Abstract
Oral history interview with Shelley Berkley conducted by Michael Geeser on January 9, 2006 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. Berkley talks about her career as a Jewish woman legislator, about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and about issues such as Medicare, education, and Israel. She also answers questions from the audience.
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Oral history interview with Shelley Berkley conducted by Michael Geeser on January 9, 2006 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. Berkley talks about her career as a Jewish woman legislator, about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and about issues such as Medicare, education, and Israel. She also answers questions from the audience. At the time of the interview Berkley was a U.S. Congresswoman serving on the International Relations Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee, and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She also served as a Nevada State Assembly Representative, as vice-chair of the Nevada University and Community College System (NSHE) Board of Regents and as UNLV Student Body President. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
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Also cataloged in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives. See call number: F850.J5 B47 2006.
Preferred Citation
Shelley Berkley oral history interview, 2006 January 09. OH-00112. [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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Acquisition Note
This interview was conducted and filmed by the Congregation Ner Tamid, produced by Roberta Sabbath, and published by Poppy Productions, Las Vegas, Nevada; a DVD copy was transferred to the University of Nevada Las Vegas Oral History Research Center.
Processing Note
Interview materials were cataloged by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2006. Melise Leech wrote the collection description.