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Virginia Beckley Richardson oral history interview (OH-01043)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Virginia Beckley Richardson conducted by Claytee D. White and Carole C. Terry on November 05, 2009 on behalf of the Junior League of Las Vegas. Richardson's father was William Ulrich Beckley, owner of Beckley's Men's Furnishing. She discusses her family and the early activities of the Service League, the forerunner of the Junior League of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Date

2009 November 05

Extent

9 digital_files (0.179 GB) MP3, JPG, PDF

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Virginia Beckley Richardson conducted by Claytee D. White and Carole C. Terry on November 05, 2009 on behalf of the Junior League of Las Vegas. Richardson's father was William Ulrich Beckley, owner of Beckley's Men's Furnishing. She discusses her family and the early activities of the Service League, the forerunner of the Junior League of Las Vegas, Nevada. Digital audio, transcript, and photographs available.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Some transcripts do not exist in final form, therefore any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked.

Preferred Citation

Virginia Beckley Richardson oral history interview, 2009 November 05. OH-01043. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

This interview was joint effort between the Oral History Research Center (OHRC), which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division, and the Junior League of Las Vegas.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2016. Nia Banks wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio and/or transcript files.

Existence and Location of Copies

A bound transcript is available for use in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives: F849 L35 R533 2014

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::OH01043

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