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Audio clip from interview with Jocelyn Oats conducted by John Grygo and Claytee D. White, November 20, 2012

Date

2012-11-30

Description

Audio clip from interview with Jocelyn Oats on November 20, 2012. In the clip, Jocelyn talks about the beginnings of Nevada Partners, and her work with the teenaged youth of Las Vegas in the 1990s.

Sound

Louis Yoxen interview, 2003: transcript

Date

2003-10-08
2003-10-15

Description

Yoxen begins her interview by discussing how she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada to work for the U.S. State Department in the 1950s. She then describes her childhood in Alabama, competing in the Miss America pageant, and her life in Miami, Florida. Yoxen also discusses living in North Africa and Berlin, Germany while working for the State Department as a clerk. She then talks about moving around with her sister and her family, and eventually coming to Las Vegas. She describes what Las Vegas was like in the 1950s. Yoxen ends her interview with a discussion on her family, her husband's work, and their recreational activities.

Text

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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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.

Text

Maps, approximately 1860 to 1950

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Nevada Mining Maps
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01032
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Nevada Mining Maps
Box/Folder: Flat File 01, Flat File 02, Flat File 03, Flat File 04, Flat File 05, Box 06

Archival Component

Correspondence and invoices for the sale of Navajo rugs and blankets, 1927-1928

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

J. K. W. Bracken Correspondence
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00082
Collection Name: J. K. W. Bracken Correspondence
Box/Folder: Box SH-006

Archival Component

The Food Executive Newsletter, 1986-1989

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00335
Collection Name: Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Nevada Lodging newsletter, 1979-1982

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00335
Collection Name: Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Nevada Hospitality magazine, 1983-1992

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00335
Collection Name: Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Nevada Hospitality Exposition programs, 1987-1991

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00335
Collection Name: Nevada Hotel and Motel Association Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component