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Leland E. Taylor Jr. oral history interview (OH-01806)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Leland E. Taylor Jr. conducted by Jo Marijke Mulder on March 05, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Taylor describes his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taylor then discusses his role in recovering Carole Lombard’s body from her famous plane crash, and recalls other plane crashes around the same mountain range. Taylor later discusses above ground atomic testing, social changes throughout Las Vegas, and the expansion of the city.

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Date

1975 March 05

Extent

1 digital_files (0.025 GB) MP3

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Leland E. Taylor Jr. conducted by Jo Marijke Mulder on March 05, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Taylor describes his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taylor then discusses his role in recovering Carole Lombard’s body from her famous plane crash, and recalls other plane crashes around the same mountain range. Taylor later discusses above ground atomic testing, social changes throughout Las Vegas, and the expansion of the city. Digital audio available; no 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.

Preferred Citation

Leland E. Taylor Jr. oral history interview, 1975 March 05. OH-01806. [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

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. Miguel Dominguez 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.

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EAD ID

US::NvLN::OH01806

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