Abstract
Oral history interview with Norma and Gil Schwartz conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee White on September 22, 2017, October 04, 2017, and February 14, 2018 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the three interviews, the couple describes Gil’s leadership in the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), properties that he’s built and developed, and purchasing blueprints of un(der)developed parcels in Las Vegas, Nevada on behalf of Howard Hughes's land agent, J. Herbert Nall.
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Oral history interview with Norma and Gil Schwartz conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee White on September 22, 2017, October 04, 2017, and February 14, 2018 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Gil describes the growth of Sahara Realty, meeting his wife Norma, selling multiple unimproved Clark County properties to Howard Hughes, and his leadership in the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). In the second interview, Gil describes the houses on Pinto Lane, the Golden West Center, and the Wonder World store at Maryland Square that he built and developed. Schwartz also remembers his parents' passing. In the third session, Schwartz describes his unusual process of purchasing blueprints of un(der)developed parcels in Las Vegas, Nevada on behalf of Howard Hughes's land agent, J. Herbert Nall. Digital audio and transcript available.
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Norma and Gil Schwartz oral history interview, 2017 September 22, 2017 October 04, 2018 February 14. OH-03242. [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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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.
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Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2017 and 2018. Nia Banks wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio and/or transcript files.
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Existence and Location of Copies
A bound transcript is available for use in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives. See call number: F849.L35 S383 2018