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Thalia Dondero oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03232

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Thalia Dondero conducted by Suzanne Becker on March 10, 2008 and August 22, 2008 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Dondero opens her interviews discussing why she became involved with the Las Vegas, Nevada Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and eventually the Nevada State PTA. Dondero then describes her work with the Girl Scouts and her election campaign for a seat on the Clark County Commission. Dondero also discusses Las Vegas city development and how the city has flooding issues. Later Dondero discusses her membership in the Las Vegas Junior League and her work throughout the state to supervise the living conditions of foster care children. Lastly, she describes her experience as a commissioner working to ensure various goods and services were available to the community.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of Clark County, Nevada records of the marriage of Guy Edward Whataman Hudson and L. Margaret Newton, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 22, 1929

Date

1929-11-22

Description

Clark County, Nevada records of the marriage of Guy Edward "Whataman" Hudson and L. Margaret Newton in Las Vegas on November 22, 1929. Hudson was still married to her when he married Ma Kennedy in 1931 at Black Canyon.

Image

Film transparency of Clark County, Nevada records of the marriage of Guy Edward Whataman Hudson and L. Margaret Newton, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 22, 1929

Date

1929-11-22

Description

Clark County, Nevada records of the marriage of Guy Edward "Whataman" Hudson and L. Margaret Newton in Las Vegas on November 22, 1929. Hudson was still married to her when he married Ma Kennedy in 1931 at Black Canyon.

Image

3-D Migration Experiment, Report 4 - Stripa Project 87-22, 1987 November

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00091
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 79

Archival Component

Building Las Vegas Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01044

Abstract

The Building Las Vegas Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured in 2017 that are related to UNLV University Libraries documentation project, Building Las Vegas. Archived websites represent architecture firms, construction companies, and housing developers in the Las Vegas Valley. This collection includes websites for organizations such as Mark L. Fine & Associates, Klai Juba Wald Architecture, Southern Nevada Home Builders Association, and AIA Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Joan Swift oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01796

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Joan Swift conducted by Sue Peterson on March 18, 2004, March 25, 2004, and June 22, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Swift discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. Swift begins the interview by describing her upbringing in the Basic townsite and Boulder City, Nevada, attending Basic High School, and life in Southern Nevada during World War II. She then discusses working in the Clark County Recorder's office, explaining her job duties and what function the office served for the county. Swift continues, talking about recreation activities at the time, including visiting the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and the Helldorado Parades. Swift discusses nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site and her career as the Clark County recorder. Lastly, she describes her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photographs of Las Vegas Senior Lifeline Senior Prom at Caesars Palace, April 22, 2006

Date

2006-04-22

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs of the Senior Lifeline Senior Prom.

Image

Photograph of Temple Beth Sholom's Confirmation Class, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 22, 1969

Date

1969-05-22

Archival Collection

Description

Members of Temple Beth Sholom's Confirmation Class in Las Vegas, Nevada. 4x5 negative.

Image

Women's Mikva at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component