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Margo Knowles interview, March 25, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-25

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas, OH-01039. On March 25, 1981, collector Sonny Neighbors interviewed his mother, Margo Knowles (born October 13th, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margo speaks about growing up and going to school in Las Vegas. She also discusses her work as a telephone operator in Las Vegas, and at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada.

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Transcript of interview with William Carlson by Alice Brown, March 19, 1980

Date

1980-03-19

Description

On March 19, 1980, Alice Brown interviewed Dr. William Carlson (born 1914 in Sandstone, Minnesota) about his experience working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Carlson, who joined UNLV in 1957, provides his accounts on the history of the university library. The first part of the interview involves a discussion of the beginnings of the library from the location of Las Vegas High School to Maude Frazier Hall and its eventual move to Archie Grant Hall. Carlson also talks about some of the first librarians who were a part of the library, the funding and donations used to build and develop it, and the eventual construction and architecture of the James R. Dickinson Library. The two also discuss the first graduation of the university, the work it took to get students registered for classes in early days, and some of the overall changes over the years at the university.

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Transcript of interview with Mildred Breedlove by Steve Drappo, February 18, 1979

Date

1979-02-18

Description

Steve Drappo interviews Mildred Breedlove (b. 1904) who was born in Coal Hill, Arkansas. Breedlove relocated to Nevada in 1949. During this interview Breedlove discusses her personal experience of owning her own ranch in Nevada.

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Reproduction photocopy of May 28, 1945 issue of the Desert Breeze, newspaper for Las Vegas High School, approximately 1990

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

1990 historical Las Vegas calendar, 1990

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Photographic reproductions of Helldorado ladies (1935) and Fremont Street (1930s), approximately 2000 to 2017

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Aerial photographic reproductions of the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street during the 1950s, approximately 2000 to 2017

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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"Our Trip to the Midwest" Smith family vacation to Monona, Iowa (birthplace of J. D. Smith), 2010

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Reunion photographic prints and negatives, 1985 to 2018

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

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Reunion attendee lists, programs, fliers, and planning correspondence, approximately 1995 to 2009

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File

Archival Collection

Leslie H. Smith Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01057
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02, Box 03, Box 05, Box 06, Box 07

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