Abstract
Oral history interview with Alfred C. Hurtado conducted by Shirley Leavitt on December 02, 2003 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Hurtado opens his interview by describing his childhood in Blue Diamond, Nevada including memories of his friend George Bogdanovich. He recalls playing in mining tunnels, encountering wildlife, and swimming during the summers. He then talks about the town school, how people in Las Vegas, Nevada and Blue Diamond were connected and knew each other, and the busing route for Blue Diamond children. Hurtado then lists the other families that lived in Blue Diamond, and some of the tragedies that occurred in Blue Diamond Mine.
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Oral history interview with Alfred C. Hurtado conducted by Shirley Leavitt on December 02, 2003 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Hurtado opens his interview by describing his childhood in Blue Diamond, Nevada including memories of his friend George Bogdanovich. He recalls playing in mining tunnels, encountering wildlife, and swimming during the summers. He then talks about the town school, how people in Las Vegas, Nevada and Blue Diamond were connected and knew each other, and the busing route for Blue Diamond children. Hurtado then lists the other families that lived in Blue Diamond, and some of the tragedies that occurred in Blue Diamond Mine. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
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Alfred C. Hurtado oral history interview, 2003 December 02. OH-00913. [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 2019. Hana Gutierrez 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.
The audio has been minimally reviewed and all readily available information has been included in the description.