The "Making of Modern Nevada" Oral History Collection (2025) contains seventeen oral history interviews conducted by University of Nevada, Las Vegas students from HON 410 seminar, Making of Modern Nevada, during the 2025 spring semester. Taught by Dr. Michelle Turk, students in the course were assigned to conduct and transcribe an oral history interview. Individuals interviewed for this project include elected officials such as Shelley Berkley, Pamela Goynes-Brown, and Tick Segerblom. Members of the UNLV community interviewed for this project include Kahleia Corpuz, Daniel Bubb, and Hualiang Teng. Use agreement forms were completed for each interview and are included at the beginning of each interview transcript.
The "Making of Modern Nevada" Oral History Collection (2025) contains seventeen oral history interviews conducted by University of Nevada, Las Vegas students from HON 410 seminar, Making of Modern Nevada, during the 2025 spring semester. Taught by Dr. Michelle Turk, students in the course were assigned to conduct and transcribe an oral history interview. Individuals interviewed for this project include elected officials such as Shelley Berkley, Pamela Goynes-Brown, and Tick Segerblom. Members of the UNLV community interviewed for this project include Kahleia Corpuz, Daniel Bubb, and Hualiang Teng. Use agreement forms were completed for each interview and are included at the beginning of each interview transcript.
Collection is open for research.
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Materials are arranged alphabetically.
"Making of Modern Nevada" Oral History Collection, 2025. UA-00153. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1n212.
Materials were donated in 2026 by Michelle Turk, accession number 2026-064.
In 2026, Tammi Kim transferred digital files off of an external hard drive, created access copies, and input the inventory into ArchivesSpace.
Administrative Information
Acquired by Sarah Quigley, Director of Special Collections and Archives, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on the history of Las Vegas. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.