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Transcipt of interview with Thelma Aiken by Patricia Gaydosh, April 05, 1976

Information

Narrator

Aiken, Thelma C., 1899-1998

Date

1976-04-05

Description

Patricia Gaydosh interviews her neighbor Thelma C. Aiken, formerly Thelma C. Liggitt (b. 1899), at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Osceola, Iowa, Aiken discusses moving to Henderson in 1942. Aiken also offers in-depth descriptions of housing, schools, early above ground atomic tests, gambling, and the closing down of the BMI Plant in Nevada.

Digital ID

OH_00013_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1sn0468r
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Gaydosh, Patricia

Subject

Housing
Schools
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Gambling
Power plants

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Thelma Aiken oral history interview

Citation

Thelma Aiken oral history interview, 1976 April 05. OH-00013. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1sn0468r

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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