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Transcript of interview with Theresa Jones Denning by Lynn Kelstron Ballard, February 26, 1977
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Archival Collection
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On February 26, 1977, Lynn Kelstrom Ballard interviewed Teresa Jones Denning (born in Overton, Nevada in 1912) about her life in Southern Nevada. Denning first talks about her family background and her upbringing in Overton, including her life on a farm and her education in that small town. Denning also talks about her recreational pastimes before talking about the building of Boulder Dam and her life in Boulder City. Towards the end of the interview, she talks about her work as a driver for Las Vegas High School, her husband’s work on the Boulder Dam, and the changes in living conditions that she has noticed in Boulder City over time.
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Contemporary Arts Collection "Hot Hot Haute"; Bonanza gifts; Allen and Hanson; Goldwell Open Air Museum; James Stanford correspondence, group shows, solo exhibitions; Nevada Motion Picture division, approximately 1990 to 2024
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Julia Lynn Morris and James Stanford Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Clark County Community College; Contemporary Arts Collective; Arts Factory; Las Vegas art scene (general; Lost Vegas gallery; Smallworks gallery, approximately 1990 to 2024
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Julia Lynn Morris and James Stanford Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
"CNNI Art Club" VHS videotape; "Susan Leopold/Smallworks Gallery interview 1998" VHS videotape; Stanford and Associates; UNLV Life is a Luau; UNLV (general); Smallworks Press, approximately 1990 to 2024
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Julia Lynn Morris and James Stanford Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component