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The California files (1941-2019) sub-series consists largely of research files, reprints, sketches, site survey reports, and correspondence pertaining to Fort Irwin, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, the Mojave Desert, and Joshua Tree National Park. The files also contain Warren’s research files on the San Dieguito and La Jolla complexes. Files from Warren’s work at California universities such as the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) are included as well.
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This set includes: index sheet, site plans, demolition plans, grading plans, utility plans, landscape plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, door/window schedules, wall sections, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, construction details, equipment plans, equipment schedules, foundation plans, framing plans, plumbing plans, plumbing schedules, plumbing details, fire protection plans, fire protection details, HVAC plans, HVAC details, electrical plans and electrical details.
This set includes drawings by Strauss and Loftfield (engineer) and Harris Engineers, Inc (engineer).
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Oral history interview with Gail Hambley conducted by Mike Hinton on February 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Hambley reflects upon her upbringing in early Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses her schooling at Las Vegas High School with wooden desks and no air conditioning, memories at the Stewart Ranch and Hoover Dam, and her job with the Nevada Test Site.
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Oral history interview with Bernard Lee Brown conducted by Marcus Brown for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brown discusses his work at various gaming properties on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, owning his own shoe business, working at the Nevada Test Site, racial discrimination, and the role of unions. He also discusses the overall changes of Las Vegas over time.
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Oral history interview with James M. Lancaster conducted by Linda Voorvart on March 04, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Lancaster explains how he first came to Southern Nevada from Mexico and Cuba. Lancaster then goes on to explain his occupational history as a senior safety engineer and power plant operator, and the different jobs that he held in Southern Nevada, specifically at the Nevada Test Site.
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