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Edythe Katz-Yarchever oral history interview (OH-01617)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edythe Katz-Yarchever conducted by David Schwartz in 2006 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Katz-Yarchever discusses 1960s Las Vegas, Nevada, the opening of the Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino, Nate Jacobson, and William "Billy" Weinberger and his wife Jean. She also talks about Jake Freedman, president of the Sands Hotel and Casino. She also spends time talking about race relations and discrimination in Las Vegas businesses and community, the Westside, and the three movie theatres she and her husband, Lloyd Katz, owned in the city.

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Date

2006

Extent

2 digital_files (0.081 GB) MP3

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Edythe Katz-Yarchever conducted by David Schwartz in 2006 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Katz-Yarchever discusses 1960s Las Vegas, Nevada, the opening of the Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino, Nate Jacobson, and William "Billy" Weinberger and his wife Jean. She also talks about Jake Freedman, president of the Sands Hotel and Casino. She also spends time talking about race relations and discrimination in Las Vegas businesses and community, the Westside, and the three movie theatres she and her husband, Lloyd Katz, owned in the city. Digital audio available; no transcript available.

Access Note

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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. No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.

Preferred Citation

Edythe Katz-Yarchever oral history interview, approximately 2006. OH-01617. [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 conducted and transcribed by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2018 and 2022. Melise Leech wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio and/or transcript files. The audio has been minimally reviewed and all readily available information has been included in the description.

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US::NVLN::OH01617

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