Abstract
Oral history interview with Donna Phelps Miller conducted by Angie Daman and Sophie Romans on February 28, 2007 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Miller talks about her early life, her family, and growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She explains how her parents originally moved to Las Vegas from Idaho and how they had to adapt to the differences they encountered. Miller mentioned that an important part of her life was the neighborhood she grew up in and meeting new people at schools she attended. She explains her family’s connection to Blue Diamond as her parents were able to get jobs and a house within the Blue Diamond community.
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Oral history interview with Donna Phelps Miller conducted by Angie Daman and Sophie Romans on February 28, 2007 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Miller talks about her early life, her family, and growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She explains how her parents originally moved to Las Vegas from Idaho and how they had to adapt to the differences they encountered. Miller mentioned that an important part of her life was the neighborhood she grew up in and meeting new people at schools she attended. She explains her family’s connection to Blue Diamond as her parents were able to get jobs and a house within the Blue Diamond community. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
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Donna Phelps Miller oral history interview, 2007 February 28. OH-01295. [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.
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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 2018. Jessica Fernando 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.