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Bonita Coleman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03162

Abstract

Oral history interview with Bonita Coleman conducted by Claytee D. White on February 22, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Coleman discusses her early life in St. Joseph, Louisiana. She shares her experiences helping to raise her 8 siblings while her mother worked to support her family. Coleman briefly discusses the historical race relations of St. Joseph in the 1950s and 1960s from her own experiences growing up. In 1968, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, joining her aunt and sister who had moved here in 1960. Coleman recalls the start of her career in the hospitality industry, and shares what she remembers of her family members' jobs since they all worked in the industry as well.

Archival Collection

Jessica Guiao oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03326

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jessica Guiao conducted by Grecia Lopez on November 22, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Guiao recalls her childhood in Hayward, California, and being raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She recalls not liking the climate of Nevada at first, and describes the friends she has made throughout her time in the city and the identity she has developed. Guiao discusses some of the pressures and stereotypes surrounding Asian Americans, such as what career path they should pursue or the aversion to embracing subcultures, and how she has consolidated her rebellion into her own identity. Throughout the interview, Guiao touches on other topics such as Filipino food, the long-standing history between Mexican and Filipino communities, Catholicism, goth culture, and anti-Asian hate and racism that she and her family has faced.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra on opening night at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, January 22, 1964

Date

1 to 22

Archival Collection

Description

Dean Martin's opening night at the Sands with Frank Sinatra (right), January 22, 1964.

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
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Collection Number: MS-00091
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 79

Archival Component

Lee Tilman oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01826

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Lee Tilman conducted by Dennis McBride on February 06, 11, 13, 17, and 22; May 28; and July 09, 1996 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. In the interviews, Tilman discusses his birth in Gooding, Idaho in 1913, his early life, and his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931. Tilman then talks about his experiences mining, milling, and ranching before moving to Las Vegas. While in Las Vegas, Tilman was involved with construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and labor issues. Later, Tilman describes fishing and boating in the Colorado River, working at a duplex mine in Searchlight, Nevada, and working at the Las Vegas Ice House. Lastly, Tilman talks about influential Boulder City residents he knew, his children, and the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino.

Archival Collection

REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 4 of 8), image 22

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

Image

REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 5 of 8), image 22

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

Image

REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 6 of 8), image 22

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

Image

REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 7 of 8), image 22

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

Image

Frontier Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 (folder 1 of 4), image 22

Date

1992

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike

Image