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Transcript of interview with Charles Adams by Robert Melcer, February 27, 1979

Information

Narrator

Adams, Charles

Date

1979-02-27

Description

Robert Melcer interviews Charles Adams (born 1930 in Juliet, Illinois), at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The two discuss various topics, including Adams’s move to Southern Nevada, the growth of Las Vegas, the educational system, the growth of the English Department at the university, cultural and recreational activities for locals, raising a family in Las Vegas, and prostitution in Southern Nevada.

Digital ID

OH_00004_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1q23r88r
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Melcer, Robert

Subject

Education
Cities and towns -- Growth
Universities & colleges
Recreation
Prostitution

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Charles Adams oral history interview

Citation

Charles Adams oral history interview, 1979 February 27. OH-00004. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1q23r88r

Rights

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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