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Oral history interview with Meyer Lansky II conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 23, 2021 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
Meyer Lansky II (named after his grandfather, Meyer Lansky, who was known as the "Mob's accountant") discusses his family's history and how he intends to preserve it. He talks of his time working in the casino industry for over three decades and his current pursuit of writing a book about his grandfather based on hundreds of handwritten letters passed down from Lansky I. Meyer is also currently a historian at the Mob Museum.
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Oral history interview with Meyer Lansky II conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 23, 2021 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
Meyer Lansky II (named after his grandfather, Meyer Lansky, who was known as the "Mob's accountant") discusses his family's history and how he intends to preserve it. He talks of his time working in the casino industry for over three decades and his current pursuit of writing a book about his grandfather based on hundreds of handwritten letters passed down from Lansky I. Meyer is also currently a historian at the Mob Museum.
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Meyer Lansky II oral history interview, 2021 February 23. OH-03729. [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 and transcribed 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 2021 and 2022. Kelsey Mazmanyan wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio, video, and transcript files.
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A bound transcript is available for use in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives. See call number: CT247 .L36 2021