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Marta Sorkin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Marta Sorkin conducted by Claytee D. White on March 02, 2009 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview Marta Sorkin discusses her family and her experience moving to California, and then to Las Vegas, Nevada. Sorkin talks about working at the James R. Dickinson Library at University of Nevada, Las Vegas and later in Lied Library, and helping to implement and update various databases. She briefly discusses her involvement with Hillel and the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Marta Sorkin and Hal Erickson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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UNLV Library staff members Marta Sorkin (left) and Hal Erickson (right) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Photograph of Marta Sorkin and Hal Erickson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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UNLV Library staff members Marta Sorkin (left) and Hal Erickson (right) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Transcript of interview with Marta Sorkin by Claytee White, March 2, 2009
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In this interview, conducted for the 50th anniversary of UNLV, Marta Sorkin discusses her family and her experience moving to California, and then to Las Vegas. Sorkin worked at the James R. Dickinson Library at UNLV and later in Lied Library, helping to implement and update various databases, and create displays on current topics. She briefly discusses her involvement with Hillel and the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
Marta Sorkin begins by reminiscing about her childhood in Far Rockaway Long Island, New York. She details the life her parents lived, which set an example for Marta and her two siblings. Through hard work, advanced education, and involvement in causes that were important to them, they created the template by which Marta lives her life. Marta describes her early work history, which included modeling, sales, library work, and working part time in her father's dry-cleaning plant. She and her daughter were living with her parents for a time in California, and they visited Las Vegas on weekends. It was during one of those visits that Marta met her second husband-to-be. They eventually married and decided to settle in Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, Marta enrolled at UNLV, became involved with the Preservation Association of Clark County, and volunteered at the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. In addition, she completed her BA and MA degrees at UNLV and started working at the university's library. She details her work there, including creating display cases, working in the reference section, doing research for students and faculty, and compiling interviews. Marta also describes the fundraisers she spearheaded to help raise money for the various societies she was involved with: non-events, pancake breakfasts, dinners, and dance and band performances. In her closing comments she mentions an interview she did for Ralph Roske's class and expresses her appreciation for the career she's had at UNLV.
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Marta Sorkin and Hal Erickson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, approximately 1970-1979
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 23
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Marta Sorkin and Hal Erickson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, approximately 1970-1979
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 23
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Photograph of an unidentified woman with Marta Sorkin and Bill Wright at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1991-1992
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Photograph of Marta Sorkin, an unidentified man, and Bill Wright at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1991-1992
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Planzo, Marta Sorkin, "Component 1013A, Kinney Ranch: the Inhabitants, Land Use, and Development of Bishop, Inyo County, from 1888 to 1930", 1979 Fall
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Theses, Dissertations, and Honors Papers
Box/Folder: Box 433
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