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Inventory Forms: Tonopah, Nye County, 1980
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Inventory Forms: Carson City County, 1980
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
North Atlantic Treaty Organization visit photographs, 1966
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay Kauffman Nevada Test Site Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Transcript of interview with John Erb by Susan Korzennik, February 23, 1980
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On February 23, 1980, Susan Korzennik interviewed construction worker John Erb (born on July 16th, 1932 in Denver, Colorado) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers John’s construction work in the Las Vegas area in addition to family life in Nevada and local social, religious, and community activities. He also discusses being a member of the Elks Club and the Clark County Gentlemen’s Club.
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Truck Inn double mounted sign, Fernley, Nevada
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The large double mounted sign for the Truck Inn during the day. The business is closed and the site is now Terirble's Casino.
480 Truck Inn Way, Fernley, NV 89408
Truck Inn
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Morse Arberry oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
Oral history interview with Morse Arberry conducted by Brittany Thompson and Andrew Thomas on November 20, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Arberry discusses his personal history and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He talks about his father's employment at the Nevada Test Site and the issues of segregation at the time. Arberry recalls attending the Westside School and talks about school integration. He then describes his career in legislation, working on bills to improve the integration process, and the impact that the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) had on the level of education among adults in the community. Lastly, Arberry discusses the West Las Vegas community, the significance that religion had on African Americans, and the increase of law enforcement in the area.
Archival Collection
Ida M. Gaines oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ida M. Gaines conducted by Claytee D. White on September 30, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Gaines discusses her early life in Louisiana. She recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1959, living in the Westside, and her employment at the Nevada Test Site. Gaines remembers integration, her involvement with the Las Vegas Chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and becoming a member of Gamma Phi Delta. Gaines talks about working with Senator Harry Reid as a community liaison, the economic downfall of Jackson Street businesses, and redevelopment of the Westside. Lastly, Gaines discusses the issue of homelessness in the community, and the work that the Economic Opportunity Board (EOB) did to reduce poverty in the Westside.
Archival Collection
Discrimination: Who Needs It? - Los Alamos, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 55
Archival Component
On Sattelite Constellation Selection - Los Alamos, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 55
Archival Component
Final Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, 1983
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 53
Archival Component