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"Say It Ain't So": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1990

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the author's birthday.

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Flora Jones oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00968

Abstract

Oral history interview with Flora Jones conducted by Claytee D. White on July 19, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview Flora Jones discusses getting a job at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), in the admissions office. She then discusses her work environment, the UNLV Campus, downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, and the students she worked with. She also shares her opinions of many facets of UNLV today, including the new student union and recreational buildings as well as UNLV becoming a Research I institution.

Archival Collection

Document from Mark L. Fine & Associates offer to purchase land from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 2005

Date

2005

Archival Collection

Description

Proposal from Mark L. Fine and Associates to purchase land from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas at the northwest corner Park Run Drive and Canyon Bluff Court in Summerlin.

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Interview with Bruce Walter Church, April 27, 2004

Date

2004-04-27

Description

Narrator affiliation: Assistant Manager for Environment, Safety, Security & Health, Department of Energy
Access note: May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee

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Allen Sanders oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01624

Abstract

Oral history interview with Allen Sanders conducted by Julius Jones on July 06, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Sanders discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943 in search of job opportunities. Sanders then recalls life in Las Vegas during World War II and describes the population increase after the war. Later, Sanders describes changes in the economy, society, and environment of Las Vegas, specifically the increase of hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Warren V. Turner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01853

Abstract

Oral history interview with Warren V. Turner conducted by Arnol D. Wilks on March 10, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Turner discusses arriving to Boulder City, Nevada in 1948 while working for the Bureau of Reclamation. Turner recalls aboveground testing of atomic weapons at the Nevada Test Site and describes the magnitude of the blasts. Turner also describes the development of Las Vegas, Nevada, specifically the growth in population, casinos, and hotels. Turner later discusses the natural environment surrounding the Las Vegas valley.

Archival Collection

Beth Duncombe oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00502

Abstract

Oral history interview with Beth Duncombe conducted by Jennifer Kalas on December 12, 2004 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Duncombe reflects upon her 30-year career as a teacher and administrator in Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes the process by which she became a special education teacher, and life experiences that she feels best prepared her for the principalship, such as teaching in England and working in both public and private education. She also discusses her approach to school administration, and her efforts in creating certain learning environments.

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