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Transcript of interview with Lorna Kesterson by James M. Greene, October 18, 1974

Date

1974-10-18

Description

On October 18, 1974, James M. Greene interviewed news editor, Lorna Kesterson (born December 30th, 1925 in St. George, Utah) in her office in Henderson, Nevada. The two discuss Kesterson’s work in news editing as well as her original reasons for moving to Nevada. They also discuss teenage social life of Boulder city, during the 1940s.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 06, 2000

Date

2000-11-06

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda. CSUN Session 31 (Part 1) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Elaina Blake oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02835

Abstract

Oral history interview with Elaina Blake conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 19, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Blake discusses being the first woman elected to head the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. She also discusses serving as vice chairman and chairman of the Clark County Planning Commission. Blake then talks about her involvement with the United Way, saving the YMCA from closure, and the Focus School Project in 1989. She then discusses working with major local builders such as Pageantry Homes, Heers Brothers, and Christopher Homes. Blake lastly discusses creating Blake and Associates and becoming became a real estate developer.

Archival Collection

Lester Earnest oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03237

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lester Earnest conducted by David Schwartz on August 8, 2017 for the Competitive Video Gaming Oral History Project. In this interview, Earnest discusses the beginning of his career in computing, speaking at length about the military SAGE project the he believes was designed to fail. He then talks at length about his work with the Stanford University Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) and the development of the computing environment through the 1960s and 1970s. He also talks about his development of the FINGER protocol and the role of artificial intelligence in the early development of video gaming, as well as various individuals who got their start with SAIL before developing modern computing and software systems.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Paiute Colony water supply and sewage lines: memorandum of agreement

Date

1962-04-17

Description

Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States of America and the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. Legal agreement between the City of Las Vegas and the Surgeon General, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare approving sewer line extension and waste collection to the Las Vegas Paiute Colony. Includes the role of each party in the project.

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, October 13, 1949

Date

1949-10-13

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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