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Transcript of interview with Patricia Deverell by Patrick Kiser, April 26, 1986

Date

1986-04-26

Description

Patrick Kiser interviews Patricia Deverell (b. 1929) in her home about her experiences while growing up in Nevada after arriving in 1937. Patricia discusses the various population and climate changes that she has witnessed, as well as major events such as the above-ground atomic testing. Patricia also mentions her occupation in the gaming industry and describes some of those changes over time.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 9, 1994

Date

1994-03-09

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 24 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Arsya Respati oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-12-04

Description

Oral history interview with Arsya Respati conducted by Madison Chang on December 4, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) student Arsya Respati shares his childhood and upbringing in Jakarta, Indonesia and educational background. He discusses his studies at the international BINUS SCHOOL Simprug in Jakarta and his immigration to the United States with his younger brother to pursue the culinary arts at the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at UNLV. Arsya Respati talks about his relationship with his parents and their daily communication, his "aunty" who has helped him adjust to American culture and homesickness, his Muslim faith and traditions, and his employment. He also shares his views on Indonesian politics and cultural diversity, and the diversity of Las Vegas.

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Jana Wilcox Lavin (Opportunity 180) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers: transcript

Date

2022-04-19

Description

From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Education sector interviews file.

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Karin Hilgersom (Truckee Meadows Community College) oral history interview conducted by Magdalena Martinez and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript

Date

2022-10-05

Description

From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Education sector interviews file.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 27, 2007

Date

2007-10-27

Description

Includes meeting agenda. CSUN Session 37 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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"Martin and George and the American Dream, part two": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Hitchin Post Saloon & Steakhouse Neon Survey document, August 27, 2017

Date

2017-08-27

Description

Information about the Hitchin Post Saloon & Steakhouse sign that sits at 3650 N Las Vegas Blvd.
Site address: 3650 N Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: BWNV LLC
Sign details: Building was originally constructed in 1953 and sits on 12.70. The property houses on only a saloon/restaurant, but also a Manufactured Home Park and trailer sales.
Sign condition: 4, well maintained
Sign form: Pole mounted sign
Sign-specific description: A double sided cabinet with the words Hitchin' Post at the top in a small rectangular cabinet with green neon, and the word "Motel" in a cabinet underneath in large red neon letters. The word "vacancy" is in a smaller cabinet at the bottom in tiny green neon letters.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign environment: Property is in North Las Vegas, on North Las Vegas Blvd near Alexander Villas Park.
Sign - thematic influences: The Hitchin' Post sign shares a similar theme from when it probably was constructed. The western style themes were very popular in the Greater Las Vegas area starting in the 1940s and through the 1960s.
Sign - artistic significance: Western style themes and fonts where popular when the property opened in the early 1950s.
Survey - research locations: Hitchin' Post website, Assessor's office
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-27
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Pole sign

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