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Ed Von Tobel Jr. oral history interview (OH-00036)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ed Von Tobel Jr. conducted by A. D. Hopkins on August 18, 1998 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. Von Tobel Jr. discusses his family history, his childhood home, how his family began their lumber business, and his family’s impact in the Las Vegas, Nevada community.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1998 August 18

Extent

4 digital_files (0.105 GB) MP3, PDF/A

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Ed Von Tobel Jr. conducted by A. D. Hopkins on August 18, 1998 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. Von Tobel Jr. discusses his family history, his childhood home, how his family began their lumber business, and his family’s impact in the Las Vegas, Nevada community. Also present during the interview was his daughter, Sharon Schmitt, his niece, (name unintelligible), and an unidentified man. Digital audio and 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.

This interview includes multiple interviewees. Release forms are not on file from each interviewee. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.

Preferred Citation

Ed Von Tobel Jr. oral history interview, 1998 August 18. OH-00036. [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

Materials from this interview project were donated by Kenneth Evans in 2000.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2015, 2016, and 2019. Nia Banks wrote the collection description. This interview was transcribed and edited by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives as part of an ongoing effort to transcribe legacy interviews. This interview transcript received minimal editing and all measures have been taken to preserve the style and language of the narrator. The interviewee/narrator was not involved in the editing process. A digital version (PDF) of the transcript is available for research use. 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.

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::OH00036

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