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Transcript of interview with Barbara Barnett by Charles Chesnutt, March 8, 1981

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Narrator

Barnett, Barbara, 1936-

Date

1981-03-08

Description

Charles Chesnutt interviews Barbara Barnett (b. 1936) at Chesnutt’s home. The two discuss Barnett’s experiences as a nurse in different units within several of early hospitals in Las Vegas, with specific focus on how patients were cared for and how the profession has evolved. Barnett also briefly talks about her time at the Hacienda and what it was like working in a casino. The two also discuss how the city has grown, specifically on social changes, climate change regarding the increase in humidity, and the casino additions to the Strip and Downtown areas.

Digital ID

OH_00082_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1g73b68f
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Chesnutt, Charles

Subject

Casinos
Cities and towns -- Growth
Nurses
Nursing
Climatic changes
Manners and customs

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Barbara Ann Barnett oral history interview

Citation

Barbara Ann Barnett oral history interview, 1981 March 08. OH-00082. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1g73b68f

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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