On February 28, 1977, Fletcher Corey interviewed Theda Kay Grinnell (born 1935 in New London, Iowa) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grinnell first talks about her move to Nevada and both her and her husband’s work at the Nevada Test Site. She also talks about the atomic blasts, competition with Russia, and her employment that followed her work at the Test Site. Grinnell later talks about her church membership and goes into detail about the race riots and how they involved and impacted her and her son. The end of the interview includes discussion on flash floods, the culinary union, how World War II affected the Las Vegas industry, and the social changes in Las Vegas.
This set includes: site plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, wall sections, building sections, interior elevations, construction details, and finish and door schedules.
Archival Collection
Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382 Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records Box/Folder: Roll 075
This set includes: index sheet, site plans, electrical plans, finish/window/door schedules, interior elevations, exterior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, construction details and building sections.
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 079
This set includes: index sheet, site plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, redlining, construction details, electrical plans, lighting plans, electrical schematics, mechanical plans and plumbing plans.
Archival Collection
Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 530
The collection, 1949 to 2006, was compiled by Clifford Olsen, a containment physicist at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). It consists of research notes and working papers written by Olsen and other scientists, publications, epoxy aggregate samples, work-related correspondence, nuclear-test-event data, and interviews conducted by Olsen with work colleagues involved with the NTS.