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Transcript of interview with Donald Edward Borsack by Stephen Compan, March 2, 1980

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Narrator

Borsack, Donald Edward, 1928-

Date

1980-03-02

Description

Stephen Compan interviews entrepreneur Donald Edward Borsack on the front porch of his home in Las Vegas. Born in Bell, California in 1928, Borsack moved to Las Vegas in 1936. Occupations Borsack has had include insurance adjuster, clothing salesman, proprietor and owner of four El Portal Luggage stores. During this interview Borsack discusses the growth of Nevada, and sports and recreation in the early days, including Nevada’s first professional baseball team.

Digital ID

OH_00224_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d18c9v68f
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Compan, Stephen

Subject

Entrepreneurship
Cities and towns -- Growth
Sports
Recreation
Occupations

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Donald Edward Borsack oral history interview

Citation

Donald Edward Borsack oral history interview, 1980 March 02. OH-00224. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d18c9v68f

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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