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Transcipt of interview with Thelma Aiken by Patricia Gaydosh, April 05, 1976

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1976-04-05

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Patricia Gaydosh interviews her neighbor Thelma C. Aiken, formerly Thelma C. Liggitt (b. 1899), at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Osceola, Iowa, Aiken discusses moving to Henderson in 1942. Aiken also offers in-depth descriptions of housing, schools, early above ground atomic tests, gambling, and the closing down of the BMI Plant in Nevada.

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OH_00013_transcript
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    Thelma Aiken oral history interview, 1976 April 05. OH-00013. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1sn0468r

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