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Glenn Dale Richardson oral history interview (OH-02220)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Glenn Dale Richardson conducted by George Bogdanovich on January 29, 2013 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Richardson discusses his personal history and arriving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in 1951. He describes living at the Oliver Ranch as caretaker for cattle and chickens. Richardson then talks about his father’s employment as a mechanic for Blue Diamond Mining company. Lastly, Richardson describes living on Mount Charleston near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

2013-01-29

Extent

1 digital_files (0.044 GB) MP3
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
0.10 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Glenn Dale Richardson conducted by George Bogdanovich on January 29, 2013 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Richardson discusses his personal history and arriving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in 1951. He describes living at the Oliver Ranch as caretaker for cattle and chickens. Richardson then talks about his father’s employment as a mechanic for Blue Diamond Mining company. Lastly, Richardson describes living on Mount Charleston near Las Vegas, Nevada. Digital audio available; print transcript 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

Glenn Dale Richardson oral history interview, 2013 January 29. OH-02220. [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 by the Blue Diamond Oral History Committee. Materials from this oral history project were donated to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2013.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2017 and 2019. Miguel Dominguez wrote the collection description. The audio cassette(s) for this interview have been reformatted by an external vendor into a digital format. MP3 files of the audio are available for research use. The audio has been minimally reviewed and all readily available information has been included in the description.

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::OH02220

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