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Transcript of interview with Peter Gratton by Clayee D. White, February 26, 2009
Date
2009-02-26
Archival Collection
Description
Peter Gratton was born in 1944 in Staten Island, New York, where his father was in the Coast Guard. However, he spent his childhood in Minnesota. From 1965 to 1969, Peter was a member of the US Marine Corps, serving a tour in Vietnam. As his military duty was ending, he learned that his parents were relocating to Vegas, bringing with them all of Peter's belongings. So Peter caught up with them in Vegas where he transitioned to civilian life in a new city by "bumming around for a couple of months." He decided to stay and took a keno job at Golden Gate Casino. In 1981, he graduated from UNLV and was accredit to teach history and earth science. This proved to be a good background for an opening at the UNLV library and he helped organize the map collection. With that, his UNLV library career was successfully launched. At the time of this interview, Peter was Administrative Assistant III Lied Library Building Department. In the following pages Peter tells of his experiences that lead up to becoming a Las Vegas resident and longtime member of the UNLV library staff.
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Aerial photograph of North Las Vegas, circa early 1970s
Date
1970 to 1975
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial photograph of the streets and roads of North Las Vegas.
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Transcript from interview with Jocelyn Oats conducted by John Grygo and Claytee D. White, November 20, 2012
Date
2012-11-30
Archival Collection
Description
Transcript from interview with Jocelyn Oats by John Grygo. Oats came to Las Vegas with her family and grew up on the Westside. Her father was a leader in the community and a founder of Victory Baptist Church. Her mother provided child care for people in the community. Oats works with Nevada Partners and the Youth Employment for Summer (YES), and reflects on the community in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Harley L. Harmon, circa late 1970s
Date
1977 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Harley L. Harmon.
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Photograph of William F. Harrah, 1978
Date
1978
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of William F. Harrah, Nevada gaming magnate. He was one of the state's pioneer casino operators.
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Photograph of Earl Hartke, circa 1959
Date
1958 to 1960
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of North Las Vegas Mayor Earl Hartke.
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Photograph of Howard Cannon, Earl Hartke, and others, Washington, D.C., circa 1960
Date
1959 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of North Las Vegas Mayor Earl Hartke (right) meeting with U.S. Senator from Nevada Howard Cannon (center) and an unidentified woman in Washington, D.C.
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Photograph of Keith Hayes, 1979
Date
1979
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of District Court Judge Keith Hayes.
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Photograph of Charles Henderson, circa 1950
Date
1949 to 1951
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Charles Henderson, former Nevada United States Senator for whom Henderson, Nevada is named.
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Photograph of Thomas J. Hickey, circa 1978
Date
1977 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Thomas J. Hickey, Nevada State Assemblyman.
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