Peter Gratton was born in 1944 in Staten Island, New York, where his father was in the Coast Guard. However, he spent his childhood in Minnesota. From 1965 to 1969, Peter was a member of the US Marine Corps, serving a tour in Vietnam. As his military duty was ending, he learned that his parents were relocating to Vegas, bringing with them all of Peter's belongings. So Peter caught up with them in Vegas where he transitioned to civilian life in a new city by "bumming around for a couple of months." He decided to stay and took a keno job at Golden Gate Casino. In 1981, he graduated from UNLV and was accredit to teach history and earth science. This proved to be a good background for an opening at the UNLV library and he helped organize the map collection. With that, his UNLV library career was successfully launched. At the time of this interview, Peter was Administrative Assistant III Lied Library Building Department. In the following pages Peter tells of his experiences that lead up to becoming a Las Vegas resident and longtime member of the UNLV library staff.

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