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Roger Bryan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00279

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roger Bryan conducted by Paul Murphy on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bryan, who was the principal of Harvey Dondero Elementary School at the time of the interview, mainly discusses his background in education and his experiences teaching at various schools around Southern Nevada. Bryan mentions several of the cities he lived in prior to coming to Las Vegas, Nevada as well as the various parts of town he lived in after arriving. He also talks specifically about the schools he attended in Las Vegas, superintendents in charge of the district, his decisions while on the school board, the extent of vandalism in schools, and how the school district has changed over the years. Bryan finalizes the interview with a discussion of the most influential teachers he had when he was a student.

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Geraldine Sharpe and Dianna Menzel oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02700

Abstract

Oral history interview with Geraldine Sharpe and Dianna Menzel conducted by Claytee D. White on May 23, 2016 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the interview, Sharpe describes her early memories of Las Vegas, Nevada beginning in the 1930s while her daughter, Dianna Menzel, clarifies and adds details. Sharpe recalls moving to St. Thomas, Nevada in 1930, her early life in the area, and memories of family members in Alamo, Nevada. Sharpe then describes moving to Las Vegas after St. Thomas was flooded in the 1930s, her education, and people and locations in her local community. Other subjects Sharpe talks about include housing conditions and recreational activities during the 1930s and 1940s, the Helldorado parades, the Las Vegas Mormon community, and life in Las Vegas during World War II.

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Transcript of interview with Dr. Holbert H. Hendrix by Keith Thomas, February 20, 1979

Date

1979-02-20

Description

On February 20, 1979, Keith Thomas interviewed Dr. Holbert H. Hendrix (born 1914 in French Lick, Indiana) about his life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview takes place at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Room 312 of the Education Building. Dr. Hendrix first discusses his personal background and interests, as well as his occupational background in teaching. The two discuss changes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, including construction, when the university began awarding degrees, and Dr. Hendrix’s reasons for moving to Las Vegas. Dr. Hendrix then describes changes to the Strip and how the hotel industry has changed since he first arrived in Nevada. The two briefly discuss how problems with prostitution may have increased since Dr. Hendrix arrived in Nevada. The interview concludes with Dr. Hendrix contemplating new problems that may arise in Las Vegas as a result of an expected population boom and his hopes that the Nevada state government would invest more into funding for education.

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Mike and Sallie Gordon oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00702

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mike and Sallie Gordon conducted by Adrianne Massa on March 02, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Mike and Sallie Gordon talk about being some of the first Jewish people to come to Las Vegas, Nevada when they moved to the city on January 26, 1932. They also discuss being involved members of a group of Jewish pioneers and being founding members of the Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas's first synagogue. They also discuss the growth and changes of the valley between the early 1930s and mid-1970s.

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John Lear and Jaina L. Moan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03428

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Lear and Jaina L. Moan conducted by Claytee D. White on April 24, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.

John Lear discusses his occupation as a pilot, secret missions he flew for the CIA and State Department, and the places he has visited all over the world including Lebanon, Taiwan, South Africa, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Egypt. He talks about his retirement from flying and his interest in Gold Butte National Monument, an area of over 300,000 acres of protected desert in Nevada. Lear shares how he became interested in Gold Butte after he embarked on gold and silver mining excursions and his hopes to further educate the public about this national monument.

Jaina Moan discusses the history of Gold Butte National Monument and her work in preserving the area as a member of the Friends of Gold Butte nonprofit organization.

Subjects discussed include: Air Club International, Ambassador I and II; Hank Wharton; Ned Day; Art Bell

Archival Collection

Ralph Daly oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00318

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ralph Daly conducted by Charles Malkowshi on Febuary 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ralph Daly (born in Texas in 1903) discusses his experience of moving to Las Vegas, Nevada during its early growth. Daly talks specifically about Block 16 and the Arizona Club and the extent of gambling and prostitution that took place there in the early 1900s. Daly also talks about moving to Las Vegas to make his living on gambling, how the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam attracted many migrant workers, and how, after World War II, Las Vegas attracted tourists and became more of a gambling town as more casinos were built.

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Karen Carmichael oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03652

Abstract

Oral history interview with Karen Carmichael conducted by Stefani Evans on December 9, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.

In this oral history Carmichael discusses the world of professional dancing in the 1970s through the 1990s. She discusses her start in the industry and a variety of Las Vegas shows she participated in including: the Union Plaza Can Can, the American Dream Festival, Dasin’ Dirdy, and Babes Ahoy. She also goes into great detail behind her vision for Skyline, her adagio act, and the many celebrities she encountered throughout her career.

Carmichael also discusses her second career in jewelry design, and her experiences working with art galleries on the Las Vegas strip. She details the experiences of starting off at traveling art festivals, working her way up to award winning designs, and the art of jewelry photography. She also discusses the process of researching and publishing history for her book. She ends the interview with a discussion of what it means to be an artist and role of creativity in her life and those around her. She also discusses the ways in which others such as Betty Francisco, Hedy Jo Star, Debbie Reynolds and Sammy Davis Jr. had shaped her life.

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Patricia and Herman van Betten oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01864

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Patricia and Herman van Betten conducted by Claytee D. White on February 6 and 20, 2007 and by Barbara Tabach on February 4, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In these interviews, Patricia van Betten discusses her participation in The League of Women Voters, the Consumer League, the Welfare Rights Movement, and the Community of a Hundred. Herman van Betten discusses his work with the Clark County School Board, the foundation of the English department at Nevada Southern University (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and his role as director of the Clark County Community College (CCCC). The couple also talk about their upbringings, education, marriage, and family, local history in Las Vegas, their life-long involvement in Democratic politics, and their joint appointment by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as Civil Libertarians of the Year.

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G.W. McMillin oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01270

Abstract

Oral history interview with G.W. McMillin conducted by Dan Morris on March 10, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. McMillin discusses arriving to Southern Nevada in 1924 and recalls Las Vegas, Nevada as a small town. McMillan begins by speaking about how he ended up in Nevada, his time in Ely, Nevada working for the sheriff and state highway patrol, and his memory of Carol Lombard’s plane crash. McMillan speaks primarily about his time working in politics having worked for two different governors and their administrations. Moreover, he talks about mining and its decline in the state, outdoor recreation and his memories of the atomic tests in Nevada. McMillan ends by speaking about the social changes he has seen, the entertainment of earlier days and the need for feeding range for livestock in Nevada.

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Doris Merolle, Alan Rosenberg, and David Rosenberg oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03544

Abstract

Oral history interview with Doris Merolle, Alan Rosenberg, and David Rosenberg conducted by Claytee D. White on December 19, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Merolle discusses her early life in Holland and moving to the Bronx, New York in 1945. Brothers Alan and David Rosenberg met their sister Doris Merolle for the first time in 2018. Alan and David talk about their education in New York, their employment as cab drivers, and Alan’s decision to become a nurse. David remembers researching the genealogy of his family and realizing that Merolle was related through their father. Merolle describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1986, her employment at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, and being unable to make Las Vegas her home. Lastly, Merolle and the Rosenberg brothers discuss the difference between the neighborhoods in the Bronx and in Las Vegas.

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