. Willis Sr) | OH-00554 | 01/18/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Native American Indian, Shoshone, Owyhee Reservation (Nevada), Saint Thomas (Nevada), Minnemucca (Nevada. 5 tapes 4 missing. | no | 5 |
| Evans, Louis F. | OH-00555 | 02/17/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal History of Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Evans, Steve | OH-00556 | 6/15/2010 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 E83 2010 Steve Evans was born in Henderson, Nevada, and lived in the Carver Park community. He owns a home in the John S. Park Neighborhood formerly owned by Flora Dungan, who founded Focus, a youth counseling program where he worked. He has also had a career in social justice and activism and now is involved in community service | yes | 0 |
| Evans, William L. | OH-00557 | 09/02/2004 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Evans, Willis | OH-00558 | 12/02/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Hand Written Transcript | yes | 2 |
| Everett, Dale Duane | OH-00559 | 03/07/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Prostitution, Drugs, Labor Problems (strikes, pickets, etc.), Cab companies, expansion in the 1960's, wildlife in Las Vegas, racial problems, Blacks in Las Vegas, Bussing, recreation. | yes | 1 |
| Fabbi, Don | OH-02329 | 2013 March 14 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of Tonopah, Nevada, Fabbi worked for the Nevada Power Company after graduating high school in 1953. In 1961, he was badly burned, and when he returned to work he became the safety director. In the late 1960s, he began teaching at Clark County Community College. | no | 0 |
| Fabbi, Donald | OH-03263 | 2017 October 24 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Donald Fabbi is of Italian descent with a paternal grand father who immigrated to Tonapah, Nevada as a miner in the mid 19th century. His father, Baptiste was born in Tonapah but migrated to Silver Peak and then to Las Vegas. Donald did not enter his father's profession as a dealer but went to work after high school at the Las Vegas Power & Telephone Company. a staunch Catholic, Donald eloped with Barbara, a member of the LDS church. Donald recounts memories of 5th Street School, the four homes that he enjoyed, Helldorado week-end, Sheriff Glen Jones, and the Saddle Club. Subjects: Saddle Club, Glen Jones, the MOB, Silver Peak, Moulin Rouge, Helldorado | no | 0 |
| Fabbi, Pete | OH-02494 | An Italian immigrant who ran a bakery in Tonopah circa 1890s-1920s | no | 1 | ||
| Fabre, Ronnie | 10/22/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Fagel, Harry | OH-02651 | 2016 April 14, 2017 January 13 | Southern Nevada Jewish Community Digital Heritage Project | F850.J5 F33 2014 Police lt. Born and raised in the Jewish community of Las Vegas. Published poet. | yes | 0 |
| Fahl, Jeffrey | OH-03638 | 2019 August 05 | UNLV School of Medicine Oral History Project | Biography from UNLV Today upon his retirement form UNLV School of Medicine: "Jeffrey Fahl, MD, is professor of pediatrics and chair of the anatomy program for the UNLV School of Medicine. He is responsible for planning and delivering the anatomy curriculum, which includes the use of virtual anatomy tables that provide a multidimensional learning experience to students. Dr. Fahl brings to the UNLV School of Medicine years of clinical and academic experience in pediatric gastroenterologist and a sustained interest in radiology and anatomy, all of which have helped him build a robust anatomy curriculum. In addition to directing the anatomy curriculum, Dr. Fahl will mentor pediatric residents to help them learn their specialty as it relates to children with feeding, nutrition, and digestive issues. After graduating from Beloit College, Wisconsin, Dr. Fahl attended Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel College of Medicine), Philadelphia. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Hahnemann Hospital, and then his pediatric gastroenterology subspecialty training at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He then joined the faculty at Hahnemann Hospital. Dr. Fahl has been a practicing pediatric gastroenterologist for more than 35 years and has taught his specialty at Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey; University of New Mexico School of Medicine; and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2014 he was recognized as one of the region’s top doctors." Subjects:Anatomy tables, Hahnemann, Spanish Oaks, Best Doctor in America List | no | 0 |
| Faiss, Linda | OH-02449 | 7/13/2015 | BELVOHP - Women of Boulder City | Partner in successful PR firm, Board of Trustees Boulder City Hospital, explains quality of life in Boulder City, married to Bob Faiss. | no | 0 |
| Falana, Lola | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 7 | ||
| Falana, Lola | 01/05/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Falana, Lola | 01/16/1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Falcone, Vincent | 01/22/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Farei, Mae | OH-00560 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Marriage, Las Vegas history, work experience and leisure description of Las Vegas 1955 - 1980, life at Lake Tahoe, Twin lakes Lodge (Lorenzi Park), work in hotels on "Strip", the "Strip" in 1960, recreational areas, marriages and homelife, Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) | yes | 1 |
| Farias, Jahaira | OH-03684 | 2019 April 19 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Jahaira Farias is a graduate of Western High School, a Marine Corps veteran, and a founder of a local chapter of the Women Marines Association. At the time of this oral history, Jahaira worked for US Congresswoman Susie Lee. Jahaira Farias was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and grew up on the west side of town. She has summertime memories of her travels to Mexico, where she was able to connect with her family’s heritage and language. During her years at Western High School, she participated in varsity sports and was the armed drill team commander. After graduation, Jahaira enlisted into the Marine Corps, where she specialized as a transport operator and hazardous material transporter and served two deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her transition to civilian life included work in security at Caesars Palace. When she took a position with as district representative for Congresswoman Susie Lee, her focus was to assist veterans and immigrants. She helped Rep. Lee develop community outreach towards the Latinx community and Veterans. Jahaira is the president of the Las Vegas NV-3 Sagebrush Marines chapter of the Women Marines Association, an organization she helped establish and rebuild. The WMA helps veterans find their footing again through mentoring and support, and conducts community engagement by fostering the same camaraderie found in the Corps. After surviving a motorcycle accident, Jahaira’s recovery is nothing short of miraculous, going from being in a wheelchair to competing in Tough Mudder. Now extremely active, Jahaira is an avid hiker and certified yoga instructor, specializing in trauma recovery. A polyglot, Jahaira formally studied Arabic and Russian, and speaks English, Spanish, and Pashto, and received an associate degree in Russian from the College of Southern Nevada. Subjects: Women's Marine Association, veteran, multi-lingual, Mexican heritage F850.S75 F37 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Farmer, Orville | OH-00561 | 09/24/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Lost City, work at Test Site as welder | no | 1 |
| Farnsworth, Frances | OH-00562 | 05/27/1982 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mesquite Club, one of the three founding members | no | 1 |
| Farwell, Danit | OH-03417 | 2018 March 27 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Danit's life traverse many destinations, from birth in Morocco to being raised in Israel to ultimate migration to the United States -- and a life in Las Vegas from 1974-1980 as a teacher at Temple Beth Sholom and a part-time dealer at the casinos. She retired to Las Vegas with her husband in 2010. Subjects: Temple Beth Sholom, Jewish educator in 1970s, Israeli raised | no | 0 |
| Favela, Justin | OH-03643 | 2019 May 16 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | A native Las Vegan, Justin Favela reminisces about growing up on the east side of the Las Vegas Valley. Favela provides insights about what he refers to as the caste system he is part of, how skin color makes a difference in social hierarchies, and his personal evaluations of the litany of terms such as Latinx, Latino/a, Hispanic etc. He discusses values impressed upon him by his family, especially his grandmothers; one is Guatemalan and the other Mexican. Favela was born in 1986 and discusses his universe where pop culture, gender, ethnicity, history, and Latinidad mix. He talks about his personal artistic expressions and the two podcast series he has created and hosts. F850.S75 F38 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Favor, Bob E. | OH-00563 | 1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | light plane crash into Convention Center 1968, El Rancho fire, Casino Changes - lounge shows | no | 1 |
| Fayle, Leonard | OH-00564 | 03/06/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family history, life in Gene, education, early Gene and Goodsprings, Sandy Valley, involvement in organizations, early mines and mining, religion, prostitution in Goodsprings | no | 1 |
| Feinberg, Mirta | OH-00566 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Feldman, Alan | OH-02163 | 9/24/2014 | BELV - Cul | CT247 .F44 2014 Steve Wynn, John Wilhelm. Work of the Culinary Union Local 226 with Wynn Properties; PR work in Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Feldman, Don | OH-00567 | 03/05/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas, Family History, Changes in economy, employment, education system, population, tourism and gambling industries. | no | 1 |
| Felix, Ben | OH-00568 | 10/02/2000 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | no | 0 | |
| Felt, Gaelen | OH-00569 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Fender, Freddy | 07/09/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Feour, Nellie | OH-00570 | 03/25/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History | no | 1 |
| Ferguson, Edna M. (Edna Jackson-Ferguson) | OH-00571 | 04/21/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Pioneering on the Hoover Dam Project | yes | 1 |
| Fernald, Charles Nur | OH-00583 | 2014 May 31 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Dancer Charles Nur Fernald first came to Las Vegas in 1963 to perform for five weeks in the Kay Starr Show at the Sahara Hotel and again in 1964 working with Donn Arden for three months at the Desert Inn Hotel. In January 1968 Charles came to Las Vegas to perform with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca at the Flamingo Hotel. After the show closed Charles auditioned for Donn Arden to dance in the Lido de Paris show at the Stardust Hotel, where he remained for sixteen years, 1968 through 1984. He remains the only male dancer who performed with Lido through five different, consecutive productions. | yes | 0 |
| Fernandez, Edith | OH-03486 | 2018 September 27 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Dr. Edith Fernandez is a native Las Vegan Chicana American, born and raised in the Charleston Heights neighborhood. Her great aunt immigrated to the Las Vegas area from Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico in the 1920s, and later her parents followed in the 50's. She recalls growing up in a predominantly White community, and being one of the few Latinx families in the area. Her father worked as a waiter at the Sands Hotel, and her mother was a bank teller. She remembers her father sharing stories of serving Elvis Presley, him being active in the Culinary Union, and going on strike in 1984. While in elementary school, a teacher tried tracking Edith into the special education program, but her mother Maria insisted for her children to receive a quality education. With the mentorship of her sister and encouragement of her family, Edith went on to graduate with her B.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), earn two masters degrees, one from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Harvard. She later received her PhD in Higher Education from the University of Michigan. Dr. Fernandez has a 25 year record of serving the Las Vegas community and increasing access to higher education for students of color in the Valley. She helped open the Cambridge Center, has served as a recruiter to increase diversity for UNR, support the Latino Youth Leadership Conference, and been the District Director for Representative Steven Horsford. She now serves as the Associate Vice President at Nevada State College where she specifically focuses on supporting diverse student populations. Subjects: Chicana, Higher education, Las Vegas Native, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), Culinary Union, LYLC | no | 0 |
| Ferrell, Al | OH-02330 | 2012 October 16 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of Hawthorne, Nevada, Ferrell joined the Mineral County Fire Department in 1977 and took EMT training in 1978. He worked for both the US Navy base in Hawthorne and the MCFD. | no | 0 |
| Ferrell, Lee | 06/10/2003 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Ferris, Edward | OH-00572 | 03/16/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas, Recession 1952-1953, The Last Frontier, Victory Village, growth of businesses and community, Sheriff Glenn Jones and City Police, effects of gambling on businesses, Old Time Politics | no | 1 |
| Feuer, Rusty | OH-00573 | 11/2/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Dancer when the girls dressed the casino at the end of shows. "I would often see a guest speak to the maitre'd and look in my direction and the maitre'd would nod his head 'no' because I wasn't a player." | yes | 0 |
| Fielden, Jane and Robert (Bob) and Laura | OH-02705 | 5/27/2016 | Building Las Vegas | Bob is an architect and Jane a commercial interior designer. Bob worked on projects for the library district, UNLV, Maryland Parkway Redesign, and many private projects. Worked for JMA and formed family company - RAFI. Jane's business took her to several states. In addition to the business success, Jane has served as "artist in residence" for Nevada. They created the neon sign for the Stardust and the Silver Slipper. For the second session, Laura Spina, the daughter joined the interview with stories about high school in Las Vegas, long college career and then finding Architecture as a calling. She is the president and CEO of RAFI. She outlines their work in building Las Vegas. | no | 0 |
| Fields, Totie | OH-02595 | 04/07/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Fields, Totie | OH-02594 | 11/06/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Figler, Dayvid | OH-00574 | 7/28/2010 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 F524 2010 Dayvid moved to Las Vegas with his family when he was three years old. After he got his law degree, he moved back to Las Vegas in 1991. In 2000 he purchased a home built in 1951in the John S. Park Neighborhood | yes | 0 |
| Figler, Dayvid | OH-02738 | June 22, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 F53 2014 Dayvid grew up as a "casino kid" in the shadow of the Strip; family moved here in 1971 when he was pre-school age. Recalls his encounter with Jewish heritage and schooling, friends, and coming back to Las Vegas after law school. | yes | 0 |
| Fikes, Mildred Michele | OH-00575 | 05/14/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history from 1942 - 1975 | no | 2 |
| Fildes, John, MD | OH-03777 | 2021-06-10 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. John Fildes, MD, FACS, FCCM, FPCS (Hon) is the Associate Dean for External Affairs at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. In addition, he is Professor and Inaugural Chair of the Department of Surgery. He serves as Interim Dean from September 2019 through April 2020. When Fildes completed college, medical schools were very selective, finally ensuring that medical students of color were admitted in an attempt to have medical schools look more like the American population. John was accepted at Santo Tomas in Manila (1978-1982) and graduated with the highest honors in his class. Returning to the US, he completed his residency in General Surgery at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in the South Bronx. The city was like an apocalyptic waste land. He survived by always wearing his lab coat and that strategy continued during his Cook County fellowship in Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care. Crack cocaine had devastated the South Bronx and portions of Chicago. In 1995, Fildes was hired to come to Las Vegas by Dr. Dale Harrison. Fildes instituted policies and procedures that proved to be effective on 1 October 2017 when 60 people attending the Route 91 Harvest Music Festive were murdered and hundreds injured by more than one thousand rounds of ammunition fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. All those alive upon arrival to UMC survived. Dr. Fildes and his team used all their skills, strategies, and medical acumen to ensure those results. Subjects: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV; Trauma; Santo Tomas in Manila; Bronx-Lebanon Hospital; Cook County Hospital; UNR School of Medicine 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 |
| Finder, Esther Toporek | OH-02710 | June 8, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Community Digital Heritage Project | F850.J5 F537 2014 Active in Holocaust remembrance and education locally, nationally and internationally. Esther is founder of Generations of the Shoah and a child of two Holocaust survivors. Talks about local Holocaust survivors community, educational activities and commemorations that she has helped organize in Las Vegas. Has conducted over 200 interview for the Shoah Foundation and continues to do so; talks about being an oral historian for the survivors. | yes | 0 |
| Fine, Fran (Ventura) | OH-02281 | 3/4/2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Attorney and former family court judge; active in Jewish education, Women's Philanthropy and Jewish Federation. F850.J5.V45 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Fine, Mark | OH-02184 | Nov. 18, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Mark Fine talks about his career as a significant developer of planned communities of Green Valley and Summerlin; reflect on history of Las Vegas since 1973 when he arrived.F850 J5 F54 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Fine, Mark | OH-02844 | 2016 September 28 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Interviewed by Stefani Evans and Claytee White. Talks about his role in the development of Green Valley and Summerlin master-planned communities and his idea that the link between velocity (volume of home sales) and economics should drive the pace of development. Discusses ways to build a sense of place--a quality of life--into planned communities. Names local and corporate home builders who participated in both communities. | no | 0 |
| Fine, Susan | OH-00576 | 02/18/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Politics and Gaming, family background, education system, ethnic discrimination, public service - Post Office, church activity, religion, Mormon Fort, Mercury test site, City Council, transportation-highway system, entertainment, hospital quality, Sun Newspaper editor, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Howard Hughes. | yes | 1 |
| Finks, Charles H. | OH-00577 | 03/04/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Life in Westside Las Vegas, employment at The Last Frontier Hotel, Treatment on the Job, Accommodationsfor African Americans Housing, Police on the Westside, Crime, Shopping Centers, the Strip, Hospital services. | no | 1 |
| Fiol, Raymonde | OH-02455 | Aug 12, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Raymonde/Ray is a survivor of the Holocaust who has lived in Las Vegas since 2001. She has served as president of the Holocaust Survivors local organization since 2010; making strong inroads on Holocaust education in local schools. | yes | 0 |
| Fisher, Carole A. | OH-02923 | 2016 December 14 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Carole is the President and CEO of Nathan Adelson Hospice since June 2005. Formerly with Bridge Counseling Services. Moved to Las Vegas at age 18 with her mother and step-father Stanley Schwartz, owner of Big and Tall Men's Stores. Talks about NAH, its role in the community. | no | 0 |
| Fisher, Irene with Gang, Roberta (Bobbie) | OH-02846 | 2016 September 30 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 F568 2014 Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Irene moved to Las Vegas, the wife of a surgeon assigned to Nellis AF Base, with their two children. (c 1981). Joined Sisterhood at Temple Beth Sholom; talks about leadership. Also a Clark County Library District Board member. Togther with her friend Bobbie they talk about friends, family, and raising children in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Fisher, James Earl | OH-00578 | 04/23/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Indian Springs (town), Indian Springs Ranch, Atomic Testing site, Air Force Base, Family Background, Paiutes | yes | 1 |
| Fisher, Louis | OH-00579 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas 1953 - 1978, boom of early 1960's, local schools, local industry, traffic conditions in 1953, early "Strip", fire at El Rancho, cottages, Fremont Street, growth of Gaming and Gambling, Howard Hughes' hotels, Downtown passenger trains, Nellis Air Force Base (A.F.B.), Nevada Test Site, gun range, political figures, job opportunities in gambling industry, changes in entertainment, Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Lake Mead, mines around Lake Mead, shopping malls and growing businesses. | yes | 1 |
| Fisher, Robert David | OH-02221 | 01-08- 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 F57 2014 Director of Nevada Broadcasters Association from 1994-2014; cantor and founding member of Midbar Kodesh Temple | yes | 0 |
| Fisher, Robert M. | OH-00580 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder (Hoover) Dam, family and personal history, Test Site, El Rancho Vegas, recreation and amusement areas. | yes | 1 |
| Fitzgerald, H.P. | OH-00581 | 03/09/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Living in Las Vegas. Interviewed by Kathlyn Wilson. | yes | 1 |
| Fitzgerald, H.P. | OH-00582 | 1981/03/14 | Ralph Roske Interviews | no | 1 | |
| Fitzgerald, Jim | 09/16/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Fitzgerald, Mary | OH-02500 | 2006 June 28 | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784 | yes | 0 |
| Fitzgibbons, Pat and Bobbye | OH-02629 | 3/9/2016 | BELVOHP | Pat arrived in Las Vegas in 1955 and shares memories of Helldorado, early business community, changes as growth progressed, and how business was transacted. Bobbye arrived a decade later and shares memories of early downtown casinos, the count rooms, race relations, and organizations. He was her divorce attorney and they married on the day her divorce was granted 40 years ago on March 31. They live in Mt. Charleston | no | 0 |
| Flangas, William G. | OH-00584 | 09/27/2006 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.F53 2007 William Flangas is a mining engineer who worked at the Nevada Test Site for forty years. He was a member of what is now the Public Works Board and worked on the project to build a building for the new College of Engineering at UNLV | yes | 0 |
| Fleegle, John M. Jr. | OH-00585 | 03/19/1998 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Small business, early town occupations and development, service station business, linen business, family background, housing development, economic development. | no | 1 |
| Fleishman, Michael | OH-00586 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information. | no | 2 | |
| Fleming, Edmund | OH-00587 | 02/08/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Politics, education, culture, social separation between Las Vegas and Reno arts | yes | 1 |
| Fleming, Stella | OH-00588 | 02/24/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, WPA Bureaucracy, depression and the county welfare, welfare objectives, case work, Life in Las Vegas, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Welfare Dept. and Native Americans. | yes | 2 |
| Fletcher, Dorothy | OH-00589 | 06/26/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family life, Entertainment, and social changes | yes | 1 |
| Fletcher, Temple | OH-02331 | 2013 January 25 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Fletcher was interviewed by Elwood Schmidt for Schmidt's book "A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada." | no | 0 |
| Flint, Harold | OH-00590 | 02/15/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Unions in the casino, prostitution, environment of corporations, minority population, Atomic Test Site, Education, Residences | no | 1 |
| Floor, Sherry Conover | OH-00591 | April 30, 2008 | 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 |
| Flores, Maurice | OH-02059 | 2002 April 01 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 2 | |
| Flores, Rosemary Q. | OH-03496 | 2018 October 16 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 F56 2018 Session 1: Rosemary's parents originated from Sonora, Mexico where her father worked in the strawberry fields and her mother was a kindergarten teacher. Her father, in search for a better life, came to Nevada after he heard of jobs available in the Northern Nevada mines. The two met and settled down in Reno after her mother became enamored with the beauty of Lake Tahoe. Rosemary and her four younger siblings grew up in Reno with their parents until the divorce. Her father soon joined the army during the Korean war and felt that it would be best if Rosemary and her siblings lived with their grandmother back in Mexico. There they stayed for two years, and although she missed her family and did not speak much Spanish, she recalls her time there with fondness. She eventually moved back to Reno and finished high school, graduating in the top 20. She married afterwards and had her son as well. After some convincing from her husband, Rosemary enrolled into the University of Nevada, Reno and graduated with a major in Secondary Education with a specialty in Physics and Math. Rosemary became further involved in community outreach and non-profit programs such as Founding Hispanic Youth Image, Co-founding ALITAS, being a board member for the Title XX Commission, and being a Chair for the Latino Youth Leadership Conference. She has two children and is currently working at UNLV with the program Multicultural Education Services Alliance (MESA) as a Family Engagement Specialist. Subjects: Reno Nevada, UNLV, Multicultural Education, Family Engagement, Activism; Session 2: This is a continuation of a previous interview. We have asked Rosemary Q. Flores to tell us more about her work in the Multicultural Education Services Alliance. We also spoke more about her family and early childhood in Mexico while she was away from her family. Subjects: Family engagement, continuing higher education, separating families, Multicultural Education Services Alliance | yes | 0 |
| Floth, Ron | OH-03239 | 2017 September 07 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Ron Floth, Bicycle & Community Outreach Coordinator for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), began working with the RTC in 2007 after being recruited by then director, Jacob Snow. The RTC sought a someone to promote Club Ride, the agency's program to encourage the use of commute alternatives like ride matching, carpooling, riding transit, walking, and bicycling, among others. His responsibilities then expanded to include the RTC's Bike Share program: planning, promotion, and implementation. He discusses his role in helping Southern Nevada communities attain certification as Bicycle Friendly Communities (Henderson, Silver; Las Vegas, and Mesquite, Bronze) by the League of American Bicyclists; speaks of the Southern Nevada Bike Coalition and its advocacy for the Three Foot Law, sponsorship of bike rodeos, and promotion of cycling; and explains the Bike Share program in the City of Las Vegas and similar programs in other places. Subjects: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC); Bike Share; Bicycling; Bicycle Friendly Communities; League of American Bicyclists; Southern Nevada Bike Coalition; Three Foot Law | no | 0 |
| Floth, Ron, Holman, John E., and Holland, James S. | OH-03225 | 2017 August 17 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Ron Floth's family arrived in Las Vegas in the early 1970s because his father, a Merchant Marine, could make a good civilian living in the hotel dining rooms. Ron attended local schools and has been an avid cyclist most of his life. Originally in the automobile industry, Floth joined the Regional Transportation Commission as Outreach Coordinator in 2007 to create and institute the Bike Share program. He is current co-chair, River Mountains Loop Trail Partnership. Jim Holland is a third-generation Boulder City resident; his father was five in 1931 when Jim's grandfather arrived to work on Hoover Dam. Before he retired in 2012, Holland worked for the National Park Service as a biologist in Denver and the Everglades and as a planner at Glen Canyon and Lake Mead. He is an original member of the River Mountains Loop Trail Partnership that formed in 1996. Another original member of the River Mountains Loop Trail Partnership, John Holman was raised on a dairy farm that was adjacent to his grandparents' farm near Salem, Oregon. His family moved to Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1963, where Holman completed his schooling. After graduating in Business from Southern Oregon State College, he began working for California-Pacific Utilities first in Grants Pass and then in Henderson. When Southwest Gas Corporation purchased the Henderson utility, Holman remained with SW Gas until he retired in 2012. Floth, Holland, and Holman trace the history of the River Mountains Loop Trail Partnership to an idea generated at a 1995 tailgate celebrating the completion of the Historic Railroad Hiking Trail. They continue the story from there to the present and offer a vision for future connectivity. Subjects: River Mountains Loop Trail Partnership; Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA); Lake Mead Recreational Area; Boulder City, NV; Henderson, NV; Cycling; Hiking; Outdoor recreation; National Park Service; Southwest Gas Hiking Club | no | 0 |
| Flowers, Wayland | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Fogerson, Dave | OH-02332 | 2013 February 15 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Fogerson moved to Reno, Nevada in 1993 and worked at the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. | no | 0 |
| Foley, Helen; Faiss, Linda; Warren, Melissa | OH-03447 | 2018 June 28 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | This is really an interview to establish an understanding of FFW Public Relations and Government Affairs Agency, the firm of Linda Faiss, Helen Foley, and Melissa Warren, managing partner. The women met at DRGM Advertising and Public Relations firm in 1990 and formed a partnership in 1998. The City of Summerlin, Pardee Homes, and many other clients followed them as they moved downtown before it was cool to do so. From that early perch, they became involved in Symphony Park, City of Las Vegas Economic and Urban Development Department, Delta Dental, Downtown Las Vegas Alliance, Uber, and many clients from the government sector. Foley, who leads the government arm was the youngest woman elected to the Nevada State Senate and is enshrined in the Nevada Lobbyist Hall of Fame. Warren, leads the team's efforts with Summerlin, a client since before their firm was actually founded. Faiss is listed as one of the most influential women in Southern Nevada. What a team! Foley does remind everyone that her family is the one that is the Las Vegas pioneer family not the family of the owner of the Golden Knights. Oh well, one can't have everything. But FFW does hold season tickets for Knights' games for their clients of course. Subjects: Faiss, Foley, Warren, FFW, Summerlin, Pardee, City of Las Vegas, Symphony Park, Downtown Redevelopment | no | 0 |
| Foley, John | OH-00592 | 5/10/2011 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | 5 brothers in family - all attorneys. John served in the state senate when Mike O'Callaghan was governor. | yes | 0 |
| Fonfa, Gudrun | OH-02549 | 2008 June 15 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 3 |
| Fong, Kenneth W. | OH-00593 | 2/22/2014 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | Father started grocery store and later in 1955, Fong's Garden. Real estate development followed. Helped develop Nevada State Bank, contributed to UNLV and SNCC, and the Chinatown evolution | yes | 0 |
| Fong, Lilly | OH-00594 | 02/29/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family background, Early years/occupations in Las Vegas, Activities at UNLV, Religion, Childhood in People's Republic of China. Interviewed by Annie Yuk-Siu Shum. | yes | 1 |
| Fong, Lilly | OH-00549 | 1992/05/06 | Interviewed by Lisa M.W. Freemont | no | 1 | |
| Fong, Wing | OH-00595 | 03/01/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | UNLV, small business, minorities, Chinese philosophy on education, growth in Las Vegas | no | 1 |
| Fontaine, Jacqueline | 09/09/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Fontana, Carl | 10/23/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Forbes, Jane | OH-00596 | 04/17/2007 | 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 |
| Forbuss, Robert | OH-00597 | 02/12/2009 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 F657 2010 Robert Forbuss's mother bought a home in 1944 in the Huntridge development, adjacent to the John S. Park Neighborhood. She lived there for the rest of her life. She owned a dry cleaning business. Robert was a U.S. history and government teacher at Bishop Gorman High School.and was an ambulance driver for Mercy Ambulance and Medical Supply, which he later owned. | yes | 0 |
| Ford & Hines | 05/05/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Ford, Katie Barlow Pauline | OH-00598 | 1941 and 04/02/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early History of Beaty '30s, Las Vegas history | yes | 2 |
| Ford, Lyla Joy | OH-00599 | 03/12/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Old Ranch, Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Ford, Phil | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Foreman, Irving J. | OH-00600 | 03/16/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Stewart Ranch, Sahara Hotel, Economics of Industry/History, Housing Constuction | yes | 1 |
| Foreman, Ross | OH-02199 | 11/30/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Scott Lee) | Started coming to LV as tourist in 1952. Changes over time in treatment of AfAm. Moved to LV in 1996. | no | 0 |
| Foremaster, Emma | OH-00601 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Pahranaght Valley, Richard Hotel, Highlights of John William Richard | yes | 1 |
| Foremaster, Lamar | OH-00602 | 02/14/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, Boulder Dam, Union Pacific Railroad, Anderson Dairy, Effects of World War II on Las Vegas, Effects of Gaming industry | yes | 1 |
| Forrest, Michael | 03/19/1929 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Forsythe, Carol | OH-00603 | 03/27/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Clark County Fire Department, Religion | yes | 1 |
| Forsythe, Norman | OH-00604 | 03/04/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Fire Department, El Rancho Fire, Clark County. Interviewer: Bill Cunningham. | yes | 2 |
| Forsythe, Norman | OH-00605 | 1981/03/19 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Firefighting. Interviewer: Steve Flint. | yes | 1 |
| Foster, B. J. | OH-02333 | 2013 March 14 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Foster is chief of the Walker Lake Fire and Ambulance Department. He worked for the California State Fire Marshall's Office until 2010. | no | 0 |
| Foster, Josephine Johnson | OH-00606 | 02/28/1980 | Life in Millers, NV, education, childhood freedom | no | 0 | |
| Foster, Kathy | OH-00607 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information. | no | 1 | |
| Foster, Mike A. | OH-02061 | 2002 March 20 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 2 | |
| Foster, Robert Dr. | OH-00608 | 03/02/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Special Education, Handicapped, Helen J. Stewart School Comparison, | yes | 1 |
| Fountain, Edgar | OH-00609 | 02/26/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | CCC Nevada history | no | 3 |
| Fountain, Ernest | OH-03160 | 2017 March 27 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Mr. Fountain explains why black businesses are disproportionately disappearing or nonexistent. He talks about the mis-education of blacks and their ignorance of economics. Civil rights are just one side of the coin, finance and economics are more important. | no | 0 |
| Fountain, Louise Lorenzi | OH-00610 | 03/30/2004 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .F68 2007 Louise Lorenzi Fountain's father developed and managed Lorenzi Park. Her husband worked on the construction of Hoover Dam. She and her husband owned several businesses, and she was a charter member of the Valley of Fire Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution | yes | 2 |
| Four Freshmen | 01/06/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Four Freshmen | 12/19/1986 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Gwen Castaldi | no | 1 | |
| Four Lads Legend | 11/08/1996 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Four Preps | 06/30/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Foutz, Pauleen | OH-00611 | 02/03/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Southern Nevada history, Mormons, The Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, Pioche, NV, L.D.S. Genealogical Library's Bicentennial Project | yes | 1 |
| Fox, Brian | OH-00612 | 2006 June 16 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tape for more information. | yes | 1 |
| Fox, Eddie (memorial) | 07/12/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Fox, Edna Gray | OH-00613 | 02/03/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Last Fronteir Hotel, Thunderbird Motel, Warm Springs Ranch, Wallace Canyon Fire Life in Las Vegas | no | 1 |
| Fox, Jerry | OH-02183 | 11/12/14 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Moved to Las Vegas in 1955 as a teen; son of Abe Fox owner of Foxy's "kosher-style" restaurant; owned Foxy Dog, Tinder Box and other businesses over the years. F850.J5 F68 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Fox-Priest, Leslie; DiMiceli, Pamela; Fox, Steven; Fox, Jenna; Fox, Jeffrey | OH-03649 | 2019-11-22 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Leslie, Pamela, Steven, and Jeffrey grew up in Las Vegas. The family moved here in 1954, the year, the last child Steven, was born. They remember going to movies at the Fremont, El Portal, and the Fox theaters; cruising Fremont Street; living in the neighborhood with the Von Tobels and the Mahlon Brown families; attending school with blacks in 1964; having a paper route, and their mother returning to school earning a master's degree. Jenna is the daughter of Leslie. Subjects: Clark High School, Western High School, Stardust,Mr. Blackwell Women's Clothing, Jim Rogers | no | 0 |
| Foxx, Red | 12/29/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Foye, Hope; Woolley, Melody | OH-03572 | 2019 February 07, 2019 March 01 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Hope Foye is a classically trained singer who performed in Cafe Society, in operas, and in broadway productions. She met Paul Robeson as a young girl and later performed with him on New York stages and on street corners. Like Robeson, Hope was blacklisted because of McCarthy Era restrictions. She moved her family to Mexico and lived and practiced her craft there for ten years, returning to America to live in the mid-sixties. Her daughter, Melody, vividly remembers Mexico and what a wonderful childhood her enjoyed there. During one trip back to the US, Foye performed in Las Vegas but disliked the town because of the overt racism of the late 1950s, early 1960s. But now, she and Melody find it a decent place to live. Subjects: Paul Robeson, Cafe Society, Josephine Baker, World Youth Festival, Eartha Kitt, Mexico, Switzerland | no | 0 |
| France, Penny | 02/20/1997 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Kaye, Willard | no | 1 | |
| Frances, Elizabeth A. | OH-00614 | 07/21/2008 | Heart to Heart:: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.F82 .A3 2009 Elizabeth Frances was a LPN at southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and also worked for Dr. Fink. She also taught nursing there and at Sunrise Hospital and worked fpr Workmen's Compensation | yes | 0 |
| Franchi, Sergio | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Francis, Beth | OH-02502 | 2004 May 31 | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784 | yes | 0 |
| Francis, Richard | OH-00615 | 03/04/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Construction of Hoover Dam | yes | 1 |
| Francisco, Betty | OH-03575 | 2002 August 12 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Dancer and choreographer. | yes | 0 |
| Franco, Dick | OH-03789 | 2021-07-14 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Interviewed by Su Kim Chung. Richard Francis or Dick Franco, his stage name, by which he is more commonly known, has been juggling for over 50 years, having learned the art while he was still in high school. Taught by prominent juggling legends in Vaudeville and Las Vegas, Franco would go on to perform all over the world. He began as an opening act with the Harlem Globetrotters in the US, but would go on to perform throughout Europe and was featured in variety and production shows in Blackpool, London, Monte Carlo, Berlin, and many other cities. Franco also won specialty awards in Monte Carlo and Paris for his juggling prowess. In the US, Franco performed extensively in Las Vegas at Hallelujah Hollywood, Lido de Paris, Folies Bergere and Jubilee. His two special skills included juggling five balls at once in his mouth, and another one where he juggled three chainsaws. Franco also performed in Branson, MO, and would also go on to work as an entertainment agent and producer in Las Vegas. His wife and daughter traveled all over the world with him and both would perform in his acts as well. Subjects: Las Vegas entertainment; juggling; specialty acts; production shows 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 |
| Frank, Buddy | OH-02928 | 2017 January 03 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | HV6711 .B83 2017 Interviewed by David Schwartz. Fitzgerald's Reno, Eldorado, Atlantis, Silversmith's (Wendover), Stateline (Wendover), Viejas (California), Pechanga (California) | yes | 0 |
| Frankl, Lori Chenin | OH-02709 | June 7, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Community Digital Heritage Project | F850.J5 F73 2014 Grew up in Las Vegas; active in the Jewish community, Temple Beth Sholom, Congregation Ner Tamid, Hadassah, children musical programs. Daughter of a Holocasut survivor and a barber who moved from Ohio in 1963. | yes | 0 |
| Franklin, George E. | OH-00616 | 03/08/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, Atomic Testing, Howard Hughes, Law Experience | no | 0 |
| Franklin, George E. | OH-00617 | 1981/03/09 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Early Las Vegas lawyer. Interviewer: Perry Kaufman. | no | 3 |
| Franklin, George E. | OH-00618 | circa 1981 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Collector: Linda Arnone | no | 1 |
| Frassman, Dorothy | OH-00619 | 09/21/1997 | Gay Archives - Dennis McBride | See Cassestte Tape for more information | yes | 10 |
| Frausto, Christina | OH-02515 | 11/16/2015 | BELV - Women of Boulder City | Artist. Owned art gallery in Boulder City and currently has one in the LV Arts District. Influential in various organizations - Desert Sculptors, Boulder City Preservation Committee, Historic BC Foundation, and others. Donated papers of Desert Sculptors to UNLV Special Collections. | no | 0 |
| Frazier, Michael | OH-03244 | 2017 September 15, 2017 September 29 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Michael Frazier runs the only paper conservation lab in the State of Nevada. Located in Special Collections & Archives in UNLV's Lied Library, Michael was reared in Osage County, Oklahoma and trained at the University of Tulsa known as the Harvard of the Midwest. As a book and paper preservationist, Michael loves library work, the theater, and being a public servant. His core values were honed in the Boy Scouts of America, giving to family, and through community engagement. Subjects: paper preservation, conservation, book repair, library safety, Toby Murray, Boy Scouts of America, University of Tulsa | no | 0 |
| Freeman, Bud | 01/27/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Freeman, Carolyn | OH-00621 | 01/30/2006 | BELVOHP | Tap Dancing and Las Vegas jazz entertainment. Married to Russ Freeman | yes | 2 |
| Freeman, Dewey E. | OH-00622 | 03/14/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Old Las Vegas, Paradise Valley, Blue Diamond | no | 1 |
| Freemyer, Wilma | OH-00623 | 02/22/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas, 30's, Review Journal | no | 2 |
| Frehner, Mary L. | OH-00624 | 11/28/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Life in Bunkerville, Mesquite | no | 1 |
| Frehner, Merle | OH-00625 | 07/05/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, Freighting, "Arrowhead Trail", The Great Depression, Hoover Dam | no | 1 |
| Frehner, Merle | OH-02062 | 1981/01/17; 1981/01/19 | no | 4 | ||
| Frehner, Vivian "Viv" | OH-00626 | 06/20/1972 | Life in Las Vegas | no | 0 | |
| Frejlach, Ken | OH-02468 | 2015-01-21 | Friends of Red Rock Oral History Project | Parents were caretakers of Oliver Rach 1945-1947; Oliver Ranch history; Blue Diamond town and school; Henderson; Boulder City; Las Vegas in the 1950s; Howard Hughes; Tweet and Buster Wilson | yes | 0 |
| French, Brenda | OH-00627 | 03/16/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Geology, Railroad | no | 1 |
| French, Edna | OH-00628 | 11/18/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City | no | 1 |
| French, William | OH-00629 | 11/18/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Hoover Dam | no | 1 |
| Fretwell, Elizabeth N. "Betsy" | OH-02814 | 8/30/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 F74 2016 Clark County 1991-1997 (intern, lobbyist, agenda), City of Henderson 1997-2000, City of Las Vegas 2000-2008 (Asst. City Mgr), 2009-present (City Mgr); consolidation, Downtown Las Vegas, "vertical construction" via City Hall, Mob Museum, Smith Center | yes | 0 |
| Frey, Carol | OH-03420 | 2018 March 30 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Carol Frey is a former Real Estate sales person who now volunteers for TIP - Trauma Intervention Program of Southern Nevada, Inc. She has performed this vital work for the past nine years. During the day following the tragedy of 1 October, she served at Sunrise and several other hospitals. First, she worked with patients and families to help see to their many needs - helping to call family members; making arrangements to transport love ones, both alive and those who were killed; and answering question after question. Secondly, Carol worked to de-brief hospitals letting the staff know that they are safe. Groups of workers sat and talked to and with each other and learned to support each other's feelings and memories. TIP volunteers normally work with police and fire departments and the coroner's office. They spend time with the grieving, survivors of tragedies, and notifying the next of kin that love ones have passed. Carol is indeed an angel of mercy, compassion, and caring who listens when the firemen and policemen are too busy to hold a hand or lend a shoulder. Subjects: TIP, trauma, Sunrise, airlines giving free passage, de-briefing hospital staff, policemen, firemen | no | 0 |
| Frey, James Dr. | OH-00630 | 02/14/2007 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.F74 2007 James Frey taught sociology at UNLV starting in 1974, established a survey center, served as chair of the Sociology Department, and served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He is now retired | yes | 2 |
| Frias, Charles | OH-00631 | 03/02/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Cab Business, Las Vegas history, Texas National Guard, Nellis Airforce bas, Tourism | no | 1 |
| Fried, Joan; Fried, Max; Fried, Sarah | OH-02146 | 2016 March 04 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 F74 2014 Freed's Bakery was founded in 1959 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The third generation of Frieds is running the bakery today. Joni Fried, her daughter Sarah Freid, and nephew Max Jacobson-Fried share stories of working in the family business started by Joni's parents Milton and Esther Fried. They also explain the impact on their business as early adapters of computer technologies and social media marketing. | yes | 0 |
| Fried, Joni and Yvonne | OH-02578 | Feb. 17, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 F742 2014 Freed's Bakery, a local benchmark, was started by the two sisters' parents, Milton (also a musician) and Esther Fried. They talk about being raised in Las Vegas, being Jewish and coming from a musical family. Includes a conversation with current family members involved in the operation of Freed's Bakery. | yes | 0 |
| Friedman, Joe | OH-02725 | 2015 May 26 | Table Games Management Oral History Project | Sahara Tahoe; Hard Rock Hotel; Silverton; GVR; Wynn; GPI; MGM Grand | yes | 0 |
| Friedman, Norma | OH-02522 | Nov 19, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 F748 2014 The Friedman family moved to Las Vegas in 1973 from Gary IN. Leon Friedman, his brother and his brother-in-law became owners of Walker Furniture. Norma talks about business, family history and being members of the Jewish community for over 40 years. She was an honoree of the Jewish Federation in 2014. | yes | 0 |
| Friedman, Phyllis | OH-00104 | March 2, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Phyllis has lived in Las Vegas twice (1996-98 and 2007 to current). Served as Nevada Director of Anti-Defamation League from 2007 - 2015. Formerly with Jewish Federation Foundation. | no | 0 |
| Friedmutter, Brad | OH-02825 | 2016 September 12 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 F747 2016 | yes | 0 |
| Friel, John | OH-00632 | 02/29/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history, Life in Nevada, Tonopah, 40s, Railroads, Population | no | 1 |
| Frisk, Marvin | OH-00633 | 04/21/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | United Airlines, McCarren Airport, 747 and DC-10 services | no | 1 |
| Fritzsche, Allen | OH-00634 | 2/12/2008 | Boyer Early LV OHP | Nevada Test Site | yes | 0 |
| Frogley, Kenneth | OH-00635 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 2 | |
| FROMMER, David | OH-02826 | 9/12/2016 | Building Las Vegas | Executive Director, Planning and Construction, UNLV; Architect/Planner from NYC to LV in 1994, worked 8 years with Bob Fielden at RAFI Architecture doing many public projects; at UNLV 13 years, arrived in time to help finalize and begin to implement the Midtown concept for the UNLV master plan. | no | 0 |
| Fry, Joseph A. | OH-00636 | 10/09/2007 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.F78 2007 Dr. Joseph "Andy" Fry is a professor of history at UNLV. He has also been a department chair and served for three years as executive assistant to UNLV president Dr. Carol Harter | yes | 0 |
| Fudenberg, John | OH-03432 | 2018 May 03, 2018 May 23 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Session 1: Coroner for Clark County since 2015, John Fudenberg recalls the events of 1 October and how he and his team intersected with the immediate aftermath. He talks about how he spent that day and learned of the mass shooting, his remembrances of first walking onto the festival's site to begin his work as the coroner. He also talks about first responders, steps taken to maintain the well-being of his team and other responders, and being responsive to the families of victims. Subjects: Coroner office responsibilities, working with Metro and Emergency responders' offices, coordination of handling 58 victims and assisting their loved ones, handling media; Session 2: Clark County Coroner continues his remembrances and lessons learned in the aftermath of the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on 1 October 2017. Subjects: Identification of bodies, Family Assistance Center, coroner's job, mass casualty training | no | 0 |
| Fuhr, Howie | OH-00637 | 03/08/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Fulkerson, Robert | OH-02550 | 2007 March 27 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 2 |
| Fulner, John E. | OH-00638 | 03/28/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Southern Nevada | no | 1 |
| Fulson, Lowell | 03/19/1974 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Funkhouser, Cindy | OH-00639 | 01/14/2010 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 F85 2010 Cindy Funkhauser moved to Las Vegas in 1980. She worked as a cocktail waitress and a bartender at the Four Queens. She owns an antique shop and is a motivator for First Friday and the Las Vegas art movement that is rooted in the John S. Park Neighborhood's sense of community | yes | 0 |
| Fusco, Ed | 09/21/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Fuson, Barbara | OH-00640 | 03/20/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Medical Care, 60's, Education system, Las Vegas Culture, Drug Culture, Gambling, Politics, Religion | no | 1 |
| Fuson, Kathleen | OH-00641 | 03/04/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Life in Las Vegas, Employment, Hoover Dam, Desert Flora and Fauna, Education system | no | 1 |
| Futch, Eva | OH-00642 | 11/2/2010 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Married to Eddie Futch, famed boxing trainer; talks about the sport in various parts of the country and especially Las Vegas. Has mini museum of boxing. | yes | 0 |
| Gabler, Milt | 02/19/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Gaffey, Patrick | OH-02805 | 8/19/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 G33 2016 Gaffey is synonymous with the Allied Arts Council, Arts Alive Magazine, and public art in Las Vegas. He arrived in Las Vegas as a child attending Wasden Elementary School as well as Red Rock, Hyde Park and Western High School. His father brought the family to Las Vegas to work as a room service waiter at the Sands. He later became captain in that area because of an encounter with one of the bosses. Patrick strives in the art world, knows all the players, and has been involved in the development of the Discovery Children's Museum, Meadows Mall Art Gallery, Airport Art Program, the beginnings of the Neon Museum, and many, many other endeavors in art in Las Vegas. He currently operates the Winchester Cultural Center. His one regret is that he was not able to save the Sands sign. | yes | 0 |
| Gagliardi, Frank | 07/18/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Gaines, Ida M. | OH-02847 | 2016 September 30 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Highlights of African American community from 1959 - present day including Jackson Street, the black church, forming clubs and organizations, and the Economic Opportunity Board. Recalls work at the Nevada Test Site and fourteen years as a community liaison with Senator Harry Reid. | no | 0 |
| Gaines, Lovell | OH-00643 | 7/1/2009 | AfAm Collaborative - LV Black Experience | History of his term as NAACP president. | yes | 0 |
| Gaines, Lovell | OH-00643 | 7/1/2009 | boyer Early Las Vegas OHP - NAACP | Originally got involved in the NAACP in Reno. Moved to LV in 1975 and ran for the LV NAACP presidency in 1908. In describing his 2-year term, he gives a detailed history of the branch;s work with the consent decree, integration, Freedom fund banquet, police brutality, and housing issues. | yes | 0 |
| Gaines, Rawdy | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Galataz, Elaine | OH-02288 | 04/22/2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Elaine is a past Jewish Federation president; married to renown attorney Neil Galatz; accomplished horsewoman. Recalls moving to Las Vegas in 1961 and being an active community member. | yes | 0 |
| Galati, Craig | OH-02875 | 2016 October 24 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 G34 2016 Talks about moving to Las Vegas in 1968, being in the first graduating class at Bonanza HS, and going to Idaho for college. In Las Vegas worked for JMA and formed LGA in 1986. Projects include Desert Living Center and Gardens at Springs Preserve, Donald W. Reynolds St. Vincent Plaza, R&R Partners Corporate Headquarters, Grant Sawyer State Office Building, Laughlin Library, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, Nevada State Bank branches, City of Henderson Neighborhood Services Education and Outreach Program. Is currently doing upgrades at Lied Library. | yes | 0 |
| Gale, Jane Greenspun | OH-03383 | 2018 January 31 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G343 2014 Daughter of Hank & Barbara Greenspun, married to photographer Jeff Gale, is a native of Las Vegas, served on Board of Animal Foundation, Springs Preserve. Jane wrote a column for health column for Las Vegas Sun. Subjects: Animal Foundation and animal rights, Springs Preserve, growing up in 1960s Las Vegas, Gilcrease farm history | yes | 0 |
| Gale, Janie Greenspun | OH-03636 | 2019 July 17 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Daughter of Hank and sister of Brian, Janie is the rebel of the Greenspun family who lives on a farm in the upper Northwest. Her privileged life led her through many conversions and has brought her close to the city and closer still to the earth. She is grounded in her philanthropy and her role as wife, mother, and farmer. She remembers her first car, a green Camaro and later being bribed to return to college with a Porsche. In high school she was a Rhythmette, a devotee of the British Rock invasion, and even lived in London for a while. At one time, she co-hosted, then hosted a TV Talk Show - Las Vegas Life. She was on both Channel 10 and Channel 8. She loves Las Vegas. Subjects: Bob Stoldal, Ned Day, Las Vegas Life, Art Museum, Teen Beat Club, Rhythmette | no | 0 |
| Gale, Pamela | OH-02499 | 1995 July 10 | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784 | yes | 0 |
| Gallagher, John Dr. | OH-00644 | 05/31/2002 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Gallagher, Mr. & Mrs. R. | OH-00645 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 | |
| Galvan, Maria Paloma | OH-03273 | 2017 October 30 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Paloma is an art curator for the City of Las Vegas. On the evening of October 1, she was working as a Lyft driver. After dropping off passengers she emerged out of the Luxor's driveway onto Las Vegas Boulevard and immediately heard gunfire. She stopped at the parking lot just north of the venue and picked up a car load of people, including two in the trunk. She drove them to safety at the parking lot of Hooters (Tropicana & Koval) and picked up two couples, including a wounded man, William "Billy" King. He had suffered a chest wound. She drove them to Sunrise Hospital. Paloma tried to return to the scene to transport others out of harm's way but was prevented from doing so by police blockades. She feels guilty for not doing enough, for causing her kids to worry, and many other reasons that have played over and over in her thoughts. Subjects: Luxor, Billy King, Sunrise Hospital, Lyft, gun fire, tea cup | no | 0 |
| Gamble, Evelyn & JC | OH-02097 | 8/31/2010 | BELVOHP | Evelyn's family moved to the Westside in 1951. She worked as a maid, for Manpower Development Center and NTS. JC talked about Nellis AFB and NTS. | yes | 0 |
| Gamble-Aires, Feeney | 10/24/1997 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Kaye, Willard | no | 1 | |
| Gang, Bobbie and Leonard | OH-02829 | 2016 September 14 and 27 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G35 2014 In 1963 the Gangs moved to Carson City from New York for a law position; moved to Las Vegas the next year to enter legal practice. Len eventually became a judge, sitting on the bench for high profile cases. Bobbie talks about lobbying and civic organizations that she represented; Volunteer Development for Strengthening Literacy Program, Nevada Chapter of Planned Parenthood, among others. | yes | 0 |
| Ganger,Randal | OH-00646 | 05/17/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Gans, Jim | OH-02098 | 1/30/2013 | Boyer Early LV OHP - Rancho HS Class of '62 | CT247 G35 2012. Jim Gans' family moved to Las Vegas in 1950. Jim worked as an electrician and attended the Aviation Academy in Reno and then was a flight instructor there. He came back to Las Vegas and worked in measuring radioactivity from nuclear testing and then in safety and as a trainer at Central Telephone and at Southwest Gas. Jim worked at the Clark County Sanitation District and worked on a new waste water treatment plan and management system. Then he went to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and became a vice president there. Jim worked there until he retired and now spends much time in various volunteer endeavors | yes | 0 |
| Garbiso, Paul R. | OH-00647 | 02/15/2005 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Garcia Mendoza, Eva | OH-03484 | 2018 September 25 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 M45 2018 Eva Garcia Mendoza's story begins with her grandparents fleeing Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Mendoza grew up in Monterrey Texas where she witnessed frequent discrimination against the Latinx community. Despite frequent racism at her high school, she felt very encouraged by the support of her band teacher. With the encouragement of her parents, she pursued higher education. After a few years, Mendoza moved her family to Las Vegas where she studied international language. Her skills as a translator landed her a job as an interpreter of the successful court interpreter program started by Judge John F. Mendoza. It was Judge Mendoza who convinced her to pursue a degree in law. She attended the University of San Diego for law school, and during her final year, she was able to move back to Las Vegas to work for Judge Mendoza. They would be married a few years later. Mendoza recounts some of her memorable cases, which leads to a conversation about the #metoo movement, Immigration issues, and other stories about her work to combat discrimination. Mendoza has three children, is involved in Board of Directors of Business Bank of Nevada, and a Board Member of Destination Online LLC. Subjects: Attorney, discrimination, immigration, sexual harassment | yes | 0 |
| Garcia Vining, Alma | OH-03561 | 2019 February 13 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Lifelong learner and educator, Alma Garcia-Vining is a native of "el barrio" of McAllen, Texas. Growing up with her Mexican heritage, she was taught to believe in the power of education to create a bright future for her and her family. Alma moved to Las Vegas in the early 70s and jumped into the community with her involvement in Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA) and on the television program, Minor Key. She earned her Master's Degree in Education through UNLV and worked for over 30 years in the district as a teacher and principal. Her passion for education drove her to spark changes that awarded her awards such as the nationally recognized, Milken Educator Award and the Hispanic of the Year Award through the Latin Chamber of Commerce. Subjects: Education; Mexico; Texas; CCSD; UNLV | no | 0 |
| Garcia, Aquiles | OH-02250 | 1/20/2015 | BELVOHP | CT247 .G36 2012 Life in Argentina, coming to America as a dancer, dancing in shows on the LV Strip, life of a dealer, and Las Vegas retirement. | yes | 0 |
| Garcia, Hank | June 1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Garcia, Randy | OH-03518 | 2018 November 27 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | F850.S75 G37 2018 Randy Garcia was born in LA, but was brought to Las Vegas at the age of three by his family for health reasons. Garcia's father worked in the casino industry, working multiple jobs at a time. As a result of his father's strong work ethic. Garcia was able to attend private school, eventually graduating from Bishop Gorman. Garcia went on to study accounting at UNLV. Upon graduation, he applied to law school, but soon realized law was not for him. Garcia returned to Las Vegas, where spent some time working in financial firms, before starting his own. Garcia has grown his company to be consistently top ranked financial firms not only in the state, but in the country. Subjects: financial firms, Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, UNLV | yes | 0 |
| Gardea, Andrea | OH-03631 | 2019 June 29 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | California native, moved to Las Vegas in 2002. Attendee at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Subjects: Escaping the shooting site, post event trauma, Engelland Foundation, love of Las Vegas | no | 0 |
| Garis, Bill | OH-00648 | 2004 March 29 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Garland, Ruby | OH-00649 | 09/01/2000 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Headed Nevada State Board of Cosmetology | yes | 2 |
| Garner, Erroll | 01/29/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Garner, Tony George | OH-00650 | 03/25/1987 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Garren, Betty | OH-03576 | 1997 May 02 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | No use agreement. | no | 0 |
| Garrett, Elton | OH-00651 | 12/05/1980 | Gay Archives | Boulder City, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas history, UNLV. Interviewed by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick. | no | 3 |
| Garrett, Elton | OH-00652 | 11/10/1986 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | yes | 3 | |
| Garrett, Elton | OH-02064 | 1981 March 01 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Interviewed by Alan Gurwitz; Boulder City, UNLV, Hoover Dam | yes | 1 |
| Garrett, Perle | OH-00653 | 03/02/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City | yes | 1 |
| Garrett,Theodore | OH-00654 | 03/02/1975 | Boulder City | Boulder City, Personal History | yes | 1 |
| Garrison, Elizabeth | OH-00655 | 02/26/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Prostitution, Atomic Testing, Girl Scouts, Japanese Ranch, Family History, Gambling Influence | yes | 1 |
| Garry, Janet | OH-00656 | 02/24/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History, City Development, Crime, Family History, Entertainment | yes | 1 |
| Garside, Sherwin | OH-00657 | 03/25/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history, 30's | yes | 1 |
| Garvin, Laura & Don | OH-00658 | 03/03/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Languages, Changes in Education, Politics, Atomic Testing, Railroads, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas History | yes | 1 |
| Garvin, Lois | OH-02155 | 9/8/2014 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Arrived in Las Vegas in 1954, worked as cocktail server and dancer. Husband made connections that allowed them to share in casino operations in Yugoslavia and Aruba. Real estate investor, owned dance school, and became art collector. | no | 0 |
| Gaston, Kathleen Bryan | OH-00659 | 03/17/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Growth of Las Vegas, Politics, Family History | yes | 1 |
| Gates, Lee (Judge) | OH-00660 | 12/05/1996 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .G37 2007 Judge Gates moved to Las Vegas around 1960. He attended UNLV, participated in the civil rights movement, and worked as a lawyer and a judge | yes | 1 |
| Gatlin, Larry | 03/12/1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Gauger, Agnes | OH-00661 | 02/24/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, Gambling, Howard Hughes, Cultural Events, Las Vegas History | yes | 1 |
| Gausling, Mike | OH-02915 | 2016 December 07 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | HV6711 .G38 2017 Interviewed by David Schwartz. Aladdin, Stardust, Sundance/Fitzgerald's, Holiday/Harrah's, Stratosphere, Mirage, Green Valley Ranch. | yes | 0 |
| Gay, Hazel | OH-00662 | 12/21/1995 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | CT247 .G38 2007 Hazel Gay's husband Jimmy was the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He also was the assistant manager at the Sands and an executive at the Union Plaza. Hazel ran dress shops and also worked as a display artist and retail clerk in other shops | yes | 3 |
| Gay, James A. III | OH-00665 | 04/12/1972 | Ralph Roske Interviews | African Americans, Las Vegas History | yes | 1 |
| Gay, James A. III | OH-00663 | 12/1978 | Black experience in Southern Nevada | Jimmy was the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. Jimmy was the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He also was the assistant manager at the Sands and an executive at the Union Plaza. | yes | 0 |
| Gay, James III | OH-00664 | 01/11/1979 | Las Vegas History (Wright) | Las Vegas history, politics | yes | 1 |
| Gayle, Crystal | 01/28/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Gearing, Don | OH-00667 | 2/7/2013 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Mr. Don Gearing moved to LV in 1961 in the construction industry. He air conditioned the town. Talks about early systems, the evolution of the industry. | yes | 0 |
| Geddins, Bob | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | ||
| Geerstema, Mrs, Richard H. | OH-00668 | 02/23/1972 | Local Oral HIstory Project-Roske | Personal History, Fish Lake Valley, World War II, Social Changes, Population Growth | no | 0 |
| Gemma, Joseph | OH-00669 | 03/11/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas, Social Changes, Population, Strikes, Atomic Testing | yes | 1 |
| Genovese family | OH-02079 | 2013-08-20, 2013-08-29, 2013-09-05, 2014-09-13 | West Charleston | Westleigh neighborhood. Stories and memories capture Las Vegas from the 1960s to the present. | yes | 0 |
| Genovese, Patrick | OH-02096 | 9/5/2013 | Ward 1 | Stories and memories of the West Charleston Westleigh community. | yes | 0 |
| Gentile, Christina | OH-02723 | 2015-05-01 | Table Games Management Oral History Project | Hotel Nevada (Ely); King’s 8, Wild Wild West; Boulder Station; Red Rock; Wynn | yes | 0 |
| Gentry, Laura | OH-00670 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family History, Mining, Construction, Politics, Social Changes, Religion, Tax Structure, Gold Butte History | yes | 2 | |
| George, Donna | OH-00671 | 5/14/2012 | Boyer Early LV OHP - Shake Rattle & Roll | Stories from a spouse of a NV Test Site worker during active testing. | yes | 0 |
| George, Dorothy O'Donnell | OH-00672 | 10/13/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .G56 2007 Dorothy George served as a nurse during World War II in Hawaii, Okinawa, and Japan. She moved to Las Vegas and worked as a nurse. Dorothy also discusses Las Vegas, Helldorado Parades, atomic bomb testing, and family picnics at Mount Charleston | yes | 2 |
| George, Joseph Dr. | OH-00673 | 04/08/2008 | Heart to Heart:: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.G46.A3 2006 Dr. Joseph George, Jr., is a physician who came to Las Vegas in 1945 and established a private practice | yes | 0 |
| George, Lloyd (Judge) | OH-00674 | 01/15/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .G563 2007 Judge Lloyd D. George was a lawyer in Las Vegas and was Chief Judge of the Nevada District. The Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse in Las Vegas is named for him Notes Includes a copy of the article Administrative structure of the federal courts in the United States by Lloyd George published in the Bulletin of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, v. 2, no. 3, fall 1994, p. 1-10 | yes | 4 |
| Geran, Hazel | OH-00675 | 08/30/2000 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | F850.N4 G47 2012 Insights into the black experience in Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Geran, Trish | OH-01990 | 4/14/2015 | AfAm | Closing and re-opening of F Street, general life and community influences | yes | 0 |
| Geuder, Pat | OH-00676 | 04/15/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Overview of the history of early UNLV-Professor | yes | 1 |
| Gibb, Andy | 08/16/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Gibson, Elsie | OH-02068 | 2002 March 25 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Gibson, Fred | OH-01287 | 02/13/2008 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745 .G52 2007 Fred Gibson is a mining engineer who organized Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada with his father in 1955. As a trustee director of the Nevada Development Authority, he was one of the main promoters of an engineering school for UNLV | yes | 0 |
| Gibson, Fred D. | OH-00677 | 03/09/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | LD3745 .G52 2007 Family history, Nevada history, Military Service, Counter Intelligence Corp., Mining, World War II | yes | 2 |
| Gibson, James | OH-00678 | 02/22/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | JK8566 .P43 Came to Las Vegas in 1927 at 11 years of age, worked for the RR, mining. wife early school teacher, Military (Navy 1943), Engineering degree, Father owned property behind Lake Mead worked at Lake Mead, Active LDS member, Democratic party, State Senator for Clark County District 1, | no | 1 |
| Gibson, Rachel | OH-02684 | 1998 August 25, 1998 September 1, 1999 April 7 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 G52 2000 Rachel Gibson was the granddaughter of Nevada pioneers. Rachel was born in 1913 in Yerington. Her 1930 class was the first to graduate from Las Vegas High School, and Rachel received her Bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She taught first in Boulder City, then at the J.T. McWilliams Elementary School in Las Vegas. Rachel also was active in many community groups. She paints a picture in this oral history of life in Yerington, Tonopah, and Las Vegas in the early twentieth century. | yes | 0 |
| Giddens, Gary | OH-03541 | 2018 December 13 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | In 1978, Gary moved to Las Vegas to become a firefighter after years of trying in Southern California. He believes he was prevented from entering his chosen field because of affirmative action that finally gave men of color opportunities for jobs on fire departments. The North Las Vegas fire department's hiring of Gary proved to have been done in perfect timing. As a trained EMT - Emergency Medical Technician - he brought those skills to southern Nevada, not in a separate truck but as a function of what a fire truck could become by including all the equipment, tools, and medicines needed to triage a person as well as to fight a fire. He rapidly moved up in rank to engineer and then to captain. Though a firefighter in North Las Vegas, his truck rolled to both the MGM and International fires and he shares stories of rescues and dangers encountered at both locations. As an entrepreneur, Gary started a school to train EMTs - Medical Technical School. And because of his independent work, he took Evander Holyfield to the hospital after the fight at Caesars Palace when fan-man landed in the ring. (Bowe-Holyfield II). Gary owned and operated the Emergency Room Bar from 2001 - 2006. In 2012 he moved to Florida where he now makes his home. Subjects: MGM fire, North Las Vegas Fire Department, Emergency Room Bar, Mercy Ambulance, CCSN | no | 0 |
| Gidel, Darwin | OH-00679 | 10/21/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .G57 2007 (CD) Darwin Gidel was a flight engineer in the Air Force during World War II. He was shot down over Belgium in 1944 and was held as a POW in Belgium and Germany for eleven months. He was also an accountant and an administrator who moved here from California in the late seventies | yes | 0 |
| Gieck, John D. | OH-00680 | 01/08/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City | yes | 1 |
| Gilbert, George | OH-00681 | 02/10/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early newspaper, Helldorado, 30's, 40's | yes | 1 |
| Gilbert, Robert F. | OH-00682 | 02/01/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Atomic Testing, Politics, effects of World War II, Union Pacific Railroad, American Legion, Tourism, Gambling, Environmental Changes, Social Changes | yes | 1 |
| Gilbert, Robert W. | OH-02295 | 2/1/1990 | Received as part of the Young Electric Sign Company Records (MS-00403). | no | 1 | |
| Gilday, Donald | OH-00683 | 02/21/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Airlines Industry, Social Changes, Politics, Elk's Club, Atomic Testing, Environmental Changes- ( NO CASSETTE TAPE) | no | 0 |
| Giles, Kenneth R. Sr. | OH-00684 | 10/17/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas History, Social changes, Economic changes-(NO CASSETTE TAPE) | no | 0 |
| Giles, Reva | OH-00685 | 07/17/2006 | UNLV | LD3745 .G54 2007 Ms. Giles moved to Las Vegas, NV in 1958. She recalls living on Decatur, unpaved roads, military housing at Nellis Airforce Base. Moving from Las Vegas, NV to Okinawa, Japan for 4 years with her husband. Retiring from the military and moving back to Las Vegas, NV in 1964. She worked in the sports ticket office, admissions, student services, and career services at UNLV. She is now retired and volunteers as an office aide to the UNLV athletic director | yes | 1 |
| Gillenwater, John | OH-02334 | 2012 December 27 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of Reno, Nevada, Gillenwater began working for the Truckee Meadows Fire Department starting in 1984. | no | 0 |
| Giller, Christian | OH-02336 | 2012 December 18 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Giller was raised in Reno, Nevada, where his family owned AIDS Ambulance. He worked as a dispatcher before earning his EMT certifications in the 1980s. | no | 0 |
| Giller, Marcia | OH-02335 | 2013 October 24 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | In 1960, Giller and her husband purchased the ambulance service in Reno, Nevada. Her company, AIDS Ambulance, was the main provider of ambulance services in Truckee Meadows until 1978. Due to competition between companies, Giller went to work for Mercy Ambulance. She spent over 50 years in the EMS field. | no | 0 |
| Gillespie, Dizzy | 04/28/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Gilley, Mickey | 10/18/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Gilliland, Vern | OH-02337 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Gilliland became an ambulance driver in 1985 before gaining EMT certifications. He served in Nye County for 25 years. | no | 0 |
| Gilyard, Clarence | OH-02211 | 12/02/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Barbara Paige) | Drama Department UNLV, professional acting career | no | 0 |
| Giomi, Stacy | OH-02338 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Stacy moved to Carson City, Nevada, in 1977. In 1983 he was hired at the fire department as a dispatcher, and he later became a paramedic. | no | 0 |
| Giovanni | 02/13/1997 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Kaye, Willard | no | 1 | |
| Giunchigliani, Chris | OH-00686 | 7/20/2007 | John S. Park OHP | Running for office in a small village setting within an urban setting. Building community. | yes | 0 |
| Giunchigliani, Chris | OH-02866 | 2016 October 20 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 G58 2016 Chris Giunchigliani first visited Las Vegas with some girlfriends from Johnson County, Kansas, in 1978. She received a masters degree in education from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, worked as a special education teacher, served 1991 to 2006 in the Nevada State Assembly, and began representing District E on the Clark County Commission in 2006. Chris is now serving her third and final term. Chris talks about the politics of a publicly funded stadium for professional football, she describes plans for the revitalization of the Maryland Parkway corridor, and she comments on the University of Nevada Las Vegas Medical School and the breakup of the Clark County School District, currently the sixth largest school district in the United States. | yes | 0 |
| Givens, Barbara | OH-00687 | 10/15/2005 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745 .G58 2007 Barbara Givens moved to Las Vegas from Reno in 1952. She studied to be a teacher at what is now UNLV and has taught in two Las Vegas high schools. She also taught a class for new teachers at UNLV | yes | 2 |
| Givens, Barbara Hampton | OH-00957 | 02/15/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Givens, Victor | OH-00688 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Victor Givens was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV in 1938. Educated in Las Vegas.He attended school in Las Vegas, including 2 years in Dealers school. Some of Mr. Givens occupations include Juvenile Court Services,Clark County Parks and Recreation, maintenance worker, and casino dealer. He talks about which customer skills are needed in order to keep the patrons coming back to the tables. How you have to love the environment you work in, in order to excel at your job. Mr. Givens states that "family is the most important to thing to him". | yes | 1 |
| Glick, Delores P. | OH-00689 | 11/29/2003 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Ms. Glick was born and raised in New York. She attended Hunter high school, eventually returning to become the assist. principal. She taught as a teacher for 5 years became a guidance counselor. Later after becoming a mother, she became a principal. | yes | 1 |
| Glovinsky, Marilyn with Melissa Lemoine | OH-02285 | 04-02-2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Mother and daughter recall moving from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, helping start Congregation Ner Tamid and their involvement with the Jewish community. Melissa is active with the Next Gen organization. | yes | 0 |
| Glusman, Freddie | OH-02523 | Oct. 29, 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G58 2014 Freddie Glusman, proprietor of the renown Piero's restaurant on Convention Center Dr; setting for scenes in the movie Casino (1995). Arrived in Las Vegas as a young man in 1957. Owned clothing retail stores in casino/hotels. Friend to many celebrities. | yes | 0 |
| Gobel, George | 10/21/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Godbey, Erma O. | OH-00690 | 11/07/1986 | Boulder City Oral History Program | Emma O. Godbey and husband Tom moved from Oatman, Az to Needles, NV on June 21, 1931. She talks about housekeeping in Needles, NV in 1931, with unpaved roads, terrible hot dusty weather. Military dances held in Boulder City. Railroad Pass Casino was being built. Gambling became legal. Tent City called Rag Town-officialy called Williamsville. | yes | 1 |
| Godbey, Tom | OH-00691 | 09/27/1984, 09/18/1974 | Boulder City Oral History Program | Tom & Emma Godbey moved from Oatman, AZ to Needles,NV on June 21, 1931. Due to a law in Arizona titled: criminal syndicalism law,Mr. Godbey was terminated and they moved to Needles, NV. The first couple to build a home in Boulder City. Tom worked for Sterns,Rogers Construction out of Denver, building a mill in Silverton. Tom Godbey was a City Marshall and Water Commisision of Silverton. Mining Nevada Assembly, Boulder City | no | 1 |
| Goddard, Clarence | OH-00692 | Clarence Goddard is a native of Las Vegas. He attended 5th street school, began working for the railroad when he was 16 years old. Active LDS member.Clarence recalls using swamp coolers, excelsior fans, wet sheets. Las Vegas History | no | 0 | ||
| Goldberg, Fred | OH-03359 | 2017 December 03 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Resides in Vail CO. Averages two visits per year to Las Vegas where he has family and friends. En route from Denver airport on Oct. 1, 2017, he talks about diversion to Salt Lake City late in the evening and his eventual arrival in Las Vegas. Met Route 91 attendees and learned of the shooting while waiting for a taxi at McCarran. | no | 0 |
| Goldman, Dr. Edward | OH-02637 | March 22, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F 850 J5 G64 2014 Clark County School District teacher, negotiator, and regional superintendent during his over three-decade long career. Active member in the Jewish community at Temple Beth Sholom and then as a founding member of Midbar Kodesh Temple. Wide array of topics explore about education, Jewish history. | yes | 0 |
| Goldstein, Marguerite | OH-00693 | 02/25/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history, Social Changes, Gambling, Boulder Club, Crime, Airport | yes | 1 |
| Goldstein, Stanley | OH-00694 | 10/25/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Mormon culture, Marriage, Family History | yes | 1 |
| Golub, Rita | OH-00695 | 03/14/1981, 05/14/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 50's-60's, Hotels, Casinos | yes | 1 |
| Gomez, Abraham | OH-03703 | 2019 December 06 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Abraham Gomez is a College Navigator for the Nevada Treasurer’s Office where he is responsible for providing and distributing information on post-secondary resources that may enable Nevadans to go to college. Gomez was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and grew up on the East Side near Desert Pines High School. He received an Associate of Arts from the College of Southern Nevada before obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of Nevada, Reno. After graduating he worked as a GEAR UP Ambassador for Nevada State College where he advised a cohort of 46 low-income students on the importance of continuing their education. He has volunteered with various organizations throughout Southern Nevada and continues to work to better his community and make education accessible to students everywhere. F850.S75 G66 2019 | yes | 0 |
| Gonalez, Charles | OH-00696 | 5/12/2007 | Blue Diamond Oral History Project | History of Blue Diamond | no | 2 |
| Gonzales, Charles | OH-00696 | May 5, 2007 | 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 | 2 |
| Gonzalez, Rowena | OH-00697 | 02/24/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic testing, Las Vegas history, Industry in Las Vegas, Hoover Dam | yes | 1 |
| Goodall, Leonard E. | OH-00698 | 03/28/2006 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.G65 2007 Dr. Leonard Goodall became president of UNLV in 1979. Before that he was a professor in several states. At UNLV he oversaw the creation of the enginnering college and helped create the UNLV foundation. After his term was over, he worked as a professor in public administration and still serves on campus comittees | yes | 1 |
| Goodall, Leonard E. "Pat" | OH-02071 | 2002/04/18 | no | 2 | ||
| Goodall, Lois M. | OH-00699 | 11/12/2013 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | Early UNLV history. Wife of former UNLV president. | no | 0 |
| Goodman, Carolyn | OH-02231 | 1/21/2009 | Jay Sarno Project | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 |
| Goodman, Carolyn | OH-02803 | Aug. 18, 2016 & Aug. 31, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G647 2014 Mayor Carolyn Goodman talks about her Jewish ancestry, moving to Las Vegas, raising children and entering politics of the city. Sports in Las Vegas. Preparing for local homeland security. | yes | 0 |
| Goodman, Carolyn & Oscar | OH-02169 | 10/18/2014 | West Charleston & JHP | Early lives, moving to Las Vegas, Definition of "community" in Las Vegas, early careers, and current Downtown economy. | no | 0 |
| Goodman, Felipe | OH-03693 | 2019 April 01 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom since 1998, Felipe Goodman is a native of Mexico City. He identifies as a Mexican Jewish American, and shares the complexities of these. Subjects: Chilango, Jewish-American, heritage | yes | 0 |
| Goodman, Oscar | OH-02232 | 1/5/2009 | Jay Sarno Project | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 0 |
| Goodman, Oscar | OH-02797 | 2014 November 10 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G653 2014 Recollections on Temple Beth Sholom, Jewish leaders and organizations in Las Vegas, raising children in Las Vegas, and practicing law. | yes | 0 |
| Goodman, Rabbi Felipe | OH-02283 | 03/09/2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850 J5 G65 2014 Born in Mexico City, Felipe became rabbi of the oldest synagogue in Las Vegas in 1997. Explains Rabbi Board, and more about Las Vegas Jewish community. | yes | 0 |
| Goodman, Ted | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Goodson, Tex | OH-02296 | 5/18/1990 | Received as part of the Young Electric Sign Company Records (MS-00403). | no | 1 | |
| Goodwin, Rosina | OH-00700 | 03/15/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Bugsy Siegal, Helldorado, Entertainment | yes | 1 |
| GOOLSBY, John and Judy | OH-02823 | 9/8/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 G663 2016 Both from Fort Worth, TX. John Bachelors Business Administration University of Texas at Arlington and CPA in Texas. To LV with Summa Corp 1980 to manage portfolio of Nevada property owned by Hughes estate; developed Summerlin's master plan, CEO, president Howard Hughes Corp 1988-1998. Judy volunteered with and was president of Assistance League of Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Goot, Max | OH-00701 | 03/22/1976 | Local Oral History-Collins | Max Goot moved from New York to Las Vegas, NV in 1945. He served in the U.S. Army. He recalls the population of Las Vegas in 1945 was 12,000. Mr. Goot worked for Stoney Jewelry, Hollywood furniture and a public relations firm together with Casino Foods, Inc. and discusses the growth of Las Vegas. He recalls winning the Man of the Year Award by his temple. | yes | 1 |
| Gordon, Gerald (Jerry) | OH-02885 | 2016 November 02 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G67 2014 Jerry had lived in Las Vegas since 1961, when his family arrived to join relatives in the development business here. He became an attorney, specializing in casino bankruptcies. Former partners included Louis Weiner Jr., David Goldwater and Neil Galatz. Leadership role in Congregation Ner Tamid, especially with the building of the synagogue; working with Greenspun family for the land; and negotiations for a cell tower and solar field on the property. | yes | 0 |
| Gordon, Hank | OH-02876 | 2016 October 26 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 G67 2016 Owner/President of Laurich Properties, the largest shopping center developer and owner based in Las Vegas, recalls moving to Nevada in 1987 and developing his first center at the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Charleston Boulevard. He began as a home builder in the San Fernando Valley, branched into apartments and retail, and concentrated on retail.Among other topics, he describes how mergers have reduced the number of credit-worthy supermarkets and drugstores; explains the importance of trust and partnerships; discusses merchant developers, participating ground leases, and various retail centers; and he talks about his term on the Las Vegas City Planning Commission (1998-2001). | yes | 0 |
| Gordon, Mike & Sallie | OH-00702 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, Economics, Politics, Atomic Testing, Environment, Social Changes. Founding members of Temple Beth Sholom. Owners of Mike's and Sallie's Liquor stores. | yes | 1 |
| Gore, Robert | OH-00703 | 01/31/2008 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745 .G67 2007 Robet Gore was a public relations officer for the Air Force, Summa Corporation, and UNLV. He was one of the main promoters of an engineering school for UNLV | yes | 2 |
| Gorme, Eydie | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Gorshin, Frank | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Goto, George | OH-00704 | 02/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Japanese American Club | yes | 1 |
| Gotschall, Loretta Scott | OH-00705 | November 21, 2008 | 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 | 0 |
| Gougar, Douglas R. | OH-02952 | 2003 March 03 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Gould, Martha and Kerschner, Joan | OH-00706 | 10/27/2005 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .G68 2007 Martha Gould and Joan Kerschner are librarians who both worked at the Nevada State Library. Both Martha and Joan were directors of the State Library, and Martha has also been a lobbyist for libraries. Joan was also director of the Henderson Public Library | yes | 3 |
| Gould, Sid | 10/21/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Goulet, Robert | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Goulet, Robert | 01/20/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Goulet, Robert | 04/04/1989 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Goulet, Robert | December 1986 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Goussack, Gregory | OH-02422 | 05/19/15 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Professor, former business owner and career in financial aspects of several local casino operations. Talks about growing up and being Jewish in Las Vegas. F850.J5.G68 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Gout, Max | OH-00701 | 03/22/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Business Las Vegas | no | 1 |
| Goynes, Theron | OH-02070 | 2002 April 11 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 2 | |
| Goynes, Theron & Naomi | OH-00708 | 6/28/2012 | AfAm Collaborative - LV Black Experience | F850.N4 G68 2012 Early educators. North Las Vegas City Councilman. School integration. Special reading programs. | yes | 0 |
| Goynes-Brown, Pamela | OH-02206 | 11/26/2014 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Pamela Goynes-Brown is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and previously received a "Woman of the Year" award from Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She is a City Council representative for North Las Vegas and a retired Elementary Assistant Principal for the Clark County School District. Oral history conducted for AfAm Student Project by Kane Toomer. | no | 0 |
| Gragson, Oran | OH-00709 | 12/25/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Graham, Bill | OH-00710 | 07/13/2005 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Working as a bartender in places back east known for Mafia connections. Met Jack Entratter at the Copa in NY that aligned him with the Sands' Copa Room in Las Vegas. | yes | 2 |
| Graham, Bill | 09/22/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Graham, Bonnie | 12/03/2003 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 | |
| Graham, Elinor E. | OH-00711 | 10/01/1971 | Local Oral History PRoject-Roske | Seceretary work, Small Business, Population growth, Cultural Leadership, Travel, Personal History | no | 0 |
| Granger, Robert | OH-00712 | 02/10/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Grant, Alan | 04/28/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Grant, Karen | OH-00713 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 | |
| Grasso, Tony Charles & Doug | OH-00714 | 02/29/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming industry, Aladdin Hotel, Real Estate | yes | 1 |
| Grater, Russell | OH-00715 | 02/10/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Hoover Dam, Southern Nevada History, Tourism, Mining, Effects of World War II, Ecology changes, St. Thomas, Boulder City | yes | 1 |
| Grater, Russell K | OH-00716 | 11/25/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Tourism U.S. Government Services (Park Services), Boulder City History | yes | 1 |
| Grater, Russell K. | OH-00707 | 1995-03-15; 1995-03-28 | Work with National Park Service including time at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. | yes | 3 | |
| Gratton, Peter | OH-00717 | 2/26/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP - Library | LD3745 .G727 2007 Long career on UNLV campus. Changes on the campus and in the city. Peter Gratton came to Las Vegas in 1969 after his military duty ended. He worked for casinos and graduated from UNLV in 1981. Then he came to work for UNLV Libraries and helped organize their map collection. He also worked on the move from the Dickinson to the Lied Library and was Administrative Assistant II Building Department when he retired in 2009 | yes | 0 |
| Graves, John | OH-00718 | 03/11/1987 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Women in Gambling Industry, Entertainment, Casino Games, Tourism, Resorts, Food Industry | yes | 1 |
| Graves, Madison B. | OH-00719 | 02/20/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Politics, Law Profession, Growth in Tourism, Taxes on Businesses, El Rancho, African Americans in Las Vegas | no | 0 |
| Gray, Dr. Guild R. | OH-00720 | 03/05/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada School History, Teaching Background, Peabody Study | yes | 1 |
| Gray, Joan M. | OH-00721 | 2003 April 4 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tape for more information. | yes | 1 |
| Gray, Lee | OH-00722 | 11/20/2006 | UNLV | LD3745 .G73 2007 UNLV - Facilities, See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Gray, Sandra, PhD | OH-03659 | 2020-05-29 | The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic | Licensed psychologist and group practice owner. Dr. Gray and her husband Patrick are parents to two school age sons. During the onset of the pandemic, she continued her service to her clients and managed home schooling her sons. Subjects: Home schooling; psychology; past trauma; restorative yoga | no | 0 |
| Grayson, Alexander | OH-00723 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske History | High School Race Riots, Personal History, Art, Economy, African Americans in Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Grayson, Elmer | OH-00724 | 03/09/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, Government, Education, Old Frontier, African American Entertainers, Hotels | no | 1 |
| Grayson, John | OH-00725 | 05/23/1983 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mayme Nelson, Railroad Pass, Gaming Industry in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Greb, Mel | OH-00726 | 03/11/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boxing in Las Vegas, See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Grecco, Buddy | 7/16/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Greco, Buddy | 07/16/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Green, David | OH-00727 | 08/20/1999 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | See Cassette Tapes for more information | no | 5 |
| Green, Elijah and Eugenia | OH-02939 | 2017 January 20 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Mr Green grew up in the Historic Westside community. He became a dealer on the Las Vegas Strip as blacks were moving into positions that allowed their employment in areas other than those in back-of-the-house. Along with eight other men, Green purchased the Town Tavern in the Westside. He become the sole owner and later passed business operations to his daughter. The establishment was the last gaming location on Jackson "Street" with a history dating back to the area's heyday. New owners have renovated the club that is now "Tokyo" and is expected to open soon. | no | 0 |
| Green, John | 09/19/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Green, Leon | OH-00728 | 5/15/2012 | African American Collaborative - LV Black Experience | Spirituality in black community, Bishop C. C. Cox | yes | 0 |
| Green, Mel | OH-02193 | 12/1/2014 | AfAm Collab - Celeste | Black architect in Las Vegas since the early 1980s - talks of building designs, black community and space | no | 0 |
| Green, Melvin | OH-02193 | 11/28/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Robin Fults) | Architect. Moved to LV because of job offer in 1194; problem with racism at Walker Furniture Store | no | 0 |
| Green, Melvin | OH-02840 | 9/23/2016 | Building Las Vegas | KME Architects, Historic Westside School redevelopment project, Nevada Partners, CCSD, Starbucks Corporate client, Venetian (China). Af-Am architect from NE Louisiana. | no | 0 |
| Green, Michael | OH-03398 | 2018 February 26, 2018 April 04 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Raised in Las Vegas (born in California); history professor at UNLV; write for Nevada Yesteryears for KNPR. Family migrated from New York to California and eventually to Las Vegas in 1967, where his father became a casino dealer. Subjects: Family Jewish ancestral roots; UNLV history professor, John Marshall's book on Nevada Jews, religious community, Jewish leaders from his youth | no | 0 |
| Green, Michael S. | OH-03770 | 2021-05-25 | The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic | Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. UNLV History Professor. Subjects: Teaching at UNLV; life habits; medical observations; adapting to health protocols 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 |
| Green, PhD, Michael | OH-00729 | 2005 | I Remember When: Recollections from LV Jewish Leaders | F850.J5.G74 2005 Dr. Green is a professor at the College of Southern Nevada and UNLV. Expert in Nevada history. | no | 0 |
| Green, Shecky | 12/29/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Greenberg, Alan | OH-00730 | 02/08/2007 | Jay Sarno Project | yes | 0 | |
| Greenberg, Corey | 01/09/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Greenberg, Gene | OH-02276 | Feb 12 2015 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G742 2014 Son of Holocuast survivors, Gene has been active in educating public; long career with Donrey Media/Channel 3 advertising sales | yes | 0 |
| Greenberg. Melanie | OH-02712 | June 14, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G7423 2014 Arrived in Las Vegas 1976 with husband Gene. Taught briefly. Became involved in Temple Beth Sholom community, Jewish Federation and raised 3 children here. Director of of UNLV's Hillel from 1996-2003. Past president of Las Vegas Hebrew school. | yes | 0 |
| Greenblatt, Gertrude | OH-00731 | 03/15/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Resort Manager, Food Industry | yes | 1 |
| Greene, Shecky | 12/29/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Greene, Shecky | 03/10/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Greene, Shecky | 07/07/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Greene, Shecky | 10/01/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Greene, Shecky | 06/08/1978 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Greene, Shecky | OH-02596 | 04/06/2004 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 2 |
| Greene, Shecky | OH-03444 | 2018 June 05 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 G7425 2014 Shecky Greene -- legendary comedian in the popular style of the 1940s and 50s is a native of Chicago. He honed his talents in the Midwest, New York, the Catskills, Florida and New Orleans. His first Nevada gig was Reno in 1949; in 1955 he was performing at the Last Frontier on the Strip. His career transcends seven decades and he has made his home in Henderson with wife Marie. | yes | 0 |
| Greenfield, Howard | 04/16/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Greenspun, Brian | OH-03377 | 2018 January 10 and 25, 2018 February 21, 2018 March 20 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Publisher of Las Vegas Sun, child of Hank and Barbara Green. F850.J5 G744 2018 | yes | 0 |
| Greenspun, Danny & Robin | OH-00732 | 2006 | I Remember When: Recollections from LV Jewish Leaders | F850.J5.G743 2006 The Sun Newspaper is the family business that was started by Hank Greenspun, father of Danny. | no | 0 |
| Greenspun, Hank | OH-00733 | 1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Newspaper, Race Riots in High Schools, Politics, Veterans Organizations, Economic Expansion, Atomic Testing, Culinary Union. Interviewer: Perry Kaufman | yes | 4 |
| Greenspun, Hank | OH-00734 | 1975 | Collector: Tony Bleeker | no | 1 | |
| Greenspun, Robin | OH-02995 | 2017 February 09 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Robin talks about being raised in Las Vegas since arriving as a youngster in 1954; parents Maury & Muriel Stevens; producing/directing documentaries; Jewish community. | no | 0 |
| Greenwood, Lee | 10/02/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Greenwood, Lee | 11/19/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Gregory, Colleen | OH-00735 | 04/07/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Gregory, Edward | OH-00736 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nellis Airforce Base, Las Vegas history, 50's | yes | 1 |
| Gregory, Matt | OH-00737 | 05/08/1996 | Talent Agent | no | 3 | |
| Gregory, Matt | 06/19/1977 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Gregory, Matt | 02/24/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Gregory, Philip T. Jr, | OH-00738 | 03/10/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Innovations in Aviation, World War II, Military Service (Air Force), Nevada Wildlife Federation, Open Spaces Council, Atomic Testing, Tourism, African Americans in Las Vegas | no | 0 |
| Grenfell, Celia | OH-00739 | 03/31/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Frank's Cafe, Mexican-American History (mexican independence), Economic Changes, Helldorado | yes | 2 |
| Gresh, Bertha | OH-00740 | 11/30/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Collector: Gary Eagleson | yes | 1 |
| Gresh, Bertha | OH-00741 | 1974/11/01 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Collector: James Greene | yes | 1 |
| Gresser, Monica | OH-02837 | 9/20/2016 | Building Las Vegas | Architect, AIA, LEED, AP, Principal Architect at Brazen Architecture, focus on advocacy architecture--transitional housing for vets and homeless outreach, low-income community stabilization design. | no | 0 |
| Grier, Dorothy | OH-03577 | 2002 November 26 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | No use agreement. | no | 0 |
| Griffin, Joanna | OH-00742 | 07/2005 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Griffin, Johnny | OH-02100 | 9/13/2010 | BELVOHP | Black golfers; LV history of blacks in the golf arena. | yes | 0 |
| Griffith, Joanne Olsen | OH-00742 | April 12, 2005 | 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 |
| Griffith, Robert B. | OH-00744 | 03/06/1974 | Las Vegas Old Timers, Clark County | no | 1 | |
| Grinnell, Theda | OH-00746 | 02/28/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | African American history, Housing/Union, Schools, Social Classes, Nuclear Testing Site, Industries during World War II, Drugs in Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Grogan, Stephen and Pamela | OH-02779 | 2014 June 30 | West Charleston Neighborhoods--an Oral History Project of Ward 1 | Pamela moved to Las Vegas from Lockport, Illinois, with friends in 1999. She likes to cook and collect cookbooks and began working as assistant manager for the Sur La Table cooking store. Steve was the first executive director of the Colorado Gaming Owners Association and came to Las Vegas in 1989. He is a writer. They married in 2004, and they bought a house in the Scotch 80s that was originally owned by Joe Pignatello. | yes | 0 |
| Gronauer, Bob | OH-02882 | 2016 October 27 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | This son of working-class divorced parents was raised by his mother in subsidized housing in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He talks about putting himself through college and moving to Las Vegas to live with his father in the summers. He recalls helping to raise his sisters, attending law school in Michigan, returning to Las Vegas, and working with and learning from zoning and land use attorneys Chris Kaempfer and Mark Fiorentino. He discusses moving from representing owners of billboards and telecommunication towers to representing clients to the cities of Henderson and North Las Vegas for such developments as Faraday Future, Aliante, and Skye Canyon. | no | 0 |
| Growing Up Jewish roundtable | OH-02647 | 2016 January 31, 2016 February 28 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Barbara Tabach interviews Jewish Las Vegas residents at two seperate panel events held in the Goldfield Room in Lied Library on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. Roundtable participants on January 31, 2016 are Lori Chenin-Frankl, Lizzie Fuchs, Nancy Katz, Bill Mason, and Daryl Morris. Participants on February 28, 2016 are David Cherry, Michelle Dahan, Cara Goodman, Jessica Hutchings, Heather Klein, and Marty Weinberg. Recorded by Vegas PBS. | no | 0 |
| Grubbs, Dee | OH-00747 | 12/05/1985 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nursing Education, Personal History | yes | 1 |
| Gruber, Christina | OH-03567 | 2019 March 02 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | A resident of Las Vegas since 1997, Christina is a CPA, mother of two, and physical fitness enthusiast. On October 1 2017, Christina was shot and rescued by strangers. Her story is one of survival and recovery, enhanced by her athletic training. Subjects: Route 91 Harvest Festival attendee, parent, triathlon athlete | no | 0 |
| Guarnieri, Johnny | 10/13/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Gubler, John G. | OH-00748 | 12/29/2008 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 G78 2010 John Gubler's parents moved to Las Vegas in 1936, and he grew up in the John S. Park Neighborhood. He became a lawyer and moved back to Las Vegas, although not to the same neighborhood | yes | 0 |
| Guercio, Joe | 10/04/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Guidry, Laura Gentry | OH-00749 | 10/12/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family History, Lincoln County, Democratic Women's Club, Travel, Politics, Earliest Gambling Houses (Las Vegas Club, Boulder Club, Sal Sagev) | no | 0 |
| Guinchigliani, Chris | OH-00750 | 07/20/2007 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 G84 2010 Chris Guinchigliani moved to Las Vegas in the 1980s and taught at a middle school. She involved herself in the teachers'union and served as president of the Nevada State Education Association from 1987 to 1991, served in the Nevada State Assembly for sixteen years, and then became a Clark County Commissioner. She and her husband Gary Gray are longtime residents of the John S. Park Neighborhood. | yes | 0 |
| Guinn, Diane | OH-02589 | 2/12/2016 | AfAm | Worked with Ruby Duncan in the Welfare Rights and Operation Independence office. Spoke of the movements from the administrative perspective of writing grants, working with attorneys, and the roles of volunteer supporters. | no | 0 |
| Gunderson, Barry L. | OH-00751 | 10/18/2002 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 2 |
| Gunderson, June Z. | OH-00752 | 2003 February 26 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tapes for more information | yes | 2 |
| Gunning, Laura | OH-00753 | 08/05/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Rancho Hotel, Personal History, Environment, State Activities | yes | 1 |
| Gunter, Mike | OH-02339 | 2013 February 01 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | After graduating from Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gunter worked for Mercy Ambulance. He later worked as a paramedic at the Mercury Test Site, which helped pay for medical school at the University of Nevada. | no | 0 |
| Gunty, Morty | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Gusewelle, Juanita | OH-00754 | 03/06/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | WWI and WWII, Effects of Great Depression, Nellis Air Force Base, USO, Helldorado, Banking, Politics | yes | 1 |
| Gust, Ruth | OH-00755 | 03/10/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Culinary Union, Hoover Dam, African Americans in Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Gustavo (Gus) Ramos Jr. | OH-03504 | 2018 October 25 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Gustavo Ramos Junior was born in Presidio, Texas. Growing up Ramos described his childhood as simple childhood, typical of someone that was born on farmland. At the age 10, Ramos and his family moved to California in hopes of better opportunities. When they arrived in California the family had to live in public housing, despite his father not wanting to, he realized it was the only way his family could start anew. Living in public housing influenced Ramos for the rest of his life, including his career as director of public housing in three states. Subjects: Public Housing, North Las Vegas Public Housing authority, North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Upland California F850.S75 R36 2018 | yes | 0 |
| Gutierrez, Jose Luis | OH-03488 | 2018 October 01 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Jose Luis Gutierrez was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico in 1971. In his late teens, he moved to Tijuana and later to Santa Barbara, California. In California he worked at a restaurant called the Jolly Parrot. A few years late, he made a trip to Vegas that convinced him to move there. He worked at The Dunes and later opened Tortilleria Los Arcos. The interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Guadalajara, Tortilleria Los Arcos, The Frontier, Club Social Mexicano | no | 0 |
| Gutzman, Sharon | OH-00756 | 03/13/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history: Helldorado, Sahara Hotel, School System, UNLV, Real Estate, Sands Hotel, Airport/Hughes Terminal | yes | 1 |
| Guzman, Alfred | OH-00757 | 03/01/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Public relations, Entertainment goals, Philosophy on Public Relations and Hotels, Contrast of Reno and Las Vegas, Changes in Gambling Industry, Effects of Accountants | yes | 1 |
| Guzman, Peter | OH-03475 | 2018 September 10 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Born in Florida, family arrived in Las Vegas in 1969. Father worked in the service industry. Worked as realtor before becoming President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce. Vice chairman of Hope for Prisoners and Vice Chairman of Workforce Connection. Subjects: Latin Chamber of Commerce, Hope for Prisoners, Workforce Connections, Sahara Hotel, Cuba F850.S75 G89 2018 | yes | 0 |
| Guzman, Peter | OH-03708 | 2020 November 12 | The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic | As the President of Latin Chamber of Commerce, Peter Guzman felt his role within the community was clear: be of help where needed. He is the son of Cuban immigrants, father of two young adults, and husband to a casino executive, Mercy. Subjects: Mask distribution, financial guidance for small Latinx businesses, silver linings during the pandemic | no | 0 |
| Haack, Patty | OH-01901 | 5/21/2014 | BELVOHP | Growing up in Las Vegas, focus: Las Vegas High School | yes | 0 |
| Habbart, Mary | OH-00759 | 03/09/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, Politics, Family History | yes | 1 |
| Habbart, Mary E. | OH-00758 | 02/28/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | US Marshals, Celebrities (Clark Gable), Howard Hughes, First Casinos, Politics, Mormons, Myron Leavitt, Contrast of Economic climate of Nevada, Personal History, Environment | yes | 1 |
| Habbart, Mary E. | OH-00863 | 07/15/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Hackett, Buddy | OH-02597 | 02/13/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Hackett, Buddy | 09/24/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Hackett, Buddy | 08/11/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Hackett, Buddy | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Hadland, Lawrence | OH-00760 | 02/24/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Military, Airport, Bob Baskin, City Planning, Old Ranch, Transportation | yes | 1 |
| Hafen, Arthur "Andy" Andrew | OH-02806 | 8/22/2016 | Building Las Vegas | As Mayor of Henderson, Hafen is the major cheerleader for the progressive city; served on City Council from 1987 - 2009 becoming mayor in 2009. He tells stories from early Henderson where he grew up to the advent of Green Valley, Lake Las Vegas, and now Cadence. Became mayor during the economic downturn and helped the city recover by using the rainy day fund to facilitate early retirements. The interview ends with depictions of the importance of education and how Nevada State College has become the necessary link between the College of Southern Nevada and UNLV. | no | 0 |
| Hafen, Gary | OH-02073 | 2002 January 30 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Hafen, Maxwell Kent "Tim" | OH-02832 | 9/14/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 H32 2016 Farmer/Developer/Politician purchased 840-acre farm 1951, grew alfalfa/cotton, 4-term NV Assembly 1964-72. Site plan and grain mill designed for Lois Kellogg by F. Lloyd Wright, son of FLW; developed ranch into two housing subdivisions in 1990 and 2000, when farming no longer profitable: Cottonwoods at Hafen Ranch and Artesia at Hafen Ranch. Currently a general contractor; partners with 2 of his 5 children in Hafen & Hafen Realty and Pahrump Utility Company. Grain Mill and master plan for 840-acre ranch designed by F. Lloyd Wright Jr. in late '30s or early '40s; original plan lost by a cousin, but an architectural student from U of Chicago made a full-size copy the blueprint before it was lost; Hafen has that. | yes | 0 |
| Haffen, Ken | OH-00761 | 03/14/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Pahrump, X-15 testing, Kellogg Ranch, Environmental conditions | yes | 2 |
| Hager twins | 05/21/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Hager, James | OH-03217 | 2007 November 05 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Interviewed by Jessica Ferrario. Public school superintendent in Reno, Nevada from 1999-2004. At time of interview worked as a Professor in Residence at UNLV. | yes | 0 |
| Haggard, Mary Lucile | OH-00763 | 06/22/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Union Pacific Railroad, Politics, Agriculture, Population growth, Changes in Economic climate, Hoover Dam, Cweol (Native American) | no | 0 |
| Haggard, Merle | 02/19/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Haggart, Bob | 09/05/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Haggerty, Susan & Kirk, Lance | OH-00765 | 02/10/2010 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park | F849.L35 H33 2010 Sarah Haggerty and Lance Kirk are a married couple who both are from Nevada. Sarah's paternal grandparents lived in the John S. Park Neighborhood. Sarah is a marriage and family therapist and Lance is an architectural consultant. They live in the Marycrest Neighborhood | yes | 0 |
| Haines, John | OH-00766 | 03/25/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gambling Industry, Personal History, The Elks Social Club, Politics, Environmental changes, Old Frontier's "91 Club", Wilbur Clark | yes | 0 |
| Hale, Blair Dr. | OH-00767 | 06/16/2008 | Heart to Heart:: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.H236.A3 2009 Dr. Blair Hale has been practicing dentistry in Las Vegas for over thirty years. He also teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas dental clinic one day a week. He also talks about the future of health care in Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Haley, Bill | 09/01/1972 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Halko, Sally | OH-00768 | 03/11/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Ancestry, Education, Las Vegas in the 40's, Personal History, Casino Construction, Red Rock Canyon, Mining Transportation | yes | 1 |
| Hall, Ashley | OH-00769 | 5/24/2010 | Boyer Early LV OHP | Information about the early city, Mormon church, Old Mormon Fort | no | 0 |
| Hall, Ashley | OH-02488 | 9/2/2015 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 A79 2016 City manager of Las Vegas during the early portion of the development of Summerlin by the Hughes Corporation. Discusses concepts including desert landscaping, new highways, first family to move into the area, and his earlier life before politics that pertains to the NTS. | yes | 0 |
| Hall, Harry | OH-00770 | 06/20/1980 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | See Cassette Tapes for more information | no | 2 |
| Hall, Margaret Ostler | OH-02149 | 8/11/2014 | Ward 1 | Family owned 7-Up Bottling plant Moved to Rancho Circle - names neighbors and talks of community activities. She was a Rhythmette - significance of group, school identity, naming school for Evelyn Stuckey. | yes | 0 |
| Hall-Patton, Mark | OH-02810 | 8/25/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 H35 2016 Came to LV 1993, created airport museum; became director Clark County Museums 2008, just when economic downturn caused large layoffs and drop in visitor numbers. First Pawn Stars shows 2009 significantly raised visitor numbers and increased visibility of museums all over the valley. | yes | 0 |
| Halls, Lon | OH-00771 | 06/10/2003 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Entertainment. Radio City Music Hall, The Lido Show, The Stardust's role in city entertainment, Las Vegas pop culture | yes | 3 |
| Halverson, Dee | OH-02297 | undated | Received as part of the Young Electric Sign Company Records (MS-00403). | no | 1 | |
| Halverson, Floriana | OH-00772 | 09/21/2004 | BELVOHP | International singer, dancer, Floriana Alba performed in San Juan, Havana, Canada, and Las Vegas. | no | 1 |
| Ham, Art | OH-00773 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Law, Philanthropy, State Bar Committee, Wills and Trusts | no | 3 | |
| Ham, Richard | OH-02551 | 2002-01-18, 2002-01-19 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 3 |
| Hamblin, Guy | OH-00774 | 02/22/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Railroads, Atomic Testing, Hoover Dam, Jim Cashman, Old Ranch, Blue Diamond, Politics | yes | 1 |
| Hamblin, Judith L. | OH-00775 | 03/30/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nellis Air Force Base, Atomic Testing, Old Fort, Henderson | yes | 1 |
| Hambric, Arby | OH-02481 | 9/23/2015 | AfAm | F850.N4 H34 2012 Served in WWII, Korean War, and Viet Nam. In US Navy and relates experiences of race in the military. Born in 1926 and moved to Nevada in 1976. Active in the Re-Opening of F Street Movement. | yes | 0 |
| Hamiliton, Rose | OH-00776 | 02/20/2007 | AfAm Experience "Class of 64" | Rose Hamilton and friends gathered to talk about the black experience in high school, living in Berkley Square, black community, and family life. rose's friends included Carolyn Haywood, Marilyn Armstrong, Hannah Johnson, Bobbie Gilmore, and Dodie Chaney-Fernandes. | yes | 5 |
| Hamilton, Alice | OH-00777 | 12/30/1986 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Hamilton, Doris | OH-00778 | 10/07/2003 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | no | 1 | |
| Hamilton, Sara T. | OH-00779 | 02/21/1972 | Hotels (Tropicana), Las Vegas in the 30's | no | 0 | |
| Hammargren, Dr. Lonnie | OH-00780 | 12/16/2013 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Neurosurgeon who created many of the modern procedures used today. Lt. Governor of Nevada. Collector of national historical treasures. | yes | 0 |
| Hammond, John | 02/18/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Hammond, Lena Falvey | OH-00781 | 07/09/1979 | Gold field, Manhattan, NY, Social Life and Customs in NV | no | 0 | |
| Hampton, Lionel | 06/11/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Hancock, Hunter | 10/17/97 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Hancock, Myrtle | OH-00782 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Ranch Life. Personal History, Helldorado, Backstage Wardrobe Attendant | yes | 1 |
| Hank, Charles Lee, III | OH-03594 | 2019 April 10 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Hank grew up in Chicago where police officers treated members of the black community with disrespect and brutality while committing criminal acts upon them and demanding bribes. Now Hank finds himself as a police officer in Las Vegas where police officers are trying to remedy similar behaviors to those of his childhood. After a stint in the military, Hank retired and moved to Las Vegas. His beat has been the Las Vegas Strip Area Command where he reported to duty after the shooting that took place on 1 October at the Route 91 Festival. When he arrived, the scene was complete chaos and no one knew where the shoots were originating. He and several other officers decided to go to the Mandalay Bay. By the time of their arrival, the massacre had ended. Most police officers felt, "They got us." Since that time, METRO has delivered hundreds of seminars throughout the country about what was done in Las Vegas on 1 October, what was learned, and how the department is changing in its efforts to stop terrorism. After 29 years, Hank is retiring within the next few weeks. His only regret is that he cannot un-see the scene at the 1 October concert venue. Subjects: Chicago police in black communities, METRO, They Got Us, Las Vegas Strip Area Command, 1 October | no | 0 |
| Hank, Lisa | OH-03621 | 2019 May 31 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Born in California, Lisa moved to Las Vegas in the early 1990s for a job with Metro. On 1 October, she was in charge of the Police Employee Assistance Program (PEAP) and also the wife of a police officer, Charles Hank. Subjects: well-being in aftermath of 1 Oct., first responders, healing, PEAP preparation | no | 0 |
| Hanlon, Ken | OH-00783 | 11/29/2006 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745 .H35 2007 Ken Hanlon is a trombonist. He went on the road with Si Zentner's orchestra, then played in many of the Strip hotels. In 1970 he was hired as chair of the UNLV music department. Today he still teaches one course, is president of the Las Vegas chapter of the International Trombone Association, and runs the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center | yes | 3 |
| Hannah, Don | 11/17/1997 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Hannifin, Phil | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Hanning-Kellar, Flora | OH-00784 | 03/27/1981 | Schools in Mesquite | Virgin River flood, Mesquite, Poetry, Family History | yes | 1 |
| Hansen, Lin | OH-00785 | 04/30/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Effects of World War II, Family History, Environmental changes, Government | yes | 1 |
| Hansley, C.E. | OH-00786 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mining, Tonopah, See tape for more information | no | 1 | |
| Hanson, Bess | OH-00787 | 02/25/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Hanson, William | OH-00788 | 03/05/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Howard Hughes, African Americans in Las Vegas, Social Classes, Old Ranch, Hotel Entertainment | yes | 1 |
| Hantewn, Dallamy | OH-03528 | 2018 December 06 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Dallamy has beautiful memories of her childhood in Cuba where she played on the beach and in the fruit orchards. Her parents were separated, so she grew up with her mother and her siblings. Her father was a school teacher who was going to school for his doctorate. He urged Dallamy to pursue higher education, so she began a teaching program and was well on her way to receive a federal scholarship. In her last year of school Dallamy decided instead to move to the United States with her then partner. After living in Pennsylvania for a bit, the couple decided to come to Las Vegas where there was more of a Hispanic community. Even with the large Latinx population Dallamy remembers experiencing prejudice by other hispanic people, especially one man at JobConnect who turned her away because he did not believe she would learn to speak English well. Eventually Dallamy found work as a hotel housekeeper at the Fitzgerald, and this is also when she learned of the Culinary Union and the importance of unionizing. She recounts one of her favorite protests, at the Cosmopolitan, where she took part in a surprise-undercover protest. Dallamy has three children who she often brings to protests. She wants her children to grow up knowing the importance of fighting for their rights. Dallamy is currently working as a utility porter at The D. Interview conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Cuba, Culinary Union, Undercover Protest, Cosmopolitan | no | 0 |
| Hardin, Gus | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Hardin, Gus | June 1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Hardwick, Wayne | OH-02342 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Hardwick moved to Reno, Nevada in the 1970s. He has served as medical director for REMSA, Care Flight, Truckee Meadows Community College paramedic program, Sparks Fire Department, Central Lyon County Fire Protection District, and Story County Medical Director. | no | 0 |
| Hardy, Jack H. | OH-00789 | 09/28/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mining in Good Springs, Union Pacific Railroads, Economic shifts, Gambling, Great Depression, Hoover Dam | no | 0 |
| Harlan, Shirley | OH-00790 | 11/17/2006; 11/18/2006 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | no | 6 | |
| Harlan, Shirley | OH-00791 | 12/12/2006 | The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | no | 2 | |
| Harlig, Mendy | OH-03253 | 2017 October 18, 2017 November 01 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 H36 2014 Known as "Rabbi Mendy", spiritual leader of Chabad of Green Valley. Born in New York, moved to Las Vegas in 1998. Member of LVMPD's Police Chaplain Program. Subjects: Chabad of Green Valley, LVMPD Police Chaplain, public Hanukkah menorah at District in Green Valley | yes | 0 |
| Harlig, Rabbi Shea | OH-00792 | 3/5/2014 | West Charleston and Southern NV Jewish Heritage Project | Director of Chabad of Southern Nevada. Chabad is a movement comprised of people who are deeply inspired by a system of teachings, the essence of which is meant to know and understand G-d, find value and meaning in the Torah, and to put that knowledge and those values into action by practicing unconditional love of fellow Jews to bring deep and profound fulfillment and joy. Rabbi Harlig told story of the move to Las Vegas, founding the school, and the current Chabad expansion in LV. | yes | 0 |
| Harmon, Harley | OH-00793 | 04/14/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Harmon, Harley E. | OH-00794 | 01/02/1974 | LV Review Journal First 100 | Military, Politics, Insurance Business, Nevada State Bank, Banking, Clark County Commissioners | no | 3 |
| Harney, Kathleen | OH-00795 | 07/19/2010 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 H375 2010 Kathleen and Tim Harney moved to the John S. Park Neighborhood in 1975, about ten years after moving to Las Vegas from Ohio. Kathleen was a high school teacher and taught English and journalism. Tim Harney and their eldest daughter, Kimberly Harney-Moore, have also participated in this oral history project | yes | 0 |
| Harney, Timothy | OH-00796 | 06/04/2010 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 H376 2010 Tim Harney moved to Las Vegas in 1965 to take a teaching position at Rancho High School. He and his family lived in the John S. Park Neighborhood from 1973 to around 1987 | yes | 0 |
| Harney, Timothy | OH-02953 | 2006 May 08 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Harney-Moore, Kimberly | OH-01323 | 6/16/2010 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 H3762 2010 Kimberly Harney-Moore and her three siblings were raised in the John S. Park Neighborhood in the 1960s and 70s. There are also oral histories of their parents, Tim and Kathleen Harney, in this series | yes | 0 |
| Harrell, Judith | OH-00797 | 11/19/2013 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | Early Las Vegas casino industry stories | no | 0 |
| Harriman, Judith and Laub, Mary | OH-03283 | 2017 October 31 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Judith Harriman and Mary Laub recall the beginnings and growth of the service organization Assistance League of Las Vegas (ALLV). Harriman arrived in Las Vegas in 1967 with her first husband, a lighting and sound director on the Las Vegas Strip. Judith worked as an executive secretary at Southwest Gas Corporation, where she met her second husband, who was the director of construction for Southwest Gas. Mary came to Las Vegas with her husband, William M. Laub, and family in 1958, when her father in law, Harold G. Laub, moved the Southwest Gas Corporation headquarters to Southern Nevada. Harriman and Laub discuss the steering committee of 10 women, the 1976 informational coffee and three organizational meetings, fundraisers and philanthropic projects over the years, and the genesis of the idea to build a permanent chapter facility. They describe the process whereby they obtained a $3.4 million Reynolds Foundation grant and raised an additional $1.6 million; purchasing the property; selecting Breslin Builders; the 1997 groundbreaking; and the 1998 ribbon cutting and dedication. They talk about two auxiliaries formed to complement the work of ALLV: Assisteens Auxiliary, formed in Las Vegas in 1996 and certified in 1997, is composed of teens in grades 7 through 12; Desert Sage Auxiliary, certified in May 2001, is for those who have limited daytime hours to volunteer. Subjects: Las Vegas, NV; Assistance League of Las Vegas (ALLV); Assisteens Auxiliary; Desert Sage Auxiliary; Service organizations; Reynolds Foundation; Southwest Gas Corporation; fundraising; philanthropy | no | 0 |
| Harris, Asalee | OH-03781 | 2021-05-17 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Asalee Harris was born in Fortune Fork, a little place outside of Tallulah, Louisiana, on the road to Vicksburg, Mississippi. A family of sharecroppers, the cotton farming was arduous and eventually they moved to Tallulah. She married and her husband's brothers lived in Las Vegas so in 1954 Asalee and James joined them. Harris details her work as a maid and member of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, businesses on Jackson Street including Wesley's Barber Shop, Johnson's Grocery Store, Elite Market, the Westside Credit Union, and her church work at New Jerusalem Church. Subjects: sharecropping; Culinary Workers Union Local 226; Westside Credit Union; New Jerusalem Church 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 |
| Harris, Bunny | OH-00798 | 02/28/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Elks Club, Atomic Testing, Railroads, McCarren Airport, Hotels, Howard Hughes, Helldorado, Urban Planning, Las Vegas Emblem Club | yes | 1 |
| Harris, Ida | OH-00799 | 05/05/1976 | Entertainment, Great Depression, Prohibition, Block 16, Ranches in Las Vegas area | yes | 1 | |
| Harris, Otis R. Jr. | OH-00800 | 07/15/2010 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project] | CT247 .H37 2007 Otis Harris grew up in Las Vegas during a time of racial change. He worked for the convention and visitors authority, worked on economic development for West Las Vegas, and served as an Assemblyman. His wife Sylvia "Tisha" Harris worked as a teacher in Las Vegas for 29 years. They remain active in the community and operate Unibex Global Corporation | yes | 0 |
| Harrison, Bob | 11/07/2002 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor | no | 1 | |
| Harrison, Floyd Sweets | OH-02834 | 9/16/2016 | AfAm Collab | History of the King Charles Unicycle Troupe. Harrison joined the Ringling Brothers Circus at 16 years of age in 1968 and traveled the country for eleven years. In 1979 the Troupe became part of the Beyond Belief Show working with Siegfried and Roy in Las Vegas. Eventually Troupe became an independent act with Harrison as one of the managers with Las Vegas as the home base. Today, grandchildren of the first Troupe members are booked with Ringling Brothers Circus. | no | 0 |
| Harrison, Rick | OH-02346 | 2013 July 18 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | In 1981 Harrison returned to Winnemucca, Nevada and joined the Humboldt County Volunteer Ambulance Service in 1982. | no | 0 |
| Hart, Larry | 11/29/1989 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Hart, Steven and Wendy | OH-02181 | Nov. 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 H37 2014 Steve has lived in Las Vegas all his life; son of culinary czar Nat Hart and married to Wendy. Among his many Strip positions was working at the Stardust/Frank Rosenthal years. | yes | 0 |
| Hart, Vince | OH-00801 | 02/21/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Background in Soccer and Coaching, Personal History, Youth Soccer in Nevada | yes | 0 |
| Harter, Carol | OH-00802 | 04/19/2007 | UNLV-President | Infrastructure of UNLV | no | 2 |
| Harter, Carol | OH-00802 | 4/20/2007 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.H37 2007 Carol Harter had been president of SUNY Geneseo in New York, and in 1995 she accepted the presidency of UNLV. The new library, the law school, and the dental school were built during her presidency, and over 550 million dollars in gifts and pledges was raised. | yes | 0 |
| Harter, Carol C. | OH-03786 | 2021-06-18 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. Carol Harter is the longest-serving UNLV president of UNLV from 1995 until 2006. The campus experienced unprecedented growth including the addition of a new library. Harter made sure it was larger that the Thomas & Mack Athletic Complex. She describes a city ready to blossom academically, economically, and socially. Her partnership with Glenn Schaeffer, former president of the Mandalay Resort Group, assisted in the early work of BMI's Institute of Modern Letters. Black Mountain Institute is an international think tank dedicated to advancing literary and cross-cultural dialogue. Both Harter and Schaeffer were literature majors. Harter adds many community members who made an impact on UNLV including Joe Crowley and Juanita Fain. Harter grew the campus from 19,000 to 28,000 students, added 23 new or completely renovated buildings to the campus, and with a student-centered focus, added more than 100 new degree programs. Two professional schools, the Dental School and Boyd School of Law added greatly to the prestige and academic Top Tier status of UNLV. Subjects: Lied Library; Dental School; Boyd School of Law; City of Asylum; Black Mountain Institute 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 |
| Harteson, Leon | OH-00803 | 1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Hartley, Linda | OH-00804 | 03/10/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Environment, Social Unrest, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Celebrities, Atomic Testing, Crime, Mafia, Population increase, Red Rock Theater | yes | 1 |
| Harveil, Sally | OH-02771 | 7/21/2016 | BELVOHP | Speaks about the value of club membership. Founding member of Desert Newcomers. Women in western portion of city broke away and formed a second newcomer's group. Explains projects engaged in over the years and the value that this group brings to the Las Vegas community esp in volunteers to many local organizations. | no | 0 |
| Harvell, Beverly | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Harvey, Russell | OH-02698 | 5/20/2016 | AfAm Collab | Grew up in Las Vegas on the Westside, attended Westside School and UNLV - Nevada Southern at a time when political activism was strong regarding the Vietnam War and racial tensions. Harvey worked for Marvin Gaye for 3 years, sold and traded on the securities exchange, and was involved in the Minority Purchasing Council. Has knowledge of some Westside residents. | no | 0 |
| Harwell, Vivian | OH-00805 | 02/27/1979 | Life in Las Vegas 1946-1979 | Gaming, Atomic Testing, Politics, Education, Hotel Development, Indian Colony, Medical Industry | yes | 1 |
| Haselton, Velma | OH-02687 | 2001 September 13 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 H377 2002 Velma Haselton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1914. She worked as an assistant bookkeeper for Hart, Schaffner and Marx and rose to Assistant Credit Manager. Velma worked at various jobs after she married for the second time and her son was born. She also represented the San Francisco CPA firm Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery (now Coopers Lybrand) in various capacities, both in California and St. Louis, eventually attaining the position of controller. Velma moved to Las Vegas for the first time in the 1950s, where she and her husband Don ran a coffee shop at the Park Lane Motel on South Fifth Street. Family requirements necessitated a move back to California. In 1971, Velma and her third husband, Charles Haselton, "retired" to Las Vegas. Velma immediately went to work as a cost accountant for United Pipeline, and later as an accountant for Kafoury Armstrong, a CPA firm. She eventually ran her own accounting business. Velma also held memberships and offices in various women's service groups. | yes | 0 |
| Hasilef, Alex | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Hatch, Ethel S. | OH-00806 | 11/24/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of early Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Haughaboo, Joseph L. | OH-00807 | 04/01/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | History of Las Vegas, Gaming Industry | yes | 1 |
| Hausch, Mary | OH-00808 | 04/07/2009 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 H38 2010 Mary Hausch moved to Las Vegas in 1971. She was a reporter at the Las Vegas review-journal and worked her way up to become the first woman city editor and managing editor of the paper but was passed over to become editor. She later taught journalist at UNLV. She married Bob Coffin. They bought the Gubler House in the John S. Park Neighborhood and Mary has worked on the effort to have that neigborhood designated a historic neighborhood | yes | 0 |
| Hausebeck, Kate | OH-00809 | 2/03/2010 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 K6673 2010 Kate Hausbeck Korgan came to Las Vegas to teach sociology at UNLV in 1995 and moved to the John S. Park Neighborhood a few years later. Her house was built by the Gambles in 1936, is the second house built in the neighborhood, and is the only inhabited adobe house in Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Hawkins, Bonnie | OH-00810 | 11/2/2009 | Boyer Early LV OHP | NV Test Site, Education, General LV history | yes | 0 |
| Hawkins, Frank | OH-02798 | 8/9/2016 | Building Las Vegas | Former running back Oakland Raiders, LV City Council, developer, property management, National Construction Providers; Community Development Programs Center of NV (CDPCN) nearly 1,600 units (1997-2015), Global Property Management Group, Inc. (GPMG), formed by (CDPCN) in 2000 to ensure the management success of our properties. | no | 0 |
| Hawkins, Mrs. Mary | OH-00811 | 06/22/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Hawkins, Pam | OH-00812 | 2005 March 12 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Hawley, Lawrence | OH-00813 | 03/13/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming, Environment, Hoover Dam, Growth of Las Vegas, Housing, Military, Hotel Development, Education, Law Practice | yes | 1 |
| Hawley, Stephen | OH-00814 | 06/24/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | EG&G (Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc.) | yes | 1 |
| Hayden, Don E. | OH-00815 | 03/11/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Education in Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Hayes, Grace | OH-00816 | 05/28/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Hayes, Grace | 05/28/1986 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Hayes, Karen | OH-00817 | 03/03/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Federal Control of Gaming, Metro Police Dept, Family's Assembly Seat (District 13), Sagebrush Rebellion, Politics | yes | 1 |
| Hayes, Keith Casper | OH-00818 | 02/27/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Attended John S. Park School, Las Vegas High School Class of 1950, Lackland Air Base, Tonopah, Atomic Testing, Chairman Assembly Judiciary Committee, Ran for Assembly District 13, Nevada Legislature | no | 0 |
| Hayes, Leander Fields | OH-00819 | 03/13/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Entertainment in Las Vegas, Hotel Industry, Famous Entertainers, Personal History and start up business, Influence of the microphone | yes | 1 |
| Hayes, Peter Lind | 04/02/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Hayes, Peter Lind | 05/29/1986 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Hays, Joan | OH-00820 | 02/13/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | See Cassette Tape for more informaton | no | 1 |
| Hazard, Ruth | OH-00821 | 03/08/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, Politics, Las Vegas history, Hoover Dam, Impact of the Gangsters, Ted Carvilleelected Gov., Baker and Hazard Inc, Great Depression | yes | 1 |
| Hazard, Ruth E. | OH-00823 | 3/27/1977 | Collector: Jeff Crampton | yes | 1 | |
| Hazard, Ruth E. (Mrs.) | OH-00822 | 03/10/1981 | Boulder City, Politics, Effects of World War II, Nellis Air Force Base, Radio Stations in Las Vegas | yes | 1 | |
| Hazelton, Diana | OH-02340 | 2013 September 17 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Hazelton moved to Pahrump, Nevada in 1971. In 1973, she took a course for first responders in Las Vegas, Nevada. She served as an EMT until 1992. | no | 0 |
| Hazelton, Diana | OH-02340 | 2013 September 17 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Hazelton moved to Pahrump, Nevada in 1971. In 1973, she took a course for first responders in Las Vegas, Nevada. She served as an EMT until 1992. | no | 0 |
| Heard, Lomie | OH-00824 | 02/09/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Education in Las Vegas, Nellis area, Atomic Testing, Effects of Gaming Industry | yes | 1 |
| Heatherton, Joey | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 4 | ||
| Heberting, Sheila P. | OH-00825 | 8/1/2006 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP | Dancer, early LV culture | yes | 2 |
| Hecht, Chic. | OH-00826 | 04/02/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, Military, Business and Politics, Taxes, Effect of Gambling, Involvement with the CIA, Role as Senator | no | 1 |
| Hecht, Mayer Jacob "Chic" | OH-00826 | 04/02/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, 1945-1972. Activities within the local Jewish community. Narrator was a Nevada State Senator. Leisure activities. Memory of atomic bomb testing. Charles Pember Pop Squires (aka the Father of Las Vegas) and his wife, Delphine Mom Squires. Narrator owned and worked in a downtown clothing shop from 1954. Changes in the downtown area: opening in 1971 of the Union Plaza hotel-casino- a turning for downtown. Military career during the Korean War: intelligence agent. Nevada's tax base. Types of customers: tourists. [No file] | yes | 1 |
| Hecht, Mel (Rabbi) | OH-02635 | March 17, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F 850 J5 H42 2014 Rabbi in Las Vegas since 1908: Congregation Ner Tamid 1980-1982; Beth Am 1983-2007. Active in social issues including Englestad event at Imperial Palace. | yes | 0 |
| Heckethorn, Howard | OH-00827 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Education System in Las Vegas, Howard Hughes, Influence of the Mob, Politics, Helldorado | yes | 1 |
| Heckethorn, Howard | OH-00828 | 02/15/1979 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Las Vegas history, Education System and Economy in Las Vegas. Interviewer: Richard Eitland | yes | 1 |
| Hedges, Hazel | OH-02677 | 1997 October 29 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 H42 1997 Hazel Hedges moved from Kansas City to Las Vegas with her husband and son in 1952. She worked briefly as a waitress in the dining room at the Thunderbird and then became a stay at home mom until her son was in junior high. Then after she went to real estate school, she went to work in commercial real estate at Bond Realty. After that, she passed her brokers exam and transferred to Parkway Realty where she sold land. Her primary success in real estate came from selling houses and investing in land and residential properties personally. After leaving Parkway Realty, Hazel went to work for the real estate office Deshoor, Fair, and Davis, which she eventually bought and renamed Southside Realty. Eventually her son joined her, and they operated Hedges and Wade Realty with two offices, one on each side of town. Hazel also did volunteer work including the Assistance League Las Vegas' Operation School Bell Program, which provides clothing for area school children in need. | yes | 0 |
| Heenan, Jane | OH-02552 | 2005-06-21, 2005-08-30 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 5 |
| Heers, Carol Dean | OH-00829 | 02/20/1972 | Gangster Era of Las Vegas, Population Growth | no | 0 | |
| Heffti, Neal | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | ||
| Heher, Marie | OH-00830 | 03/01/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City, Henderson, College in Reno, Helldorado, Personal History, Airport, Education System in Las Vegas | no | 1 |
| Heibock, Joe | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | ||
| Heidemann, Mike | OH-02343 | 2012 October 22 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | In 1990 Heidemann joined the Lovelock Volunteer Fire Department. He currently works at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Hawthorne Fire Department, and works as a Chief Training Officer and EMS Coordinator. He is also an instructor for the State Fire Marshall. | no | 0 |
| Hejmamowski, Paul | OH-02103 | 3/13/2014 | Ward 1 | Managing Partner at Lionel Sawyer & Collins. | yes | 0 |
| Helfrich, Harry; Grant, William | OH-03604 | 2019-04-15 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Harry Helfrich moved to Boulder City in 1987 and by 1995, became president of the Boulder City Rifle & Pistol Club. His wife, Judy, joined the club as well and performed the job of secretary/treasurer until her death. Under their leadership the club grew to its current size with pits for most rifles and a membership of 2500. William Grant works along with Harry at the gun club. He moved into the position of secretary/treasurer and is now instrumental in helping Harry look toward the future. They see youth programs as a way to ensure the longevity of the club. However, they must become politicians and advocate for the city's renewal of their lease. Subjects: Boulder City Rifle & Gun Club, pits, 501(c)7, qualification classes, Boulder City | no | 0 |
| Helmick, Shirley | OH-00832 | 05/12/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Personal History, Education, Property adn Wealth achievements, Church membership | yes | 1 |
| Helms, William | OH-00833 | 03/04/1980 | Education | Development of Education system in Nevada, Classroom structure, Dropout rates, Social Groups, Teachers Union | yes | 1 |
| Henderson, Albert Scott | OH-00834 | 12/03/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early years and education, Eureka, NV, State Government, Law Practice, Politics, Kiwanni Club, Membership with Nevada State and American Bar Association | no | 0 |
| Henderson, Allison | OH-02345 | 2013 March 13 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Henderson became an EMT in 1991 while working at a medical clinic in Beatty, Nevada. | no | 0 |
| Henderson, Essie (see Beal) | OH-00835 | 10/23/2007 | History of the 1970's | Welfare Rights Movement leader | yes | 1 |
| Henderson, James | OH-00836 | 09/06/1995 | Dancer | See Cassette Tape for more information | no | 1 |
| Henderson, James | OH-00838 | 7/16/2006 | Dancer | yes | 1 | |
| Henderson, Mark | OH-02344 | 2013 March 13 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Henderson has served for 34 years in ambulance service in Beatty, Nevada. He joined the Beatty Volunteer Fire Department in 1977. | no | 0 |
| Henderson, Ted and Nancy | OH-02423 | 2014-05-22 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | no | 0 | |
| Hendrix, La Vaun | OH-00838 | 02/27/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal Family History, Activities at Helldorado, Changes at University of Nevada, Environmental changes, Travels throughout Nevada, Aerospace Convention, Entertainment, Changes in Nevada School System | no | 1 |
| Hendrix, Holbert | OH-00839 | 02/20/1979 | Early Las Vegas | Changes at UNLV, Old Ranch and Prostitution, Issues with State Government, Personal History and Teaching Background | yes | 1 |
| Henick, Steven | OH-00840 | 03/03/2006 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Henley, Larry | OH-00841 | 05/23/2007 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745 .H45 2007 | yes | 2 |
| Henry, Audrey June Taylor | OH-00842 | 02/26/2010 | Boyer Las vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .H45 2007 Audrey "June" Taylor Henry danced in a wide variety of countries for 30 years. She danced in Las Vegas sometimes and moved here in 1992. Audrey also did choreography and was a radio news broadcaster and has written a book with the title The sound of applause, that describes "how minorities used carnivals as a vehicle to find a better life". Her parents were members of the Brownskin Models, a touring carnival show in the mid-1930s | yes | 0 |
| Henry, Pat | 10/31/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Frank Sinatra Show | no | 1 | |
| Henry, Ted | OH-00843 | 04/03/2011 | 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 |
| Henshaw, Donna | OH-00844 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Old Elk's Parade, Cost of Living in Nevada, Personal History, Changes in Las Vegas, Religion | yes | 1 |
| Hensley, Ernest W. | OH-02102 | 1/25/2008 | All That jazz | Plays clarinet and flute. Took lessons at the Modern School of Music in Washington, DC. Played in Air Force Band and became a member of the "Airmen of Note" the premier jazz ensemble for the US Air Force. Worked long-term with Jimmy Mulidore at the LV Hilton. Worked with Andy Williams, Sammy Davis, Jr., Juliet Prowse, Steve and Eydie, and Sarah Vaughn. | yes | 0 |
| Herald Byron III, Royal | OH-03585 | 2091 March 19 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Royal Byron, III, started Nevada's First Barber School. After a checkered past, Royal decided to turn his life around. He had played Pop Warner Football in the Westside community, enjoyed the mentoring of a wonderful coach, Gene Collins, and hailed from an intact family where he was the baby of 12 children. After high school and several unproductive years, Royal left Las Vegas to attend barber college in Los Angeles. After the three-year program, he returned for an 18-month internship in Nucleus Plaza on the Westside. There he learned the importance of sanitation and his practice of cleanliness that led him to start a school to train others. Royal uses his school and his excellent reputation to service the homeless and those who are temporarily down and out. Again, he stresses the importance of sanitation as the only way to perform in the community and not spread bacteria to clients. Very soon Royal is expanding his school to include locations in Henderson, the Westside, and Reno. Subjects: Gershwin Park, Judge Lee Gates, Diane Ellis, Pop Warner, Gene Collins, Frank Hawkins | no | 0 |
| Herbst, Jerry | OH-02801 | 8/16/2016 | Building Las Vegas | Son of the original "Terrible" Herbst, joined his father in business 1959 when he came to Las Vegas; father died 1965; had chain of gas stations throughout the West, now 105 in Southern Nevada and another 20 in Arizona and California and three sons have joined him; built Marina Hotel Casino with Tom Wiesner, Michael Gaughan, sold to Kirk Kerkorian; Gold Coast, Orleans, Suncoast, Barbary Coast with Michael Gaughan; Eroll Hill designed offices on LV Blvd. S and many stations; used Bentar Construction to build them. | no | 0 |
| Herman, Woody | 01/27/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Hernandez, Gloria E. | OH-03539 | 2018 December 7 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Gloria E. Hernandez immigrated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. Hernandez participated in the longest labor strike in United States history at the Las Vegas casino, the Frontier. She became an organizer for the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. Interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Jalisco, Mexico, Culinary Workers Union, Frontier | no | 0 |
| Herst, Charlene | OH-02822 | Sept 9, 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 H47 2014 Arrived in Las Vegas in 1954; volunteer mom who later graduated from UNLV. Thirteen year (2001-2014) career in Nevada state government where was instrumental in the implementation of the Nevada Clean Indoor Act (2006). Father owned Lucky Liquor on the Strip, now the site of Bellagio. | yes | 0 |
| Herst, Jack | OH-00845 | 03/17/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gambling industry, Ceasars Hotel and Casino | yes | 1 |
| Hertberg, Susan and Edward | OH-02417 | 7/6/2015 | Early LV | Military career in the Marines; served two tours of duty in Vietnam making rank as a captain. Susan shares memories of rearing four children as a military spouse. Family will submit this interview to the Library of Congress' Veterans Oral History project. | no | 0 |
| Herzer, Amy Bush | OH-03644 | 2019 November 14 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | UNLV Women's golf coach, Amy Bush Herzer has lived in Las Vegas since 2007. Her husband Kendall Herzer is an Emergency Manager for the State of Nevada. They also train therapy dogs. Subjects: emergency, coach, athletes, fire department, Apollo the therapy dog, social media | no | 0 |
| HESS, Alan | OH-02824 | 9/9/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 S47 2016 Roundtable with Paul Senzaki and Charlie White III. Architect/Architectural Historian and author of 19 books specializing in Mid-Century Modern and Googie architecture; taught at UCI and authored Viva Las Vegas: After-Hours Architecture. | yes | 0 |
| Hess, Harrie Fox | OH-00846 | 02/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal History-"Vegas Bill", Education (UNR, Las Vegas HS, Univ. of Colorado), Social Climate, Gambling Industry and Entertainment, Politics (Young Democrats), Baseball Teams (LV Wranglers), Atomic Testing, Old Ranch, Boulder (Hoover) Dam | yes | 1 |
| Hesse, Patricia | OH-00847 | 02/05/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, See Cassette Tape for more information | yes | 1 |
| Hewitt, Gloria | OH-02719 | 2016 June 21 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Oral history interview with Gloria Hewitt conducted by Claytee D. White on June 21, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Hewitt discusses her early life in Cleveland, Ohio. She recalls attending Talladega College in Alabama, her teaching experience in Chicago, Illinois, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1991. Hewitt talks about her interests in politics, organizing an event to register people to vote, and being a founding member of the Southern Nevada Coalition of Concerned Women (SNCCW). Lastly, Hewitt discusses the importance of education and parental involvement in schools. | no | 0 |
| Hexum, Jon Eric | 10/08/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Hexum, Jon Eric | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Hiatt. Hermi & John | OH-02104 | 4/2/2010 | BELVOHP | Assisted in shaping the Red Rock Audubon Society with projects like inventorying native plants and the national Christmas bird count. Involved in wild horses, mapping, establish boundaries for sale of public lands, Red Rock Conservation Area, developing better awareness of groundwater system under LV Valley, and the protection of groundwater quality. | yes | 0 |
| Hickman, Judith | OH-02144 | 7/16/2014 | Ward 1 | Adds Civil Rights memories to the Ward 1 experience. Blacks living in various areas of the city after integration. | yes | 0 |
| Hicks, Dee | OH-00848 | 05/04/2008 | Heart to Heart: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.H47A3 2009 Dee Hicks worked as a nurse and an administrator at Sunrise Hospital. She also does volunteer work and works on issues having to do with nursing | yes | 0 |
| Hicks, Harriet | OH-00849 | 10/28/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .H52 2007 Harriet Thornton Hicks was a child of a pioneer family in Parowan, Utah. She moved to Las Vegas in 1931 | yes | 0 |
| Hicks, Pamela Carlos | OH-00850 | 02/16/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Envitonment, Beatles, Vegas history, Atomic Testing | yes | 1 |
| Higbee, Vaughn M. | OH-00851 | 2004 March 31 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Hightower, Monteria | OH-00852 | 2/28/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Monteria Hightower is the first black state librarian in Nevada. Many influences over the years; vast experience in the field | yes | 0 |
| Hilbrecht, N.T. | OH-00854 | 07/02/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Law Politics WWII | yes | 1 |
| Hilbrecht, Norman Ty | OH-00853 | 08/29/2000 | State Assemblyman-BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Las Vegas history. Admitted to Nevada bar in 1959. Elected to NV Assembly in 1966 serving as Minority Leader in 1971 and became a State Senator in 1974. Early member of the Rotary Club. | yes | 2 |
| Hill, Buddy (Schillinger) | 05/01/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Hill, Charlotte | OH-00855 | 05/04/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .H54 2007 Charlotte Hill is a Las Vegas community volunteer who founded the Friends of Channel 10, Las Vegas Summer Camp Fund, and the Voluntary Action Center (now known as HELP of Southern Nevada). She has also worked with the Frontier Girl Scout Council, United Way, and the Home of the Good Shepherd Auxiliary. She also works as a fashion consultant with the Carlisle Collection Notes Includes index | yes | 0 |
| Hill, Dan | OH-00856 | 03/11/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history, Atomic testing | yes | 1 |
| Hilsinger, Elmer | OH-03470 | 1991 October 02 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Basic Magnesium Incorporated. | yes | 0 |
| Hindon, Alan | September 30 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Muriel Stevens | no | 1 | |
| Hines, Mike | OH-00857 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 2 | ||
| Hines, Mime | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Hinkley, Dan | OH-00858 | 10/15/1999 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | yes | 7 | |
| Hinricksen, LaMoyne | OH-02469 | 2013-07-03 | Friends of Red Rock Oral History Project | Caretaker of Oliver Ranch in the 1970s; Blue Diamond town; Oliver Ranch; Tweet and Buster Wilson; Bar Nothing Ranch | yes | 0 |
| Hinson, Bill (William) | OH-00859 | 02/21/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Hinton, Leona | OH-03471 | 1995 November; 1995 October 27 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | Rheem MFG. No use agreement. | yes | 0 |
| Hinton, Milt | 09/02/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Lamont Patterson | no | 1 | |
| Hirsch, Charles J. | OH-00860 | 10/09/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | No Tape - Hand Written Interview | yes | 0 |
| Hltam, Herbert & Erma | OH-00861 | 02/07/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Hoban, Edyth Hess | OH-00862 | 03/11/2000 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | no | 3 | |
| Hobbs, Steve | OH-00864 | 02/17/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Sports Olympian Education | no | 1 |
| Hocker, Mary | OH-00865 | 04/05/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nursing Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Hodge, Jim | OH-00866 | CT247 .H63 2007 | yes | 0 | ||
| Hodo, David | 03/19/1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Hodson, Chester A. Jr. | OH-00867 | 03/04/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | $.49 Breakfast, Politics, Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Hoesly, Marlen J. | OH-00868 | 03/21/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Military gaming Habits | no | 1 |
| Hoffman, Ben Frank Jr. | OH-00869 | 0900/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Hogan, James L. | OH-00870 | 03/11/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Grazing and the use of Public Lands; Col. TW Miller Stewart Ranch Boulder Dam | yes | 1 |
| Hogan, James L. | OH-00871 | 11/01/1975 | Ralph Roske Interviews | yes | 1 | |
| Hoggard, J. David | OH-00872 | 1996-02-01, 1997, 1998 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Las Vegas history, Blacks in Las Vegas. Executive officer of the Economic Opportunity Board. | yes | 7 |
| Hoggard, J. David and Mabel | OH-00873 | 2/23/1977 | Roske | NAACP, Military Service, African Americans in Military, World War II, West Side of Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Hoggard, Verlia Davis | OH-00874 | 3/15/2012 | AfAm Collaborative - LV Balck Experience | Education, work in Las Vegas - social work, Economic Opportunity Board info, social organizations | yes | 0 |
| Holbert, Elgin, Jr. | OH-03763 | 2021-04-28 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. A street on the Westside is named for Elgin Holbert's grandmother, Viola Cunningham, who was an early land owner. It is believed that in 2002 she donated the property for Madison School now renamed Wendell P. Williams Elementary School. Although from Eudora, Arkansas, a few miles from Mississippi, his parents are a mixed couple, mother is White and father, Black. His mother was treated well in the Westside community but was very private concentrating on rearing her children with little community interaction. His father worked as a Red Cap on the Union Pacific Railroad, a job that Elgin tried for a short while when his father passed. Other jobs included Nevada Power and then the gaming industry where he dealt cards, mostly Blackjack, for fifty years - Riviera -15 years; Tropicana - 15 years; Treasure Island - 20 years. He was trained as a dealer after the 1971 consent decree that demands hotel-casino jobs in many categories for Blacks. Holbert recalls businesses on the Westside including Sammy's Pool Hall, Louisiana Club, and the bowling alley where he set pins as a young boy but lost the job to automation when he and others threatened to strike. They were fired instead and the bowling alley transitioned to machinery that took their jobs. Elgin loved growing up in the community playing baseball, basketball, swimming at the Jefferson Pool and later at Dula Center once integration allowed Blacks on the premises. He talked about the influence of Jimmy Gay, Q.B. Bush, and other community leaders. Subjects: Viola Cunningham; Union Pacific; Riviera Hotel Casino; Cotton Bowl; Jimmy Gay; Jefferson Recreational Center; Eleanor Walker 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 |
| Holder, Thomas | OH-00875 | 08/08/2006 | UNLV | yes | 1 | |
| Holder, Thomas Dr. | OH-00875 | 08/08/2006 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.H64 2007 Dr. Thomas Holder started teaching in the art department at UNLV in 1971. Today he chairs the art department, is working on a self-study for accreditation with the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and works on his own artistic endeavors | yes | 0 |
| Holland Jr, Fred | OH-03602 | 2019 April 03 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Fred Holland moved to Boulder City in 1931 when his father went to work on the Hoover Dam. His father was a high scaler who does not remember Native Americans working in that capacity but does remember blacks building the rock wall under foreman, Charlie Rhodes. Fred remembers living in tents before federal housing was constructed and the law that restricted alcohol in the town. Many liquor bottles were broken by the guards that searched each car entering the city. Conditions were harsh for women who lived in the most primitive fashion. They cooked over open fires, carried water, and made tents as livable as possible. Holland joined the Boulder City Gun Club where he won various certifications and watched the club grow to the popular place it is today. He would like to see shooting clubs in schools to teach marksmanship and safety to young people. Subjects: Charles Rhodes, Boulder Dam, high scaling, federal government selling houses, police office training | no | 0 |
| Holland, Marjorie | OH-02348 | 2013 February 01 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Holland began riding along with the fire department after 1970. She became the first woman to be licensed as an EMT after a course administered by the Clark County Health Department. She was also the first woman to finish the paramedic course at Clark County Community College. | no | 0 |
| Holland, Mrs. Fred (Velma) | OH-00876 | 04/16/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City BR Rangers | yes | 1 |
| Hollingsworth, Howard E. | OH-00877 | 02/23/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mormon Fort Gaming Ranches | yes | 1 |
| Holloway, Loretta | 03/26/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Holloway, Loretta | 02/17/1980 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Holloway, Simeon | OH-00878 | 4/18/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | F850.N4 H64 2012 Holloway was a member of the US Navy black band during WWII; most were college men who served in the band stationed at Chapel Hill, NC. In Las Vegas, Holloway is a Kappa and leader of the Jester Hairston choir that sings Negro Spiriutals at various LV churches and city venues. | yes | 0 |
| Holly, Helen | OH-02507 | approximately 19995-2005 | History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project | part of MS-00784 | yes | 0 |
| Holmes, Helen | OH-00879 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | ||
| Holmes, Neil | OH-00880 | 02/12/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Holmes, Neil H. | OH-00881 | 01/14/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City | yes | 1 |
| Holt, Barry | OH-00882 | 02/11/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Environment Education Politics | yes | 2 |
| Holt, Vaughan | OH-00883 | 02/22/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Railroads Pollution | yes | 1 |
| Holton, Roberta L. | OH-02954 | 2006 November 20 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Holzman, Eddie (Edwin) Hall | OH-02101 | 10/02/2008 | All That Jazz | Drummer. Different dimension to his work: radio stations KLAV, KNPR, and KUNV. Migrated to Las Vegas in 1947 to work at the El Rancho. | yes | 0 |
| Homansky, Edwin "Flip" | OH-02349 | 2013 March 14 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Homansky moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979 and worked in the emergency rooms of Valley and Desert Springs Hospitals. In 1986 he joined the Clark County Medical Advisory Board and has served two terms as chairman. | no | 0 |
| Hood, Albert M. | OH-00884 | 06/16/1998 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | yes | 4 | |
| Hooker, Richard | OH-02436 | 2014-06-10 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | yes | 0 | |
| Hooks, Rochelle | OH-02919 | 2016 April 12 | Folklife Program of the Nevada Arts Council and the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries | no | 0 | |
| Hopkins, A. D. | OH-00885 | 02/26/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Horden, Elinor | OH-00886 | 02/13/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Entertainment in the 50's | yes | 1 |
| Horden, Nancy | OH-00887 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, personal history | yes | 1 |
| Horn, Danny | OH-02347 | 2012 December 06 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | A native of Fallon, Nevada, Horn became a member of the Gabbs Volunteer Fire Department in 1967. | no | 0 |
| Hornbuckle, Bill | OH-03654 | 2019-12-03 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | When Bill Hornbuckle began to work in hotels, he discovered his passion. Part-time work as a teenager, led him to Las Vegas after a few college semesters where he completed his degree at UNLV. He worked with and got to know the best in the industry - Kirk Kerkorian, Steve Wynn, Bobby Baldwin, Jeff Silver, Terry Lanni, Jim Murren, and many more. Today, Hornbuckle's work in many venues, even Laughlin, has led him to the Presidency and Chief Operating Officer of MGM Resorts International with hotel casinos across the country and around the world - Las Vegas, Laughlin, Jean, Reno, Primm, Mississippi, Illinois, Australia, Dubai, and Asia. Hornbuckle believes that the future looks good for the city of Las Vegas as it grows wide and deep expanding into new industries. He believes in giving back to the community and puts this into action by serving on the Board of Directors of Three Square, Andre Agassi, Fulfillment Fund, Bank of George, and as a commissioner with the new stadium. Subjects: Three Square, Mandalay Bay, Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Culinary Union Local 226 | no | 0 |
| Horne, Lena | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mark Curtis | no | 1 | ||
| Hornsby, Rochelle | OH-02912 | 2016 November 30 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 H67 2014 Rochelle Hornsby arrived in 1962 when her husband took a position with a local radio station; he eventually became an executive with the Las Vegas Convention Authority for 12 years. Rochelle's natural sales talent led her into promotional sales for conventions and she talks about both her former husband and her careers in Las Vegas. For over 20 years she has been a residential real estate agent. She also talks about Temple Beth Sholom, Sisterhood membership and the 25th Anniversary celebration of Israel. | yes | 0 |
| Horseley, Marie | OH-00888 | 06/13/2007 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 H678 2010 Marie Horseley married her husband in 1944, and they moved to Las Vegas and settled in the John S. Park Neighborhood. Marie still lives in the same home | yes | 0 |
| Horsford, Steven | OH-00889 | 8/19/2011 | AfAm Collaborative - Black Experience in LV | Early life in Las Vegas, Ecucation, high school interests, how he met his wife | yes | 0 |
| Hotchkiss, Gene | OH-00890 | 06/27/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Law Enforcement | no | 1 |
| Houck, John L. | OH-00891 | 01/14/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Law enforcement, Police | yes | 1 |
| Houghton, Fred B. | OH-00892 | 02/09/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Water Dept. | yes | 1 |
| Houser, Virginia | OH-00894 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Pop entertainment, Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Houssels, J. K. Sr. | OH-00895 | 11/12/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Houssels, Nancy | OH-00896 | 3/19/2014 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | Born in Northern California, educated at Berkley and UCLA. Migrated to Las Vegas to dance at the Dunes and later at the Tropicana where she met her husband. Started the Nevada Dance Theatre, later becoming the Nevada Ballet. Prime mover in the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. | yes | 0 |
| Houssels, Nancy | OH-02688 | 1998 November-December | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 H6872 2006 Nancy Claire Houssels started dancing at the age of three and also did synchronized swimming. After she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater arts from UCLA in 1957, Nancy went on tour with the Hollywood Bowl and met her future dance partner Francois Szony. Together they performed as adagio dancers for the next ten years. In 1966 they came to Las Vegas to appear with the Casino de Paris at the Dunes Hotel. In 1968 they joined the cast of the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel. In May 1970, Nancy married J. Kell Houssels, Jr., then the president of the Tropicana. Nancy began volunteering with many community groups. In 1972 she joined Vassili Sulich in founding the Nevada Dance Theatre. In 1998 it was renamed the Nevada Ballet Theatre. Nancy continues to remain involved with the Nevada Ballet Theatre. | yes | 0 |
| Howard, Jack | OH-00897 | 02/27/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mining Las Vegas history | yes | 2 |
| Howard, Russell | OH-00898 | 10/01/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Howe, Michael | OH-03197 | 2017 July 05 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Arriving in Las Vegas as a six-week-old infant, Las Vegas City Senior Planner Michael Howe spent his young childhood in Las Vegas but moved with his family to Logandale, NV, when he was seven years old. After graduating from Moapa Valley High School he enlisted in the Air Force and was discharged after four years to Nellis Air Force Base. He earned his B.A. degree in Political Science and his M. Architecture degree at UNLV, completed several internships to expand his knowledge, and in 2007 joined Las Vegas's Department of Planning. In this interview, he discusses how his varied life experiences contribute to the ways ideas of sustainability, intentional community, the common good, and New Urbanism shape his own vision ethical planning philosophy. | no | 0 |
| Howell, Kathryn | OH-00899 | 2003 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Howell, Robert | OH-00900 | 02/26/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mormon Fort Atomic Testing | yes | 1 |
| Hoyos, Olmedo | OH-03512 | 2018 October 29 and 2018 November 09 | Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project | Olmedo Hoyos is the owner of the first Colombian restaurant in Las Vegas, NV. He was born in Cali, Colombia and was raised in Bogota. His family became involved in the Revolutionary Movement of Laborers (MOIR) that invaded open territories on behalf of displaced and low-income people in Colombia to build shelters. After his parents divorce he began supporting his family by working to make ends meet as a messenger, salesman, and artisan. He eventually immigrated to the United States and began working to send money home. Later, he would return to Colombia where he would open his first restaurant with his family. He would return to the United States and would help his family migrate to the U.S. later on. During his time in California, he worked for Whole Foods for nearly 20 years, opened a club, and a Colombian restaurant. Eventually, he would move to Las Vegas to open the first Colombian restaurant, Oiga Mire Vea which would become a symbol of Colombian pride for the community. The Palace of Nariño, the presidential palace of Colombia, deemed it an honorary consulate. This interview is conducted in Spanish. Subjects: Colombia, MOIR, Bogota, Oiga Mire Vea, Entrepreneur, Las Vegas, Immigration | no | 0 |
| Hrushowy, Jillian | OH-00901 | 09/26/1995 | Dancer | F849.L35 H78 1997 | yes | 2 |
| Huber, Peggy | OH-00902 | 03/14/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history Atomic Testing | yes | 1 |
| Huddy, John | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Hudgins, Christopher | OH-02694 | 5/18/2016 | BELVOHP | Dean of the UNLV College of Liberal Arts retiring after 40 years of service. Originally from Richmond / Virginia Beach, VA, Hudgins attended Davidson College for his B.A. and PhD from Emory in 1976 moving to Las Vegas in that same year. Research focus has been and currently is Harold Pinter. In 2005 he was thrilled to be Pinter’s invited guest at the Nobel Laureate ceremonies in Stockholm. Hudgins is a folk musician playing and collecting the 12 string guitar. | no | 0 |
| Huffey, Paul | OH-00903 | 02/02/2010 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park | F849.L35 H85 2010 Paul Heffey was born in Las Vegas in 1938. He and his family moved to the John S. Park Neighborhood in 1947. His father worked on the construction of Hoover Dam, and Paul worked at Ronzoni's Department Store when he was in high school. Paul graduated from University of Nevada, Reno and taught history at Basic High School in Henderson for nine years. Michael Mack lived near Paul, and they are about the same age | yes | 0 |
| Huffman, Alma Athella | OH-00904 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Bunkerville | yes | 1 |
| Hughes, Francis | OH-00905 | 02/23/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mesquite | yes | 1 |
| Hughes, Howard | 04/08/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: (Will) | no | 1 | |
| Hughes, Maggie | OH-00906 | 02/07/2005 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 2 | |
| Hughes, Margaret Ellen | OH-00906 | February 7, 2005 | 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 | 2 |
| Hughes, Pearl | OH-00907 | 02/11/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas Entertainment Atomic Testing Kennedy | no | 1 |
| Hughes, Shauna | OH-02817 | 2016 August 3, 2016 October 11 | Building Las Vegas | Henderson City Attorney 1983-2009, now in private practice; PEPCon explosion, Galleria Mall, Sunset Station, Green Valley, The District, Green Valley Station, Lake Las Vegas, Nevada State College | no | 0 |
| Hull, Dorothy Haywood | OH-00908 | August 25, 2009 | 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 |
| Humbly, Gail | OH-00909 | 02/25/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mormon Early Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Humperdinck, Engelbert | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Humperdinck, Engelbert | 02/19/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Hunsberger, Charles W. | OH-02776 | 7/27/2016 | Building Las Vegas | F849.L35 H855 2016 Director of LVCCLD (1972-94) responsible for building >20 libraries in southern NV; some private funds used, but 1985 bond $15 million in local funds and $7.2 million in state money built six libraries and renovated one; 1991 bond $70 million for construction and $10 million for library materials for seven new libraries were built and two renovations. | yes | 0 |
| Hunt, Blackie | OH-02105 | 2003 June 30 | All That Jazz | LV lounge comedian, pianist, and restaurateur. Husband of NV Lt Governor Lorraine Hunt. Member of The Characters, a 20-year mainstay of the classic lounge era before he and his wife decided to devote their energy to saving the original Bootlegger restaurant. Played at the Sahara's Casbar Lounge, the Flamingo, International, and LV Hilton. Inducted into the Casino Legends Hall of Fame at the Tropicana. Moved to LV in 1955, died in 2003. | yes | 0 |
| Hunt, Catherine | OH-00910 | 03/02/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history | yes | 1 |
| Hunt, Courtney | OH-00911 | 10/2/2013 | AfAm collaborative | Co-founder and Vice President of The C.O.N.V.I.C.T.S. Motorcycle Club. (Conquerors of Negative vicious Intent, Concentrate Toward Succeeding) This club is composed of Harley owners who help in bettering the Las Vegas community through acts of assistance to Shade Tree, Food drives, Coat drives, Halloween parties for schools, back packs giveaways, and uplifting individual families in emergency situations. | no | 0 |
| Hunt, Courtney "Nutt" | OH-00911 | 10/02/2013 | AfAm | F850 N4 H85 2012 Co-founder of the COPNVICTS Motorcycle Club. Conducts drives for winter coats for children, assists in back-to-school drives. Second oldest motorcycle club in the city. All members including females drive Harley's. Strict codes of membership and conduct. Sent to transcriber 11/7/2013 | yes | 0 |
| Hunter, Harold R. | OH-00912 | 03/19/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history | yes | 1 |
| Hunter, Marinka Melanie | OH-03600 | 2019 April 15 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Marinka left Cuba in 1959 at 19 years of age. She flew to New York to live with her sister and brother-in-law who were also her godparents. After working briefly in a factory, she became a dancer upon winning a local beauty contest. Her godparents did not approve of her career choice. In Cuba, Marinka's province was invaded by Fidel and Che beginning in 1954 and all schools closed because of the dangerous unpredictable bombardments. Her high school education was stunted. With limited options, her mother sent her alone to New York. Her mom stayed behind because the father of the family was too ill to travel. Her decision to dance led to a career in burlesque where Marinka, and later as Melanie, earned as much as $10,000 per week on stages in Europe. She danced in Canada, Aruba, Panama, Mexico, Switzerland, France, Spain, Vienna, and other international stages. In Las Vegas, she danced at the Emerald, Palomino, and the Cabaret. Marinka volunteers at the Burlesque Hall of Fame where one of her costumes is on display. She will perform at The Orleans in the 20th anniversary burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender show in June of 2019. Subjects: Castro, Batista, Burlesque, Queen of the Amazon, Blaze - film, Moulin Rouge | no | 0 |
| Hunter, Tab | 04/01/1985 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Hurtado, Alfred | OH-02470 | 2013-05-13 | Friends of Red Rock Oral History Project | Parents lived on Morgan Ranch before purchased by the Olivers; Blue Diamond town and school; Oliver Ranch | yes | 0 |
| Hurtado, Alfred C. | OH-00913 | December 2, 2003 | 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 | 2 |
| Hurtado, Mary | OH-00916 | 12/02/2003 | Blue Diamond | yes | 2 | |
| Hurtado, Mary C. | OH-00914 | August 23, 2006 | 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 |
| Hurtado, Mary C. | OH-00916 | December 3, 2003 | 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 | 2 |
| Hutchings, Jessica | OH-03414 | 2018 March 21 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Cantor Jessica Hutchings serves at Congregation Ner Tamid. She was en route back to Las Vegas the night of October 1; her plane was rerouted to Phoenix airport. She talks about learning of the Route 91 shooting, her role as a clergy member of the Las Vegas community, organizing vigils and a musical fundraiser called Vegas Strong through Song and discussing the tragedy with her Hebrew School students ages 12 - 13. Subjects: Role of clergy, discussion and activity with children, healing with music | no | 0 |
| Hutton, Thomas S. | OH-00917 | 2002 November 25 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Hwang, Henry and Sharon | OH-02998 | 2017 February 21 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 H87 2017 Born and raised in Taiwan, Henry Hwang had a vision. After visiting friends in Los Angeles Henry noticed that most Asians who visited Las Vegas for the weekend returned saying they had a good time but could not find good authentic Chinese food. Henry developed his vision of a one-stop place where tourists could dine on fine Chinese cuisine and locals could shop for authentic Asian ingredients at a market. Henry worked with a Las Vegas Realtor and found a property on Spring Mountain Road large enough to accommodate his vision. He and his wife brought their three children to Las Vegas in 1993. Sharon, the oldest, graduated from Durango High School and UNLV. Hwang's vision became a reality in 1993. Their center, Chinatown Plaza, and its cultural features including the Journey to the West and Chinese New Year celebrations invigorated a pan-Asian cultural movement along Spring Mountain Road that Governor Kenny Guinn officially designated in October 1999 as Chinatown. Sharon Hwang now manages the Plaza, while Henry, his wife, and K C Chen remain financial partners in the business. | yes | 0 |
| Hyatte, Jackie | OH-00966 | 5/8/1978 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Blacks in Las Vegas, Gambling. Interviewer: Cathy Jones | no | 1 |
| Hyman, Stanley | OH-00919 | 03/10/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas Down Race Track Howard Hughes | yes | 1 |
| Iaconis, Stella | OH-00921 | 07/22/1981, 02/26/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Spring Ranch, Ranch life, personal history | yes | 3 |
| Iaconis, Stella | OH-00920 | 2/26/2976 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Collector: Gary Gione | yes | 1 |
| Iaconis, Stella Champo | OH-02686 | 1997 May-September | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 I33 2010 The Champo family came from Italy to Las Vegas in 1912. They bought a small ranch. In 1927 Stella's mother died, and she quit school and became a waitress. Stella moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a waitress for eighteen years. In 1963 she married John Iaconis, and they moved back to Las Vegas. Stella worked as a showroom waitress at the Sahara for three years and then went to work at Larry's, where she stayed for twenty years. | yes | 0 |
| Iannuzzi, Patricia (Patty) | OH-03407 | 2018 March 06 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | After a Yale degree in Psycobiology, Patty lived in Germany for three years. Because she could not type 40 words per minute, the trajectory of her life's work changed through a part time position in a library. She fell in love with reference work before there was the Internet as we know it today and no Google. Her career has taken her to Tufts, Yale, Berkeley (1 year program), Florida International University, Berkeley, and UNLV. At Berkeley Pattty served in higher levels of library administration allowing her of oversee various construction initiatives including those on historically preserved building; wrote and received a Mellon Grant developing change agents; and headed the Reinvention Center that provided the blueprint to embed research in the undergraduate classroom to push the value of critical thinking skills and to develop new knowledge. Information literacy, work instituting major revisions in Standards for Libraries in Higher Education, assessment, and fund raising were her major goals at UNLV. Early in her 12 years at UNLV, Patty secured membership in the Greater Western Library Alliance. One of the highlights of her career, because of her advocacy for education reform, was the 2005 Nobel Prize Conference on Education speech in Stockholm. Subjects: Yale, Berkeley, Florida International University, UNLV, Germany, Tufts, Information Literacy, Jeanne Brown, assessment. | no | 0 |
| Igert, Dick & Lee | OH-00922 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada State History | yes | 1 |
| Imprecia, Joanne | OH-00923 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Innis, Midge | OH-00924 | 05/08/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| INXS | 08/26/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mike Weatherford | no | 1 | |
| Irwin, Pat | OH-02351 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Irwin served as a volunteer firefighter in Lovelock, Nevada. In 2010 Irwin took a state leadership position for EMS in Nevada. | no | 0 |
| Irwin, Stan | OH-02437 | 8/24/2003 | All That Jazz and Arnold Shaw | Las Vegas Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor. VP and Executive Prod. for Sahara Nevada Corporation. Brought Beatles to LV when all other hotels refused to do so. They appeared at the Convention Center but stayed at the Sahara. Irwin was also a comedian, actor, and special materials writer. | yes | 2 |
| Isaacson, Bruce | OH-03159 | 2017 March 24 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 I73 2014 Clark County Poet Laureate 2016-2017, talks about growing up in Oakland CA, son of a secular Jewish father and Pentecostal mother. His career in financial world and real estate, as well as having an MFA, being a poet and publisher of poetry in Las Vegas. | yes | 0 |
| Ishman, W. Dean | OH-00925 | 7/2/2009 | Boyer Early Las Vegas OHP - NAACP Segment | Activities during his term as NAACP president | yes | 0 |
| Isola, Alfred, | OH-00926 | 03/15/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Iverson, Mervin R. | OH-00927 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 2 | ||
| Jackson Family | 02/18/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mike Weatherford | no | 1 | |
| Jackson III, Andrew | OH-01366 | undated | no | 2 | ||
| Jackson, Ernest | OH-00928 | 03/01/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Jackson, Ivan | OH-00929 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | ||
| Jackson, Jerry | OH-02277 | 2/12/2015 | BELVOHP | Danced in the Folies at the Tropicana - Longest running show in Las Vegas history. CT247 .J32 2015 | yes | 0 |
| Jackson, Richard | OH-02352 | 2012 December 13 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Jackson joined the Fernley Volunteer Fire Department in 1971. He later became an EMT and received experience by working at both St. Mary's and Washoe Med hospitals. | no | 0 |
| Jackson, Sally | OH-00930 | 03/02/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Ca Okey Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Jackson, Shirley | 01/13/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Jackson, Waidemar | OH-00931 | 5/6/2013 | AfAmCollaborative | Jackson worked at the airport. Talks about drugs in the community and the tragedy caused by them among generations. The task of pulling lives back from the brink. | yes | 0 |
| Jacobs, Essie Shelton | OH-00932 | 02/11/1996 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | F849.L35 J33 1997 | yes | 2 |
| Jacques, Marge | OH-02553 | 1998 April 28 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride. | no | 1 |
| Jaeger, Bernice | OH-02670 | 1997 July 25-30, 1998 February 3 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | F849.L35 J34 2003 Bernice Smith was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 27, 1934. She married Ivan Jaeger in 1955. He and his family were involved in the underground gaming industry in the Midwest. When it shut down in 1961, they moved to Las Vegas where Ivan worked first as a dealer and later in various executive gaming positions. Bernice was one of the fist students to attend Clark County Community College (later Community College of Southern Nevada) when it was founded in 1971. She earned a liberal arts degree in 1973 and a degree in hotel administration in 1974. Bernice worked as the secretary of Inez Rambeau, the director of convention sales at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. After a few years, she became the assistant of the hotel director at the Riviera. Later Bernice was the personal secretary to the owner and general manager of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. She left that position in 1984, completed a bachelor's degree in the field of women's studies, and started Flex-Time, a temporary employment agency catering to working women. Then she was hired by Ira levy, the new owner of the Continental Hotel and Casino to be his assistant general manager. In 2003 Bernice earned a master's degree in counseling at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and she now works for Legal Rehabilitation Services, leading court-mandated group counseling for people in domestic violence situations. | yes | 0 |
| Jaffee, Eddie | 09/19/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| James, Audrey | OH-00933 | AfAm Collaborative - LV Black Experience | CT247 .J34 2012 | yes | 0 | |
| James, Bob | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Mike Weatherford | no | 1 | ||
| James, Dennis W. | OH-00934 | 2006-04-05 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| James, John | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| James, Maxine | OH-00935 | 03/02/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| James, Virginia | OH-00936 | 10/26/2004 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Texas Copa Girl at Sands Hotel. Stories of various stars including Frank Sinatra and interactions with dancers. Fresh look at the casino bosses. | yes | 10 |
| James,John | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 3 | ||
| Jarlson, Alan | OH-00938 | 06/04/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 3 | |
| Jarman, Patricia Morse | OH-03430 | 2018 May 01 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Patricia Jarman grew up in Virginia with her grandparents until time to attend kindergarten when she moved in with her parents and siblings in Newark, New Jersey. She never liked the change to concrete. She loved the easy life on the family's 400 acre farm in Mecklenburg County. After high school and college, Patrica joined the Air Force and drove alone across the country to report for training in Northern California. When she and her husband were assigned to Nellis, she fell in love with the desert. After military service ended, she worked in radio at KCEP, KVOV, KENO and then in TV news at Channel 13. She headed the Nevada Consumer Affairs Commission but then got into the boxing arena as a judge. Originally she wanted to be a boxing analyst. As a judge since 1985, Jarman has traveled all over the world for more than 100 world title fights including the heavyweight bout of Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield. Recently, upon moving to her new neighborhood on the Legacy Golf Course, she was instrumental in the fight to prevent the development of apartment buildings and condos on the course. Subjects: Fan Man, Morse Arberry, Joe Neal, Wendell Williams, Channel 13, KVOV, KCEP, KENO, Boxing judge, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Newark, NJ, Assembly District 18 | no | 0 |
| Jarrett, Lavell | OH-03423 | 1975 February 22 | Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas | no | 2 | |
| Jarwood, Artie | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Jasmin, DeeDee | OH-00939 | 03/19/1998 | Las Vegas Women Oral History Project | yes | 0 | |
| Jasper, Frazine | OH-03241 | 2017 September 20 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Born in Brooklyn, NY, Frazine Jasper grew up in a majority Jewish neighborhood where her first job was turning on lights for orthodox families on Fridays. Nursing was her passion. Her earned her AA then BA and two masters degrees in that science and later attended law school and passed the NY Bar Examination. In 1987, she left New York for Las Vegas and purchased a house in Henderson just in time for the Pepcon explosion. Soon, she joined the faculty at the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN - it is currently CSN) as the Chair of the Nursing Department but soon became Provost of the Cheyenne campus under President Richard Moore. After three years, the college was no longer able to have provosts so those positions were cut at all three campus locations. Back in the classroom, Jasper taught in the Para-legal program lecturing in subjects such as Business Law, Family Law, and Torts. Subjects: Nursing, Hunters College, Hofstra University Law School, CCSN Provost, Barbara Jordan Club, Richard Moore | no | 0 |
| Jauregui, Charles | OH-00940 | 2006 April 24 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | yes | 1 | |
| Jazz Panel Discussion | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Jeffers, Neil | OH-00941 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | UNLV | yes | 1 |
| Jeffrey, John E. | OH-00942 | 04/01/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history | yes | 1 |
| Jeffries, Herb | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Jeffries, Herb | 06/13/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Jeffries, Herb | OH-02246 | 05/05/2004 | All That Jazz | ML394 .J43 2009 Entertainment. Interviewer: Cork Proctor. Singer, actor. One of first engagements was in a Chicago clubs owned by Al Capone. Worked at Club Alabam in South Central Los Angeles. Sang with Cab Calloway for 10 years. First black western star. Entertained in Las Vegas where Frank Sinatra assisted him in moments of racial discrimination. | yes | 2 |
| Jenkins, Gordon | 01/30/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Jenkins, Jean | OH-02137 | 8/7/2014 | BELVOHP | Real estate pioneer in LA and LV. Helped designed the first open kitchen floor plan. Became Nevada's 45th RE broker. In 1979, convinced home builders to be the first to list new homes through GLVAR's multiple listings system and consequently offer brokers sales commissions. | no | 0 |
| Jenkins, Thelma | OH-00943 | 10/15/1985 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nursing | yes | 1 |
| Jenne, Floyd | OH-00944 | 04/04/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Interviewer: Gordon Brusso. Boulder City McGill Environment Nevada history, Boulder City McGill | yes | 1 |
| Jenne, Floyd | OH-00945 | 03/16/1981 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Interviewer: Ping Lee. Boulder City McGill Environment Nevada history, Boulder City McGill | yes | 1 |
| Jenne, Floyd | OH-00946 | 1996-03-11, 1996-04-11, 1996-10-08, 1996-03-13, 1996-03-18, 1996-03-23, 1996-03-28 | Interviewer: Dennis McBride. | no | 19 | |
| Jennings, Waylon | 08/08/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Jensen, Helen A., Faircloth, Esther V., and Rosati, Helen | OH-02438 | 2005 October 26 | no | 1 | ||
| Jerbic, Brad; Perrigo, Thomas A. | OH-03630 | 2019 June 26 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Brad Jerbic and Tom Perrigo serve in top management positions for the City of Las Vegas, Brad as City Attorney and Tom as Executive Director of Community Development in the City Manager's Office. These two men allowed the Healing Garden to be planted, sprout, and grow. In 2017, after the tragedy of 1 October, the Las Vegas community needed a place to mourn and heal. Jay Pleggenkuhle, landscape architect, had an idea for a garden, and called Brad and Tom just as they were discussing the desire to go out for a walk but had no place downtown to engage in that simple activity. The planets aligned. The healing garden was born. As the project got underway, Brad and Tom spent as much time there as possible during the four-day building of the miracle. As issues of administrative policy appeared, they were solved immediately. When there were too many volunteers, they created shifts. When a place was desired to plant the Tree of Life, Jay's boots hit upon a necklace hidden in the dirt. The gold necklace had a charm attached - A Tree of Life. On First Friday, 6 October, the garden was dedicated. Since that time, whenever there is a shooting, Brad gets in touch with people in that city to pass on the healing element developed by Vegas Strong. Subjects: Healing Garden, Jay Pleggenkuhle, City of Las Vegas, Tree of Life, Cameron Robinson | no | 0 |
| Jessup, Leonard (Len) | OH-03457 | 2018 August 06 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 J47 2018 Len Jessup is the current president of Claremont Graduate University after serving 3.5 years as the president of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. During his Las Vegas tenure, he envisioned the trajectory of the newly planned medical school, kept UNLV at the table during negotiations for the advent of the Raiders Football team moving to Clark County, and shepherded prosperous fundraising drives for the campus. His passion to have UNLV become a Top Tier university brought additional prestige to Las Vegas with the medical school becoming a regional asset, the third leg of medical care with Mayo Clinic in Phoenix and Los Angeles complex that includes UCLA and USC. Dr. Jessup believes that he is blessed to be working in education. He is honored to be in the position to help students and feels that he is repaying a debt for the wonderful life the academy and his family have afforded him. Subjects: Research One, Unlv medical school, student housing, Brian Sandoval, Top Tier, Don Snyder, Raiders Football, Raiders Stadium, Cristo Reyes School | yes | 0 |
| Jetter, Judy | OH-02106 | 9/10/2008 | All that Jazz | A fan of Las Vegas Jazz. Jetter was mentored by Woody Herman and others about the art of jazz. In Las Vegas, Gus Mancuso, the Bootlegger, Terri James, Jobell became the personalities and the place that were the mainstays of the jazz community. | yes | 0 |
| Jimenez, Henry | OH-00947 | 05/23/2006 | UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project | yes | 2 | |
| Jimenez, Henry | OH-00947 | 05/23/2006 | The UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.J54 2007 Henry Jimenez graduated from UNLV in 2006. While he was here, he joined the first Latino fraternity, served as a senator for two years, and served on many committees | no | 0 |
| Jimenez, Richardo | OH-00948 | 09/18/2005 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Cultural aspects of one Las Vegas Hispanic community | yes | 2 |
| Joe Louis Family | OH-02187 | 11/18/2014 | AfAm Collab | History of Joe Louis' career, fights for government during WWII, wife worked as atty at Caesars Palace Las Vegas while Joe worked as a greeter, IRS problems because of fights where all proceeds were donated to US government, feelings about a black Heavyweight champion among nation's African Americans, Frank Sinatra's assistance, and role at Moulin Rouge. | no | 0 |
| Johann, Kenneth | OH-00949 | 03/01/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history Small Business | yes | 1 |
| Johnson, Ann | OH-00950 | 03/13/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Personal history UNLV | yes | 1 |
| Johnson, Bernice | OH-00951 | 02/21/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Johnson, Bernice | OH-02350 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | After graduating from Tonopah High School in Tonopah, Nevada, Johnson helped with shelter management at the Civil Defense Authority. She was later part of the ambulance service in the area, a job she carried out for over 40 years. | no | 0 |
| Johnson, Frank | OH-00952 | 02/21/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming, Howard Hughes | yes | 2 |
| Johnson, Gregory and Rosemarie | OH-02914 | 2016 December 04-05 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Amber Rose Johnson interviewed her parents, an interracial couple, about the implications of race and the intersections of class, work, and gender issues while rearing children against a background of historic discriminatory practices. | no | 0 |
| Johnson, James Harris III | OH-03765 | 2021-05-06 | African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee D. White. James Johnson works as a cameraman/photojournalist for Channel 3 CBS News. He worked as an anchor in Laredo, TX, Bakersfield, CA, and Omaha, NE after leaving Las Vegas to advance his career. Racism in Omaha was more overt and damaging than in other cities. He moved back to Las Vegas with his wife and children and resumed the work he loves. To his credit, Johnson has earned three Emmy Awards because of his artistry in anchoring, reporting, editing, shooting, interviewing, producing, and writing. Johnson was born in Las Vegas where his father landed as a result of his Air Force career. His education was attained at schools throughout the Las Vegas Valley including a bachelor's degree from UNLV. His mother's work as a short-time horticulturalist at the MGM Mirage led to a scholarship for his higher education. Subjects: Channel 3; Fox 5; Emmy Awards; Bakersfield; MGM Scholarship 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 |
| Johnson, Joan | OH-00953 | 03/25/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Entertainment, early Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Johnson, Keith | 06/03/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Johnson, Lori | OH-02354 | 2013 March 14 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Johnson joined the volunteer EMT service in Mesquite, Nevada, after taking EMT classes there in 1995. She has continued to work for the department as it has professionalized. | no | 0 |
| Johnson, Lubertha | OH-00955 | 02/10/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Black history, Blacks in Las Vegas | yes | 4 |
| Johnson, Lubertha | OH-00956 | 4/17/1972 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Black history, Blacks in Las Vegas. Interviewer: Perry Kaufman. | no | 4 |
| Johnson, Patrice A. | OH-02955 | 2009 November 16 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Johnson, Ray | OH-00958 | 1974, 10/03/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Johnson, S. J. | OH-02702 | 5/24/2016 | AfAm Collab | Mr. Johnson spent over 30 years in the USAF. He grew up in Indiana where overt discrimination was minimal but entered basic training in San Antonio and was then stationed in Montgomery, Alabama. He could never understand sitting in the back of the bus while defending the country with his very life. Spend time in Panama where he returned to school and eventually entered the OSI division that was equivalent to the CIA. Moved to Las Vegas at the end of his career and taught in the CCSD for nine years. He believes that education equals freedom. | no | 0 |
| Johnson, Steve | OH-00959 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Blacks in Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Johnson, Val | OH-00960 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Johnson, Viola | OH-00961 | 03/12/1996 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | F849.L35 J647 1997 | yes | 1 |
| Johnston, Vennis | OH-00962 | 06/19/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Johnston, Will | OH-02355 | 2013 July 18 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Johnston took his first EMT class in 1971 and began working on the ambulance service in Carlin, Nevada. He is currently the chief of the Carlin Volunteer Fire Department. | no | 0 |
| Jones Jr., Ben | OH-02298 | 10/3/1990 | Received as part of the Young Electric Sign Company Records (MS-00403). | no | 1 | |
| Jones Jr., James | OH-00963 | 2/28/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | James Jones discusses typical life in the Westside community with blacks and whites living together. Talks about the role of funeral homes in the case of homicides. | yes | 0 |
| Jones, Bart and Jones, Stephen | OH-02896 | 2016 November 07 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | F849.L35 J6628 2016 Grandsons of Burley and Arlie Jones, who arrived in Las Vegas in the 19-teens talk about their father's family: their father, Herb Jones; his sister, Florence Lee Jones Cahlan, and his brother, Cliff Jones. They discuss growing up in Las Vegas, attending John S. Park Elementary School, hunting in the desert, and accompanying their grandfather to the Rancho Market in the Westside. Steve describes how Audie Coker mentored him in building, how he named his company Merlin Construction, and how he enticed his brother to join him. Bart speaks of owning and operating a macadamia ranch in Hawaii for ten years before returning to Las Vegas to join Steve in the construction business. Both describe some of the houses they have built for their high-end clients. | yes | 0 |
| Jones, Bill | OH-00964 | 10/17/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Jones, Bobbie and Cody Lin | OH-03365 | 2017 December 09 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Route 91 is a mother-daughter bonding experience for Bobbie and Cody. They began the ritual in 2014 as an adult female outing accented by their love of Country music. They are both military minded. Bobbie served a tour of duty in the army and Cody is following with aspirations of going into service after ROTC training. At first they though the bullets were poppers but a man nearby immediately yelled that they were bullets. Bobbie's military training kicked in; it was better to be on the ground in a tiny group than in a mass crowd so she covered her daughter with her own body and a backpack. It was only about half way through the shooting when Bobbie ran to help others that Cody ran from the scene with a now-identified friend, Ryan. The mother and daughter met minutes later in front of the MGM Grand Hotel Casino. They re-united so rapidly because Bobbie used her signature whistle known only to Cody. Upon entering the MGM, they were invited to go to a room by a person staying there. There were eight to ten people in a tiny room but they stayed until Strip properties began to re-open their doors. Since that night, Bobbie and Cody have become closer. They are honored to be Las Vegans but are sad that other warriors are suing the MGM. Warrior is their preferred term over "survivor." And warriors they are. They helped the injured before leaving the venue, assisted a person who went into shock in the tiny MGM hotel room, and held the hand of a dying person. "I'm a Warrior, I would die for you. For you, my love is fierce. I'm a Warrior, I would die for you." Subjects: Survivor, warrior, Route 91, Ocean Spray, CSN, MGM Grand Hotel Casino, Luxor, signature whistle, Lyrics from Until My Heart Caves In, Audio Adrenaline 2005. | no | 0 |
| Jones, Clifford, | OH-00967 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | ||
| Jones, Curtis | OH-02956 | 2006 November 18 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Jones, Essie Lee | OH-02107 | 6/5/1996 | AfAm | Migrated from Tallulah, LA. Worked as a maid at the Aladdin. Talks of the change from blacks in the back of the house to Latinos. | yes | 1 |
| Jones, Flora | OH-00968 | 07/19/2007 | UNLV | F850.N4 J647 2012 Born in Mississippi. Moved to Las Vegas in late 1970s. Worked in UNLV Admissions department and recalls the campus from that era. | yes | 2 |
| Jones, Herbert | OH-00969 | 04/03/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Prohibition, Protitution Nevada history | no | 2 |
| Jones, Jack | 03/17/1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Jones, Jack | January, 1981 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Jones, Jack | 12/05/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Jones, Jack | 10/18/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Jones, James Jr. | OH-00963 | February 28, 2013 | F850.N4 J65 2012 | yes | 0 | |
| Jones, Jan | OH-00970 | 03/26/1998 | Las Vegas Mayor | no | 1 | |
| Jones, Jim | OH-00971 | 10/28/2002 | UNLV | no | 2 | |
| Jones, Jonah | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Jones, Judith Lee Johnson | OH-00972 | 02/22/2007 | Boyer Early Las vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .J65 2007 The Houston Chronicle sponsored a contest that added the Texas Copa girls to the showgirls in the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel and Casino. In 1958 one of the winners was seventeen-year-old Judith Lee Johnson. She went to college and received an education degree and also became Miss Houston. Four years later she went back to being a showgirl at the Sands and performed in the Elvis movie Viva Las Vegas. She also had a twenty-nine-year career in education and now lives in Virginia | yes | 0 |
| Jones, Mazie Martin | OH-00973 | 11/13/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history, Hospital | yes | 1 |
| Jones, Quincy | 03/04/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Jones, Todd | OH-00974 | 1/07/2010 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 J663 2010 Todd Jones arrived in Las Vegas in 1991 to become a professor of philosophy at UNLV. He bought a home in the John S. Park Neighborhood in 1991 | yes | 0 |
| Jones, Tom | 1995 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Jones, Tom | 09/18/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Jones, Willie | OH-00975 | 03/05/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Blacks in Las Vegas | yes | 1 |
| Jordan, Marie | OH-00976 | 03/20/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Interviewer: Danny Budak. Personal history, Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Jordan, Marie | OH-00977 | 02/27/1981 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Interviewer: Edward R. Gentry. Black experience, Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Jordan, Odell C. | OH-00978 | 03/15/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Jordan, Sr., Rev. Fouston | OH-02212 | 11/21/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Rachel Mack) | From Louisiana, grew up on planation picking cotton, played sports, active in church. Serves in Las Vegas at Living Water Baptist Church. | no | 0 |
| Joseph, Katherine | OH-00979 | 10/25/2004 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Dancer who danced in Paris with Josephine Baker. Worked at the Moulin Rouge during its heyday. Owned and operated a sewing plant with Strip uniform contracts. | yes | 2 |
| Juden, Ryann | OH-02892 | 2016-08-23, 2016-11-03 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Access to this oral history interview is restricted until January 1, 2028. To protect sensitive content, while also ensuring that the interviews are preserved for the historical record, some oral history interviews in our collections may be restricted (closed for an agreed-upon number of years), or may require permission from the narrator or interviewer before allowing a researcher access to a restricted interview.This collection is open for research use on January 1, 2028. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information. | no | 0 |
| Judge Angel | OH-02207 | 11/29/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Denise M. Beverstein) | TV Production; retired judge; currently, helps people purchase businesses; hosts positive talk radio show. | no | 0 |
| Kabay, Gillian | OH-00980 | 06/28/1996 | Dancer | yes | 1 | |
| Kadin, Madeline F. | OH-00981 | 03/08/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Atomic Testing, Ranch Life | yes | 1 |
| Kagafas, Yorgo | OH-00982 | 1/14/2010 | Vocies of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood | F849.L35 K33 2010 Yorgo Kagafas became an urban planner for the City of Las Vegas in 1999, and his job was to implement the neighborhood planning process. He moved into the John S. Park Neighborhood and led the homeowners in that neighborhood through the neighborhood planning process | yes | 0 |
| Kahn, Donald | 12/10/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Kahn, Sammy | 11/14/1988 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Kahn, Sammy | 05/19/1970 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Kalb, Steven | OH-02931 | 2017 January 05 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Talks about arriving to Southern Nevada from Southern California with family in 1953, settling first in Henderson, and growing up in the Twin Lakes area of Las Vegas, and graduating from ASU with a B.S. in Construction Engineering. His father George worked for N.J. "Bing" Helgeson construction until 1963, when Steve's parents formed George F. Kalb Construction, beginning with a remodel for Buck Blaine at the Golden Nugget downtown. Steve and his older brother George began working alongside their parents in a sister company in 1972 focusing on standalone projects: 7-11 markets; Arby's, Pizza Hut, Jack in the Box, and Church's Fried Chicken restaurants; and Terrible Herbst and Rebel Gas stations. The various Kalb companies have now entered the third generation with Steve's son Justin heading Kalb Industries. | no | 0 |
| Kaltenborn, Robert | OH-00983 | 04/07/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 3 | |
| Kaminski, Daniel | OH-00984 | 03/14/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Gaming Dealers | yes | 1 |
| Kane, Kimo | 06/23/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Kane, Roberta Gordon | OH-03238 | 2017 September 06, 2018 May 22 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 K35 2014 Session 1: Daughter of Sallie and Mike Gordon; first Jewish child born in Las Vegas. Settled in Honolulu for over fifty years with husband Alexander Kane, where they were business owners. Subjects: Grandparents were Abe and Pauline Schur. Parents were Mike & Sallie Gordon; founding members of Las Vegas Jewish community from 1930s; liquor business; 1950 grad of Las Vegas High School; secretary to Mark Swain at Stardust; Session 2: First known Jewish child born in Las Vegas (1932) recalls anecdotes of growing up in the valley. Shares additional stories of her youth and young adult years. She includes tales of the Wildcat Lair, a hang out for Las Vegas High School students, and traveling with her father and the Class C Baseball team he and others were investors in. Subjects: Wildcat Lair, class C baseball, Mike and Sallie Gordon, liquor stores, USO | yes | 0 |
| Kanie, Ann Clark | OH-02108 | 3/20/2014 | Ward 1 | F849.L35 K35 2014 Ann Clark Kanie was born and raised in Las Vegas. She became an elementary school teacher and taught at Lincoln Elementary in North Las Vegas and at Howard Wasden Elementary. Her son teaches and coaches at Cimarron-Memorial High School. Ann talks about her memories of growning up in Las Vegas and about how teaching has changed | yes | 0 |
| Kantner, Paul | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: (Jefferson Starship) | no | 1 | ||
| Kaplan, Gabe | 07/13/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Kappenman, Anthony | OH-03626 | 2019 May 16 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Anthony Kappenman grew up in Boulder City with a single mother who taught school there. He loved country music since a child but strayed for a number of years reuniting with the stories and melodies at about 21 years of age. His hobby has become country music concerts. After 10 years in the military, he recognized the automatic gun fire almost immediately after looking up and seeing no evidence of fireworks. He grabbed his friend immediately and began to move rapidly toward the rear of the venue. The crowd panicked before he made very much progress. He was shot in the face by shrapnel and took a bullet in the leg but made a tourniquet with his belt and continued running while picking up people along the way. At one point during their run toward the private portion of the airport, his girlfriend was knocked down, rescuing her resulted in his face wound. Upon his arrival at St. Rose Siena there was a third injury discovered in his foot as well. He spent his 23 hours there cheering up others and even gave his bed to a Canadian couple whose stuff was at the Mandalay Bay. Anthony offered his house to them but they found a nurse with a empty dwelling. He remains in touch with that couple. Anthony learned that he reacted in a way that he is pleased about; honored by his mental and physical toughness. He went to a concert the next weekend using a walker and is so glad he did that. He is surprised and proud of our city and first responders; training of first responders was evident and impressive. For the first time, he is proud to call Las Vegas home. He was interviewed many time while at the hospital resulting in phone calls from around the globe to wish him well. His message is, "don't give up." He and his friend are now married. Subjects: Boulder City, St. Rose Siena, first responder, gun control | no | 0 |
| Karp, Elliot B. | OH-02217 | 12/17/2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | CEO of Jewish Federation of Las Vegas (as of 2008) talks about his coming to Las Vegas and the local Jewish community. F850.J5.K36 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Kasper, Julie Rae | OH-00985 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Kasten, Emmy | OH-03744 | 2021-03-17 | Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project | Interviewed by Kristel Peralta, Ayrton Yamaguchi, and Stefani Evans. Raised in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Filipino immigrants with professional careers, Emmy Kasten created her own successful and wide-ranging career including, among others, acting and broadcasting, sales and marketing, event production, philanthropy, and writing and editing that began in Los Angeles but eventually took her to major cities in several countries. Emmy's parents moved to Las Vegas in about 2007, and Emmy and her husband followed with their children in 2016. While her time here has been relatively short, she is a past honoree and current board member of the Miss Asian North America Organization (MANAO) and the Las Vegas Fashion Council. Subjects: San Francisco Bay Area; University of California, Irvine (UCI); Los Angeles; KTLA Morning News; Red Bull Music Academy; Rock Star Gaming; Filipino foods; assimilation; anti-Asian discrimination; Vegas Magazine 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 |
| Katz, Andy | OH-02575 | Feb. 16 2016 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Managing owner of Manpower franchise in Las Vegas; son of original owner Michael and Bea Katz,who arrive in Las Vegas in 1963. Talks about business, growing up in Las Vegas, Jewish community. F850.J5.K365 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Katz, Edythe | OH-00986 | 03/01/1977 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Jewish, Ralph Denton, Atomic Testing, Integration of movie theatres | yes | 1 |
| Katz, Miriam (Mimi) | OH-02218 | 12/10/2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | Worked for Jewish Federation for 10 years; been in Las Vegas since 1957. Civic leader. F850.J5.K367 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Kaufman, Andy | 04/22/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Kaufman, Bernard and Barbara | OH-02175 | Oct 27, 2014 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 K38 2014 Arrived in Las Vegas in 1968; operated Wonder World retail stores; currently in advertising/marketing. | yes | 0 |
| Kaufman, Jim and Reeves, Larry | OH-00987 | 06/18/1996 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | yes | 1 | |
| Kay, Leslie | 08/24/1983 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Kay, Loreta Show | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | ||
| Kay, Mary | OH-00988 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Kay, Monte | 02/19/1969 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Kaye, Barbara | OH-00989 | 12/6/2011 | Boyer Early LV OHP | Life making music in Las Vegas, the life and times of Norman Kaye | no | 0 |
| Kaye, Loreta | 02/27/1997 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 2 | |
| Kaye, Loreta Entertainment | 05/04/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Kaye, Norman | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | ||
| Kaysing, Bill | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Keagy, Pamela Madson | OH-02170 | 10/19/2014 | West Charleston - Ward 1 | Growing up in the Scotch 80s - horses, water wells, why Bishop Gorman for the high school, first car, and the family relationship with the Wynn family. | no | 0 |
| Keefe, Mrs. Dorothy | OH-00990 | 02/22/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Keenan, Patrick | OH-00991 | 02/28/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history | yes | 1 |
| Keener, C. Stephen | OH-02854 | 2016 October 04 | Slot Manager Oral History Project | HV6711 .K43 2016 Tropicana AC, Dover Downs, Delaware | yes | 0 |
| Keeton, Fred | OH-02873 | 2016 October 20 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | Corporate diversity complexity that goes beyond race and gender to include commerce, cross functional sharing, team learning, and goal oriented outcomes that drive business performance. How Caesars Palace evolved from this model of management. | no | 0 |
| Keith, Ray | OH-00992 | 03/03/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Kelch, Laura Belle | OH-00993 | 08/02/2000 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | yes | 2 | |
| Kelch, Laura Belle | OH-00993 | 08/02/2000 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .K43 2007 Laura Belle Kelch was a water colorist, an art teacher, a patron of the arts, a scout leader, and a person who was very active in community organizations. She and her husband Maxwell Kelch founded the first radio station in Las Vegas, KENO | yes | 0 |
| Kelepecz, Dolly | OH-00994 | 04/29/2010, 5/4/2010 | Boyer Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .K44 2007 Dolly Kelepecz has been a ballet dancer, a performer in a circus, and a showgirl and dancer in Las Vegas, especially in the Lido at the Stardust. She has also been a model, a Pilates instructor, and she teaches a class at UNLV. Dolly also ran the Opus Dance ensemble | yes | 0 |
| Kellar, Charles | OH-00995 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 2 | ||
| Kelley, Carl F. | OH-00996 | 05/02/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | CCC Camp Boulder City 1930's | yes | 1 |
| Kelley, Carolina | OH-02109 | 2/15/2013 | BELVOHP | Arrived in LV in 1965 from West Germany | yes | 0 |
| Kelley, Fiona Dr. | OH-00997 | 03/21/2009 | Heart to Heart: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.K44.A3 2009 Dr. Fiona Kelley was a cover dancer in Hallelujah Hollywood! at the MGM in Las Vegas. She is licensed in massage and became an acupuncturist and a herbalist | yes | 0 |
| Kelley, Ida Browder | OH-02554 | 2004 April 21 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 1 |
| Kellog, Anne | OH-00998 | 7/25/2007 | Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 K44 2010 Anne Kellogg's parents set up thier first home in the John S. Park Neighborhood and continued to live in the same neighborhood even though they moved to larger houses. She is a freelance journalist and owns a stationery store in the Holsum Lofts in downtown Las Vegas | yes | 0 |
| Kellog, Charles M. | OH-00999 | 10/03/1973 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Kelly, Allan M. | OH-01000 | 03/28/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Kelly, Charlotte | OH-01001 | 04/04/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history | yes | 1 |
| Kelly, Darlene | OH-01002 | 03/16/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Stwart Ranch, Las Vegas history 40's and 50'5 | yes | 1 |
| Kelly, Kevin | OH-01003 | 11/10/2000 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | yes | 9 | |
| Kelly, Laura | OH-01004 | 02/27/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Kelsey, William | OH-01005 | 01/20/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Mines Early March Shops | yes | 1 |
| Kelsy, Mrs. Dorothy | OH-01006 | 01/20/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Kemple, Clifford | OH-01007 | 04/04/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Goodsprings Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Kennedy, Janet | OH-01008 | 9/7/2011 | Boyer Early LV OHP - Shake Rattle & Roll | Life in Las Vegas with husband working at NTS | yes | 0 |
| Kerestesi, Thomas | OH-02110 | 10/3/2013 | Ward 1 | F489.L35.K465 Thomas Kerestesi was born in Redding, California. His family moved to Las Vegas in 1956. Tom went to Bishop Gorman High School and graduated from University of Nevada, Reno with a major in accounting. He worked in insurance in Los Angeles for a while and then moved back to Las Vegas with his wife and worked in the same insurance agency as his father, Cragin and Pike. Tom dealt with underwriting the gaming and construction industries. He is now retired and is a member of the Las Vegas Rotary Club and other community service organizations Notes Includes index | yes | 0 |
| Kerkorian, Kirk | OH-01009 | The First 100 Las Vegas Review | yes | 2 | ||
| Kerr, Kenny | OH-01010 | 05/29/2001 | Gay Archives-Dennis McBride | HQ75.8.K47 K47 2001 | yes | 5 |
| Kerr, Kenny | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| Kerr, Kenny | 06/17/1994 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Kerschner, Joan see (Gould) | OH-00706 | 10/27/2005 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | yes | 3 | |
| Kershaw, Doug | 3/9/1990 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Kershaw, Doug | 05/29/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| Kessler, Danny | March 20 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Kesterson, Lorna | OH-01011 | 10/18/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City Nevada 1843-44 | yes | 1 |
| Kesterson, Robert | OH-01012 | 10/24/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City, early Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Kethen, Vincent | OH-01013 | 12/23/2009 | Voices of the historic John S. Park Neighborhood | F849.L35 K47 2010 Vincent Kethen was born in 1964 in Las Vegas, the year that desegregation of schools started here. He talks about his experiences as an African-American child being bused to a white school, John S. Park Elementary. He also talks about growing up in that era and now giving back to the community by being a youth basketball coach | yes | 0 |
| Keuser, Kustin (Kaiser) | OH-01014 | 10/23/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Key, Alice | OH-01015 | 03/24/1997 | Las Vegas women in gaming and entertainment | F850.N4 K49 2009 Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project, Department of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | yes | 5 |
| Key, Hugh | OH-01016 | 02/21/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history | yes | 1 |
| Keyes, Autum | OH-01017 | 02/26/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Lost City Mormon | yes | 1 |
| Kieser, Mary B. | OH-01018 | 02/27/1979 | Education in Las Vegas | Education | no | 1 |
| Kightlinger, Allen | OH-02356 | 2013 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | Kightlinger became a member of the Douglas County Fire and Ambulance Company in 1972. In 1989 he moved to Elko, Nevada, and worked with the Regional Fire Management Office. In 1997 he became deputy chief of the Elko Fire Department, then chief in 2000, and he retired from that post in 2011. | no | 0 |
| Kilburg, Juanita | OH-01019 | 03/07/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada History | yes | 1 |
| Kilduff, John A. | OH-03294 | 2017 November 03 | Building Las Vegas Oral History Project | John Kilduff arrived in Las Vegas in 1993 to become the new chief financial officer for Howard Hughes Corporation. The New Jersey native arrived with his wife and two children; a degree in accounting; field artillery experience in Vietnam and Fort Sill, OK; and nine years with Arthur Andersen LLP and 11 years with Leisure Technology. From the time he arrived in 1993, serving as and chief financial officer and executive vice president of Hughes, interim president of Summerlin, and executive vice president and president of American Nevada Corporation, he developed Southern Nevada master planned communities in Summerlin, Green Valley, Green Valley Ranch, The District, and Aliante. He discusses his experience in developing these projects as well as that of building Bishop Gorman High School, where he now serves as president. Subjects: Summerlin; Green Valley; Howard Hughes Corporation; American Nevada Corporation; Green Valley Ranch; The District; Aliante; Bishop Gorman High School; Vietnam | no | 0 |
| Kiley, Ruth J. | OH-02111 | 1/24/2013 | BELVOHP - Rancho HS | CT247 K54 2012 Moved to Las Vegas in 1957 when she was thirteen. Ruth graduated from Rancho High School and worked with a variety of unions and casinos on their insurance claims | yes | 0 |
| Kim, SooJa | OH-01020 | 02/12/1996 | Women in Gaming & Entertainment | yes | 3 | |
| Kimball, Dale | OH-02555 | 2001 January 1 | Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project | Interviewed by Dennis McBride | no | 2 |
| Kincaid, Mary | OH-01021 | 02/29/1980 | World Fair Ranch Life | no | 1 | |
| Kine, Joseph | OH-01022 | 12/19/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Early days Boulder City | yes | 1 |
| Kine, Joseph | OH-01023 | 2/14/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City, Hoover Dam | no | 1 |
| Kine, Joseph | OH-01024 | 03/02/1976 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Collector: Debbie Nesbit. | yes | 1 |
| Kine, Mildred | OH-01025 | 04/07/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | yes | 1 | |
| Kine, Mildred | OH-00146 | 1975 April 7 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Interviewed by Blanche Uehling | no | 1 |
| King, Alan | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| King, Alan | 06/12/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| King, Alan | 11/07/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| King, Andre "Brother Dre" | OH-03454 | 2018 July 20 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Andre King, 'Brother Dre' learned judo and wrestling at an early age and still the call of the streets was too loud, exciting, and easy. He chose the street life. His public defender couldn't get a good deal for him thus the first burglary offense earned him 10 years in prison, additional cases added another 11 years. His time was served all over the state - Northern Nevada Correctional Center, Nevada State Prison, locations in Jean, Pioche, and Indian Springs, and the Supermax facility in Ely. After 21 years in the system, King, is a nondenominational spiritual being doing His will. Once King learned about the healing garden, he went there daily during and immediately after the construction. Brother Dre has helped many survivors and has healed his own demons through giving love, hugs, and spiritual inspiration. Human kindness is his password. Subjects: Fire fighting, Ely Super Max, Pioche, Re-entry program, Rev. Dwayne Collins, Highland Village | no | 0 |
| King, B. B. | 01/29/1978 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| King, B.B. | 01/12/1996 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| King, B.B. | 12/01/1975 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| King, Elliot | OH-01026 | 10/20/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| King, Larry | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | ||
| King, Richard & Unette | OH-02426 | 2015-03-09, 2018-01-30 | BELVOHP | Session1: Father started six Southern Nevada Newspapers - Whitney News, Las Vegas Tribune, Hendersonian, Henderson Herald, North Las Vegas Sun (Name later purchased by Hank Greenspun), North Las Vegas News. Session 2: Richard King's father was an early newspaperman who worked a short time for the Las Vegas Age Newspaper during the ownership of Pop Squires. The Age was the first newspaper in the valley. Before becoming the owner of several independent newspapers, his father worked for the railroad. Richard grew up in the Huntridge area of the city where the family purchased their first home. As a young man in 1955, Richard remembers working in a grocery store located in the Westside neighborhood, the African American community. He vaguely remembers some of the Moulin Rouge dancers making purchases in the store. Later, he launched an income tax preparation business from the store that spread into an in-home tax preparation service within the black community. Unette remembers growing up on the Westside when blacks still lived on Block 17. Her relatives worked on the Hoover Dam and first husband worked as a brakeman then engineer for the railroad. Both remember Latinos living in small enclaves along the tracks and functioned as gandy dancers, railroad maintenance workers. They recall the El Portal Theater, Roxie's, The Hilltop Restaurant, and some Westside business locations. Both Unette and Richard were sadly touched by the 1 October massacre. However, they were warmed by the outpouring of grace, kindness, and love by Las Vegas residents. Subjects: Westside, Las Vegas Age, Pop Squires, Hoover Dam, Railroad, Roxie's, Hilltop Restaurant, 1 October massacre | no | 0 |
| King, Sonny | 02/12/1993 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Joe Delaney | no | 1 | |
| King, William and King, Kimberly Calderon | OH-03348 | 2017 November 27 | Remembering 1 October Oral History Project | Interviewed by Claytee White. Kimberly King loves country music; her husband William, not so much, but it's growing on her. Working at the Delano on the morning of October 1, he checked out a couple leaving the city before the final event of the Route 91 Festival. They gave William their arm bracelets for that final evening's show. Excitedly, he called Kimberly and they made plans for the evening. William was born and reared in Las Vegas and loves this city while Kimberly tolerated it after growing up in California. Now though, she is as in love with Las Vegas as William. She was transformed in her views and feelings by the shooting on October 1. The outpouring of love from Las Vegans overwhelmed her. She is now happy to rear her children here. But Kimberly and William do not feel safe yet. On that Sunday evening, they had made their way to the stage area but leaving plenty of space from the throng of people closer to the entertainers. William threw himself over Kimberly when they were sure that shots were being fired. William was hit in the chest. The problem was trying to determine where the shots were coming from so they ran locating a exit almost parallel from where they had been standing. William was angry. They ran first to the Tropicana where a stranger helped to stop the bleeding. And then propelled by fear of the unknown, they continued to run. They ended up at Hooters and caught a ride to Sunrise Hospital from a Lyft drive named Paloma. On the way, William joked that he was born at Sunrise and maybe would die there. Today, he is the picture of radiant health but with a bullet lodged in his chest. William and Kimberly are more in love than ever before. They want to always be near each other because that sense of safety has not yet returned. Subjects: Delano, MGM. Route 91 Festival, Tropicana, Hooters, Paloma, Lyft, Sunrise | no | 0 |
| Kingston Trio | 01/07/1987 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Gwen Castaldi | no | 1 | |
| Kinley, Kathleen | OH-02957 | 2007 December 13 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Kinniard, Michael | OH-02958 | 2006 November 17 | Public School Principalship Oral History Project | Experiences as public school principal in Southern Nevada. | yes | 0 |
| Kirby, George | 09/11/1992 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Bill Willard | no | 1 | |
| Kirk-Hughes, Gerladine | OH-02200 | 11/28/2014 | AfAM Student Project (Larry Sampson) | One of early LV AfAM attorneys, especially female. Instrumental in starting LV chapter of the National Bar Association. | no | 0 |
| Kirkland, Barbara | OH-01027 | 11/12/2004 | AfAm Collaborative - LV Black Experience | F850.N4 K57 2012 Early educator, worked at the Westside School with Mabel Hoggard, founder of La Femme Douze | yes | 2 |
| Kirshbaum, Irving | OH-01028 | 02/23/1979 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | In this interview, Kirshbaum discusses the Riviera Hotel where he began working in 1955. He also talks about the landscape of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and the state of gambling, comps, customer service, and dealer training. The interviewer asks about the treatment of minorities at the Riviera, and in Las Vegas generally, and the effect of corporate ownership on casinos. | yes | 1 |
| Kishner, Irwin | OH-01030 | 9/10/2013 | Boyer Early LV OHP | F850.J5 K57 2014 Real estate management, hotel operations, Rotarian. State of NV Commissioner of Tourism 2003 - 2008; Outstanding Service Award - Chamber of Commerce; Exemplary Service - LV Rotary Club; involvement in Center of the Performing Arts - Judy Bayley Theatre. | yes | 0 |
| Kishner, Joanna | OH-03446 | 2017 January 10 | Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project | F850.J5 K573 2014 | yes | 0 |
| Klai, John II | OH-02800 | 8/15/2016 | Building Las Vegas | Founded Klai Juba Architects 1995 (now Klai Juba Wald Architects); at Marnell Corrao Associates 1978-95; projects include the remodel and expansion of the MGM Grand, Luxor, Hard Rock Las Vegas, Orleans, Silverton and the design of the entire Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. UNLV Hall of Fame 2006; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards; member since 1999, Nevada State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design; sponsors Klai Juba Lecture Series at UNLV; awards annual scholarship to UNLV School of Architecture & establishing Council of Excellence. Also donates to Lied Discovery Children's Museum, Boys & Girls Club of Las Vegas, Opportunity Village, Child Haven and Nevada Public Radio. | no | 0 |
| Klanderund, Gerturde | OH-02587 | 1975 June 17 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Interviewed by Barbara Clark | no | 1 |
| Kline, Geoconda Arguello | OH-02151 | 9/18/2014 | BELV - Culinary Union Local 226 | CT247 .K55 2012 First female Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Union Local 226. Began in 1989 as a maid. worked her way up the ranks - organizer, representative, President and current position. Instrument in crafting the language protecting house keepers as rooms on the Strip grew larger and more elaborate thus more difficult to clean. | yes | 0 |
| Klinkner, Donald | OH-01031 | 1975-02-13 | yes | 1 | ||
| Klinkner, Donald and Kathleen | OH-02077 | 5/7/2014 | West Charleston OHP | Retired casino executive with vast knowledge of industry. Kathy worked in the industry as well. Topics include: Casino operations, cashier's cage, skimming, Las Vegas High School, school reunions and family life in West Charleston. Good high school stories, well known classmates. | yes | 0 |
| Knapp, Robert F. | OH-01032 | 03/10/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Politics Gambling | no | 1 |
| Knausse, Herb (W/R/ ConNors) | OH-01033 | 04/29/1976 and 02/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Camp Wilson | no | 2 |
| Kneeland, Diane | OH-01034 | 5/19/2010 | Boyer Early LV OHP | yes | 0 | |
| Kneoki, Robert | OH-01035 | 03/18/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history | no | 1 |
| Knievel, Evel | OH-02230 | 5/17/2007 | Jay Sarno Project | Gaming; Interviewer: David Schwartz | yes | 1 |
| Knight, Craig | OH-02210 | 12/01/2014 | AfAm Student Project (Adriana Jordan) | Minister, General manager of KCEP Radio Station 88.9,renovation of Westside School where station is located, | no | 0 |
| Knight, Gladys & Pips | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 2 | ||
| Knight, Gladys & Pips | Novermber 1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Knight, Gladys & Pips | 06/15/1979 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Knighten, Madeline Taylor | OH-01036 | 09/17/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada History 1932-42. Interviewer: Blanche Vehling. | no | 1 |
| Knighten, Madeline Taylor | OH-01037 | 11/06/1974 | Ralph Roske Interviews | Nevada History 1932-42. Interviewer: Jay Brewer. | yes | 1 |
| Knighten, Nancy; Johnson, Rusty and Art; and Serfoss, Vicki | OH-02353 | 2013 January 30 | History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada | These four people worked in EMS in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Art Johnson was a combat medic and became the Civil Defense Coordinator in 1977, and his wife Rusty accompanied him on ambulance runs. Knighten joined the ambulance service in Fish Lake Valley and became an EMT, and she has worked in the area for 20 years. Serfoss became an EMT after moving to Dyer, Nevada in 1979. | no | 0 |
| Knowles, Darville Dr. | OH-01038 | 10/09/2008/ 11/05/2008 | Heart to Heart:: A History of Las Vegas Health Care Oral History Project | R154.K56.A3 2009 Dr. Darville Knowles is an African-American physician who settled in Las Vegas in 1982 and has a practice at Sunrise Hospital | yes | 0 |
| Knowles, Margo | OH-01039 | 03/25/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Blacks in Nevada | yes | 1 |
| Knowlton, Ellen B. | OH-03459 | 2018 August 13 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | Ellen Knowlton is the former Special Agent in charge of the local FBI field office located in Las Vegas. After working in Washington, DC, several Bay area locations, New Orleans, and Oklahoma, Las Vegas brought the family back to the west for their final years at the Bureau and for retirement. But before a full retirement, Oscar Goodman, then Las Vegas mayor, approached Ellen in 2006 to ask her to serve on the board of the MOB Museum - Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. Ellen led the board for the first 10 years of the museum's history moving it into the ranks of the top 24 museums in the country. After a job as an insurance investigator, Ellen was accepted into the FBI in 1982. Only weeks after her training, her mother asked her to quit because of a bank robbery gone bad, real bad. Unhurt as she posed as a bank teller, she stayed on with the Bureau and enjoyed a 24-year career. Their team did not realize that the new member of the robbery gang believed in shooting up the place before taking the money. She still serves on the MOB Museum board as well as a compliance consultant of the MGM Grand. Her motivation for MOB Museum service was to ensure the accuracy of law enforcement's role in the interaction with criminal organizations. Subjects: Jerry Keller, Jeff Silver, Nancy Deaner, white-collar crime, bank robberies, MOB Museum | no | 0 |
| Knox, Patricia |