Abstract
Oral history interviews with Helen Manix conducted by Art Rader on October 29, 1974 and November 01, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interviews, Helen Manix discusses moving to Boulder City, Nevada in 1939 with her husband, John Manix, to operate a general merchandise store. Helen Manix and her son, Joseph "Joe" Manix, Jr., also discuss their local community, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, and their experiences in Boulder City during World War II.
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Oral history interviews with Helen Manix conducted by Art Rader on October 29, 1974 and November 01, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Helen Manix's daughter, Marie Heher, is present at the interview on October 29, 1974. Helen Manix's son, Joseph "Joe" Manix, Jr., and Art Rader's wife, Vicki, are present at the interview on November 01, 1974. In the interviews, Helen Manix discusses moving to Boulder City, Nevada in 1939 with her husband, John Manix, to operate a general merchandise store. Helen Manix and Joe Manix, Jr. also discuss their local community, Boulder (Hoover) Dam, and their experiences in Boulder City during World War II. Digital audio available; no transcript available. Digital photograph available.
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Helen Manix oral history interviews, 1974 October 29 and 1974 November 01. OH-01184. [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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University of Nevada, Las Vegas History Professor Ralph Roske donated materials for this oral history project to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in the 1980s.
Processing Note
Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2017 and 2019. Jimmy Chang wrote the collection description. The audio cassette(s) for these interviews 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.