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Beverly Mason oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01208

Abstract

Oral history interview with Beverly Mason conducted by Claytee D. White on December 21, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Beverly Mason discusses growing up in historical West Las Vegas, Nevada, being a part of the school integration movement of the 1970s, working at the Nevada Test Site as an industrial hygienist, and then working in the School Community Partnership Office as a program manager.

Archival Collection

Warren V. Turner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01853

Abstract

Oral history interview with Warren V. Turner conducted by Arnol D. Wilks on March 10, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Turner discusses arriving to Boulder City, Nevada in 1948 while working for the Bureau of Reclamation. Turner recalls aboveground testing of atomic weapons at the Nevada Test Site and describes the magnitude of the blasts. Turner also describes the development of Las Vegas, Nevada, specifically the growth in population, casinos, and hotels. Turner later discusses the natural environment surrounding the Las Vegas valley.

Archival Collection

Interview with Bennie Reilley, Sr., May 10, 2004

Date

2004-05-10

Description

Narrator affiliation: Downwinder (Western Shoshone); Security guard; Protester
Access note: May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee

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Esther Langston oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01059

Abstract

Oral history interview with Esther Langston conducted by Claytee D. White on February 22, 2005 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, Langston provides an overview of her early life and career in social work. She describes how the women in her family are positive and empowering role models. Langston moves on to explain how she become a social worker over a period of many years. She states that a job experience that helped her gain the qualifications of a social worker was working as an office manager at the Nevada Test Site. She also mentions how she has had to work with conflicts such as racial inequalities.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawings, 1946-2008

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The architectural drawings series (1946-2008) contains work performed by Frank Reynolds, his firm Frank Reynolds Architects, and drawings collected by Reynolds throughout the course of his career. Architectural drawing types include conceptual drawings, studies, reports, construction drawings, oversized drawings on matte boards, and presentation drawings. When available, location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of study or construction.

Archival Collection

Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00926
Collection Name: Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Interview with Wayne Albert Violette, January 12, 2005

Date

2005-01-12

Description

Narrator affiliation: Nuclear diagnostic technician, Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier (EG & G)

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