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Nevada Welare Rights Organization, 1971
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 02
Archival Component
SOHA and OHA conference files and meeting minutes, 1991 to 2020
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23
Archival Component
The Checkmates: video interview and transcript, 2003
Archival Collection
Collection Name: The Story of Classic Las Vegas Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Buer, David Alan, 1953-
David Alan Buer was born on October 25, 1953, in San Antonio, Texas.
Buer is affiliated with the Nevada Test site as a Franciscan brother and as a former staff with NDE. At the time of his oral history interview, Buer was working with homeless and migrant people.
Buer took two years of college at Southwest Missouri State.
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Evans, Steve, 1954-
Steve Evans was born in Henderson, Nevada. He grew up in the Carver Park community. Evans left Las Vegas, Nevada for a few years to pursue a career in social justice and activism. He returned to Las Vegas and has been involved in community service, worked as a City Planning Comissioner, and a Chair of the Downtown Design Review.
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Erbe, Richard, 1922-1984
Richard Erbe was born on July 16, 1922 in El Monte, California. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He is of German ancestry and was an educator in Las Vegas. He was a teacher for many years, starting out with the 5th grade, but also went on to become a principal at many of the Las Vegas Valley's schools.
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Thomas, Roger, 1951-
Roger Thomas is the second son of Peggy and E. Parry Thomas. He earned his BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and his studio degree from Tufts University before returning to Las Vegas and eventually joining Steve Wynn's team in 1981. Thomas is Executive Vice President of Design for Wynn Design and Development.
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Brown, Betty, 1941-
Betty Brown grew up in Westwood, California with foster parents. She moved to Las Vegas when a branch of Bank of America and United California Bank opened a few floors above the Sands Corporate offices. Betty was offered a job at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino as a genie in 1969.
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Brymer, William, 1916-
William "Bill" Brymer was born on October 14, 1916 in Cambria, Illinois. Brymer moved to Las Vegas, Nevada on July 05, 1942. He eventually married in Las Vegas and had two children. Brymer worked as a craps dealer at the Frontier Club in Downtown Las Vegas and also at the Last Frontier on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Ross, R. Ian, 1938-
R. Ian Ross was born December 12, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. He lived in Detroit, Michigan and Los Angeles, California until moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953. He married Irmalee Anne Ross on September 02, 1961. He held various careers including attorney and an entrepreneur.
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