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Wilfred Voss oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01887

Abstract

Oral history interview with Wilfred Voss conducted by Ann Chetelat on March 02, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Voss discusses his personal history and employment experiences. He goes on to describe his employment at the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) as a laborer and recalls the construction process. Voss then discusses his involvement with the Masonic Lodge in Boulder City, Nevada.

Archival Collection

John M. Beville oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00192

Abstract

Oral history interview with John M. Belville conducted by George Braver on March 11, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Braver discusses his move to Nevada in 1926, his personal history, and early banking in Nevada leading up to modernized banking. Belville also discusses his personal experience in the banking business, working in Hollywood as a singer, and key moments of his life in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Brad Nelson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03282

Abstract

Oral history interview with Brad Nelson conducted by Stefani Evans on October 30, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Nelson recalls planning various parcels, the village of Silver Springs, the village of Fox Ridge, the Fountains, and the Green Valley Athletic Club. He discusses the Green Valley ethos of planning for a good quality of family life by making space for churches, schools, and parks; providing a variety of housing price points, public art, working with homeowners' associations, and Single Point Urban Interchanges (SPUIs).

Archival Collection

Jim Gans oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02098

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jim Gans conducted by Claytee D. White on January 30, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Gans discusses working as an electrician and attending the Aviation Academy in Reno, Nevada and then as a flight instructor there. He also discusses working in measuring radioactivity from nuclear testing, working at the Clark County Sanitation, and at the Las Vegas, Nevada Convention and Visitors Authority as a vice president there.

Archival Collection

Roosevelt Toston oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01365

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roosevelt Toston conducted by Chanelle Pickens on October 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Toston discusses his career in broadcast journalism in the Las Vegas, Nevada market and then at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Archival Collection

Ron Saccavino oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02735

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ron Saccavino conducted by David Schwartz on June 17, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Saccavino recalls his career working as a casino manager in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Landmark, Lady Luck, Foxy's Firehouse, and the Paddlewheel. Ron also discusses his work at the Riviera, Hacienda, Jackpot, Royal Inn, Dunes, and O'Shea's.

Archival Collection

Art Ham oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00773

Abstract

Oral history interview with Art Ham conducted by an unknown interviewer on April 24, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Art Ham discusses Las Vegas, Nevada business and law after World War II.

Archival Collection

Dorothy Kelsey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01006

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dorothy Kelsey conducted by James M. Greene on January 20, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers the early days of Nelson, Searchlight, and Las Vegas, Nevada, as Kelsey offers an in-depth personal narrative on the life of a local. The interview concludes with a discussion on hotels and casinos.

Archival Collection

Melvin Carter oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01484

Abstract

Oral history interview with Melvin Carter conducted by Claytee D. White on October 12, 2000 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Carter begins by describing his family history, his father's experience in World War II, and his parents meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Carter describes his family's move to Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1950s. He goes on to describe businesses on the Westside, including the Cove and the Brown Derby. Digital audio available; no transcript available.

Archival Collection

Dick A. Richards oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01562

Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard "Dick" Richards conducted by his son, Rick Richards, on February 21, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Richards describes his own personal history and the history of Las Vegas, Nevada. Most notably, Richards describes his time working as a dealer in casinos owned by the mob and his interactions with individuals involved with organized crime.

Archival Collection