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Transcript of interview with Dr. Jack Cherry by Cheryl Mawhinney, March 20, 1978

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Narrator

Cherry, Jack C., 1897-

Date

1978-03-20

Description

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.[Interview summary on file]

Digital ID

OH_00368_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1930rx97
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Mawhinney, Cheryl

Subject

Medical care
Schools

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Citation

Jack Cherry oral history interview, 1978 March 20. OH-00368. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1930rx97

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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