Abstract
Oral history interview with Sonny Richardson conducted by an unknown interviewer on January 23, 2007 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Richardson opens his interview by discussing moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in the 1940s to work at the Blue Diamond gypsum processing plant. He recalls returning to Blue Diamond after World War II and moving back and forth from Las Vegas, Nevada to Blue Diamond throughout the years. He recalls the families that lived in Blue Diamond, the layout of the town, and the recreation activities in the area. Richardson describes life in Blue Diamond in the late 1940s and 1950s, his friends in town, and his family. Richardson explains how the Blue Diamond mining area was built over time and what is was like to be a part of the first construction team to build the processing plant. Lastly, Richardson discuses how the Blue Diamond village has changed overtime.
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Oral history interview with Sonny Richardson conducted by an unknown interviewer on January 23, 2007 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Richardson opens his interview by discussing moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in the 1940s to work at the Blue Diamond gypsum processing plant. He recalls returning to Blue Diamond after World War II and moving back and forth from Las Vegas, Nevada to Blue Diamond throughout the years. He recalls the families that lived in Blue Diamond, the layout of the town, and the recreation activities in the area. Richardson describes life in Blue Diamond in the late 1940s and 1950s, his friends in town, and his family. Richardson explains how the Blue Diamond mining area was built over time and what is was like to be a part of the first construction team to build the processing plant. Lastly, Richardson discuses how the Blue Diamond village has changed overtime. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
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Sonny Richardson oral history interview, 2007 January 23. OH-01165. [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.