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Dr. Sylvia J. Springer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01749

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Sylvia J. Springer conducted by Sharon Beatty and Bernard Chamberlain on July 23, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Springer reflects upon her 20 years as an administrator in Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1980s to the time of the interview. She compares working with CCSD to working in Colorado, and describes the different priorities in each school district. She describes her personal approach to school administration, her regular responsibilities, and challenges that she faced as principal. She also comments on different management styles, and provides her opinion on management issues within CCSD.

Archival Collection

Stan Fulton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03228

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stan Fulton conducted by David G. Schwartz on January 17, 2007 for the Slot Operations Oral History Project. In this intervew, Fulton discusses growing up in Maryland, his parents, his early education, military service, and working with his father as a young man. The majority of the interview revolves around his business career, the development of the first multi-line video slot machine and PC boards, or a Japanese company that operated pachinko parlors. He also talks about Bally Manufacturing, which controlled most gaming machines in Las Vegas, Nevada and difficulties finding entry into the market. He discusses his companies, primarily Fortune Coin and the Omega Company, the advent of "credit meters" that were the forerunner of today's coinless voucher and card systems on slot machines. He also relates a number of anecdotal stories about individuals in the Las Vegas gaming world, including Walt Fraley, Jay Sarno, Sr., and William "Si" Redd.

Archival Collection

Harold M. Ayers III oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00052

Abstract

Oral history interview with Harold M. Ayers III conducted by Nancy Neuteboone on March 05, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ayers III discusses his career as a blackjack dealer, religion, gaming, and atomic testing in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Gwyn and Quint Perkins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01463

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gwyn and Quint Perkins conducted by Rosamond Kathleen Wright on February 28, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Gwyn Perkins discusses early life in Crystal, Nevada before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1940. She also describes her education and atomic bomb testing. Later, Quint Perkins details his early life in Overton, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Carrie McCoy oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03281

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carrie McCoy conducted by Claytee D. White in Fordyce, Arkansas, approximately 1995 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, McCoy explains how she and her husband left Fordyce for Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942, seeking better economic prospects. After several years, McCoy returned to Fordyce to raise their four children and work as a housekeeper for several white families. After her oldest children were grown she returned to Las Vegas in 1961, first finding work at a small motel and then spending nine years working in housekeeping at the Flamingo Hilton Hotel. Finally, she returned to Fordyce in 1972. She ends the interview talking about comparative race relations between Fordyce and Las Vegas, differences in work practices, union activities, and church involvement.

Archival Collection

Agnes and Emory Lockette oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01132

Abstract

Oral history interview with Agnes and Emory Lockette conducted by Claytee D. White on March 11, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Emory discusses his education in architectural and structural engineering. Agnes describes her education in early childhood education, teaching in the Westside and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Emory then recalls his employment at the Bureau of Reclamation. Lastly, the two share their active involvement with the Boulder City, Nevada community.

Archival Collection

Ruth Annette Mills oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01305

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth Annette Mills conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on November 20, 2008 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Mills discusses her career as an elementary school teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada and being a community activist in the League of Women Voters. She also discusses her work as a facilitator for the school integration program in Las Vegas and starting the Nevada Health Care Reform Project.

Archival Collection

Dr. Anthony Saville oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01633

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Anthony Saville conducted by Dr. Robert Ackerman and Dr. Patrick Carlton on June 17, 2002 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Saville reflects upon his career in school administration. He describes the process by which he became an administrator, challenges that he faced before he became a United States citizen, and his eventual involvement with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He discusses his experience working as the Dean of Education with UNLV and his development of the Education program.

Archival Collection

Judge Lee Koury oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01044

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lee Koury conducted by Claytee D. White on February 06, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Lee Koury discusses his early life in Los Angeles, California. He then talks about working as a deputy Sheriff for Los Angeles County and how he dealt with the Charles Manson case during his career as deputy Sheriff. He then discusses his move to Missouri to become the United States Marshal for Missouri and then becoming a criminal court judge in Boone County, Missouri. He also discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2010 for retirement.

Archival Collection

Dwight (D. A.) Anthony Downey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02571

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dwight (D. A.) Anthony Downey conducted by Claytee D. White on February 05, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Downey discusses his early life in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He describes the African American owned businesses on the Black Wall Street, and the community where he grew up in. Downey recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1977, being involved in the entertainment industry, and his employment with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the food service industry.

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