Abstract
Oral history interview with Traci Roberts conducted by Claytee D. White on November 14, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Roberts opens her interview by discussing her family's history in Las Vegas, Nevada starting in 1969. Roberts then explains running her franchise business, Dream Dinners, a family meal preparation company. She discusses how the business works, their customers, and the benefits of using the service. She then talks about her childhood in Las Vegas, growing up on the Westside, and how in the 1970s Las Vegas was still underdeveloped. Roberts then describes teenage life in Las Vegas during the 1980s, her education at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV), her own family, and her two other companies. Roberts then explains why she became a vegetarian, how she defends Las Vegas to outsiders, and her friendships with other born and raised Las Vegas residents. She also discusses her time at UNLV in depth and her advice for other entrepreneurs.
Lastly, Roberts details how family life can thrive in Las Vegas and her thoughts on how to open a business.
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Oral history interview with Traci Roberts conducted by Claytee D. White on November 14, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Roberts opens her interview by discussing her family's history in Las Vegas, Nevada starting in 1969. Roberts then explains running her franchise business, Dream Dinners, a family meal preparation company. She discusses how the business works, their customers, and the benefits of using the service. She then talks about her childhood in Las Vegas, growing up on the Westside, and how in the 1970s Las Vegas was still underdeveloped. Roberts then describes teenage life in Las Vegas during the 1980s, her education at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV), her own family, and her two other companies. Roberts then explains why she became a vegetarian, how she defends Las Vegas to outsiders, and her friendships with other born and raised Las Vegas residents. She also discusses her time at UNLV in depth and her advice for other entrepreneurs. Lastly, Roberts details how family life can thrive in Las Vegas and her thoughts on how to open a business. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
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Traci Roberts oral history interview, 2005 November 14. OH-01578. [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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This interview was conducted by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.
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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.