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Margo Knowles interview, March 25, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
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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 Mildred Breedlove by Steve Drappo, February 18, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of second interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, February 7, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Second interview in a series of five with Nevada State Senator Joe Neal conducted by Claytee D. White on February 7, 2006. Born in Mounds, Louisiana, in 1935, Neal joined his family in Las Vegas as a young man shortly before serving in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Following his military service, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Neal continued his education at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago, Illinois, with postgraduate work in law. From 1973 to 2001, he served in the Nevada Legislature as the Senator from Clark County Senatorial District No. 4. In the second interview, Neal focuses on his work during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Transcript from interview with Jocelyn Oats conducted by John Grygo and Claytee D. White, November 20, 2012
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Archival Collection
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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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Correspondence and invoices for the sale of Navajo rugs and blankets, 1927-1928
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. K. W. Bracken Correspondence
Box/Folder: Box SH-006
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Leslie H. Smith and Smith family personal papers
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Las Vegas High School reunions
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Las Vegas Grammar School
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Boulder Echo (Las Vegas High School yearbooks), 1942 to 1945
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Artemisia (University of Nevada yearbook), 1947
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Leslie H. Smith Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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