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Myra Berkovits oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02152

Abstract

Oral history interview with Myra Berkovits conducted by Barbara Tabach on August 21, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Berkovits discusses her upbringing, owning the Las Vegas, Nevada Menu Service, and working at the Holocaust Resource Center as an interviewer and education specialist.

Archival Collection

Henrietta Pace oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00988

Abstract

Oral history interview with Henrietta Pace conducted by Claytee D. White on June 15, 1996 as part of the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview Pace first talks about growing up on a sharecropping farm in Arkansas, the type of work she performed as a child, the impact on education, her family and community, and the way the community celebrated holidays. She briefly discusses her marriage and then explains how and why she chose to move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1961. She talks about working as a housekeeper at a number of Strip hotels, about discrimination in employment, living in the Westside, and becoming involved with the union.

Archival Collection

Peter Guzman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03708

Abstract

Oral history interview with Peter Guzman conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2020 for The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Peter Guzman is President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas. He recounts his personal and family history as well as the impacts of COVID-19 on the Latinx business community. Subjects discussed include: mask distribution; financial guidance for small Latinx businesses; silver linings during the pandemic

Archival Collection

Dick and Lee Igert oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00922

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lee and Dick Igert conducted by Robert Cannata on February 26, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The Igerts discuss the many different job opportunities outside of casino work that are available in Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview concludes with an explanation of how one finds a job in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

John Hyram Wittwer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02259

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Hyram Wittwer conducted by Douglas L. Skifton on April 01, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wittwer discusses living in Bunkerville, Nevada, atomic bomb testing, and the Stewart Ranch.

Archival Collection

Shoah Survivors Project oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-04007

Abstract

The Shoah Survivors Project Oral History Interviews (2020 October) consist of four oral history interviews conducted in October 2020 and a project video created for the Shoah Survivors Project led by Roberta Sabbath and Shahab Zargari. The project interviewed four Holocaust survivors now living in Las Vegas, Nevada: Alexander Keuchel, Sabina Wagschal Callwood, Stephen Nasser, and Henry Kronberg. The collection also contains brief notes and partial transcripts for the video oral history interviews.

Archival Collection

Jerald Arthur Nelson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01370

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jerald Arthur Nelson conducted by Phillip Dean Nelson on February 28, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Nelson discusses the history of law enforcement in Southern Nevada since 1960s. He also talks about his work experience as a patrolman for the Henderson Police Force.

Archival Collection

Jerald Arthur Nelson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01371

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jerald Arthur Nelson conducted by Phillip Dean Nelson on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Nelson discusses the history of law enforcement in Southern Nevada. He specifically talks about the history of organized crime and its influence in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Autumn Keyes Ita oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01017

Abstract

Oral history interview with Autumn Keyes Ita conducted by Steven MicKenzy on February 26, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview offers a personal historical account on home and family life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Keyes Ita discusses Mormonism, and her work as the Clark County Community College coordinator of rehabilitation. Autumn also discusses entertainers such as Wayne Newton and Sammy Davis, Jr., and the role that entertainment played in the development of Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Wesley Troy Adams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00010

Abstract

Oral history interview with truck driver and fireman Wesley Troy Adams (b. 1930) conducted by Katherine D. Beal on March 01, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas.Born in Modena, Utah, Adams relocated to Nevada in 1959. Adams discusses LDS church organization and affiliation, celebrations in Caliente, Pioche, and Panaca. Also during the interview, Adams offers insight into raising a family in Southern Nevada, Bottle House in Pittman, atomic testing, and shares his philosophical views on life.

Archival Collection