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Mildred Nay Turner oral history interviews (OH-03473)

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Mildred Nay Turner conducted by Terry Roberterson and Joanne Goodwin on December 05, 1999 and May 08, 2000 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) on behalf of the Tule Springs Preservation Committee. Turner opens her interview discussing her birth at Tule Springs in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1924. Turner goes on to describe her family's migration history and the establishment of her family's ranch at Tule Springs. Lastly, Turner discusses other families that settled the area around the same time, children's activities, and women's social activities.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

2000-05-08
1999-12-05

Extent

6 digital_files (0.195 GB) MP3, PDF/A

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interviews with Mildred Nay Turner conducted by Terry Roberterson and Joanne Goodwin on December 05, 1999 and May 08, 2000 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) on behalf of the Tule Springs Preservation Committee. Turner opens her interview by discussing her birth at Tule Springs in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1924. Turner goes on to describe her family's migration history and the establishment of her family's ranch at Tule Springs. Lastly, Turner discusses other families that settled the area around the same time, children's activities, and women's social activities. 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 was conducted by the Women's Research Institute of Nevada on behalf of the Tule Springs Preservation Committee and was funded by the Nevada Division of State Parks. The Tule Springs Preservation Committee holds all literary property rights including copyright for this interview.

Related Collections

The following resource will provide additional information related the materials in this collection:

Women’s Research Institute of Nevada Oral History Records, 1995-2015. UA-00084. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Mildred Nay Turner oral history interviews, 1999 December 05, 2000 May 08. OH-03473. [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

This interview was conducted by the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada, part of the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Department of History. Materials from this oral history project were transferred to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives on an ongoing basis ending in 2017; acquisition number 2017-017.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by Karla Irwin in 2019. Access copies were created for digitized and/or born-digital audio and transcript files. Hana Gutierrez wrote the collection description. The audio cassette(s) for this interview have been reformatted by an external vendor into a digital format.

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::OH03473

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