Oral history interview with Patricia Deverell conducted by Patrick Kiser on April 26, 1986 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. Deverell discusses the various population and climate changes that she has witnessed in Nevada, as well as major events such as the above-ground atomic testing. Deverell also mentions her occupation in the gaming industry and describes some of the changes in the industry over time.
Oral history interview with Andrew Brewer conducted by Claytee D. White on July 1, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Brewer's interview starts with him discussing tenure as National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President beginning in January 2008. He also gives details about the fund raisers that allowed the NAACP to benefit students with grants, support voter outreach and a prison ministry, and provide guidance for those suffering discrimination.
Oral history interview with Barbara Brents conducted by Claytee D. White on January 12, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this interview, Brents talks about why she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987, her experience in the historic John S. Park Neighborhood, some history of Las Vegas, and politics.
Oral history interview with Jackie Brantley conducted by Claytee White on October 27, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Brantley begins her interview by briefly discussing her family history and parents' jobs in Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1940s. Brantley then goes on to discuss segregation in Las Vegas. She discusses segregation on the Strip, and in pools, schools, and nightclubs.
Oral history interview with Frank Bondi conducted by Janice Koukel on June 20, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bondi discusses his personal history, early above-ground atomic testing, and economic, environmental and societal changes in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Judge Joseph Bonaventure conducted by Leolie Sanidad on March 12, 1985 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bonaventure discusses his responsibilities as a judge of the Justice Court of Clark County, Nevada. He also discusses important and beneficial changes that the court system went through to improve the Las Vegas, Nevada community. The interview concludes with Judge Bonaventure's opinion on Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Tina Boag, Cynthia Cicero, Betty Brown, and Jan Ravetti conducted by Claytee D. White on 2014 March 28 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1.
The women recall coming to Las Vegas, Nevada to obtain jobs during the period of mob ownership of the Las Vegas hotel/casinos.
Oral history interview with Ivory H. Blue II conducted by John Grygo on 2013 February 22 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. This oral history documents the early life of Ivory H. Blue II in Las Vegas, Nevada while growing up in the Westside projects. He also discusses his college years in the 1990s at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Oral history interview with Edith and Arthur Block conducted by Claytee D. White on September 15, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Arthur and Edith Block talk about living in rural towns in Northern Nevada, his career in law enforcement and her career in banking, and living in Las Vegas, Nevada since the 1960s.
Oral history interview with Betty Blevins conducted by Emily Powers on March 18, 2008 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Blevins discusses her career as an operating room nurse at Sunrise, Southern Nevada Memorial, and Valley Hospitals. She also talks about the first open heart surgery, the first corneal transplant, and the first kidney harvest for a transplant in Las Vegas, Nevada.