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History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews (OH-00000)

Abstract

The History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews (approximately 2012-2013) were conducted by Elwood L. Smith and John Kasinger and used for their published work, "Nevada EMS: A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada." The interviews were gathered by individuals, groups, and sometimes generations of emergency medical personnel working in the state of Nevada. Every county in the state is represented in the interviews.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

2012 to 2013

Extent

143 digital_files (30.569 GB) MP4, JPG

Scope and Contents Note

The History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews (approximately 2012-2013) were conducted by Elwood L. Smith and John Kasinger and used for their published work, "Nevada EMS: A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada." The interviews were gathered by individuals, groups, and sometimes generations of emergency medical personnel working in the state of Nevada. Every county in the state is represented in the interviews. Digital videos available; no transcripts 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.

Arrangement

Interviews are in alphabetical order.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Schmidt, Elwood L., and John Kasinger. "Nevada EMS: A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada." Reno, Nevada, USA: NevadaEMSHistory.com, 2014. See call number: RA645.6.N3 S36 2014

Elwood Schmidt oral history interview, 2018 November 14. OH-03515. [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.

Preferred Citation

History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews, approximately 2012-2013. OH-00000. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2015 by Elwood L. Schmidt; accession number 2015-068.

Processing Note

In 2022, Sarah Jones ingested the digital files off optical discs and created access copies. Melise Leech and Celene Chavez wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::OH00000

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English