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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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Photograph of diagnostic out-patient building, Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Exterior view of the diagnostic out-patient building, Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas. The building was designed by Harry H. Whiteley and Associates, Architects, and Engineers. In 1986 Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital was renamed the University Medical Center, or more commonly referred to as, "UMC". The back of the photograph reads, "Frank and Virginia Ball Studio 222 South 2nd Street Las Vegas, Nevada." Site Name: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1800 West Charleston Boulevard

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Sketch of diagnostic out-patient building for Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

An artist's rendering of a diagnostic out-patient building for Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, which was later renamed University Medical Center (UMC). The bottom of the photograph reads, "Laboratory addition diagnostic out-patient clinic building of Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Harry Hayden Whiteley and Associates Architects, and Engineers". Site Name: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1800 West Charleston Boulevard

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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

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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Transcript of interview with Gwen Walker by Claytee White, July 15, 2014

Date

2014-07-15

Description

Gwendolyn K. Walker arrived in North Las Vegas in 1962 from Houston, Texas, as a five-year-old with her parents, two brothers, and her cousins. The Walker family at first moved to a rented house on D Street, and Gwen attended Kit Carson Elementary School for first grade. Her mother enrolled in nursing school, so she sent Gwen back to Delhi, Louisiana, to be raised by her grandmother. In Delhi Gwen picked cotton with her aunt while she was in the second grade. Gwen returned to North Las Vegas to live with her mother and complete elementary school at Jo Mackey before matriculating to J. D. Smith Elementary School for junior high school and then to Clark High School. Later she attended UNLV. Gwen and her mother joined Saint James Catholic Church at H Street and Washington Avenue, but after she returned from Delhi she joined Second Baptist Church, where she became close with a cohort of friends that remained strong even as she experienced racism and bullying and love for the first time.

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Personal and professional papers for Robert L. "Bob" Forbuss, 1948-2007

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File

Archival Collection

Robert L. Forbuss Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Photographs of Bob Forbuss with friends and politicians; childhood and school; photographs of Marjorie Keas Forbuss and Bob Forbuss at their home; photographic negatives of St. Anne's Elementary School, Bishop Gorman High School, personal images of Bob Forbuss, 1945-2010

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File

Archival Collection

Robert L. Forbuss Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02, Box 03, Oversized Box SH-048

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"Around the World with Bob" calendar, 2011

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File

Archival Collection

Robert L. Forbuss Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00888
Collection Name: Robert L. Forbuss Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Sign at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California denoting the lowest point in the North America: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1967

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Item

Archival Collection

Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00073
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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