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Alma Hinds oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00113

Abstract

Oral history interview with Alma Hinds conducted by Kyle Baluyut in November 2021 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Hinds recalls her journey to the United States after marrying a U.S. naval officer stationed in the Philippines. Hinds describes her experiences settling into Las Vegas, Nevada, her second marriage, and joining a local Filipino/Hawaiaan dance group.

Archival Collection

Odell Jordan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00978

Abstract

Oral history interview with Odell Jordan conducted by Stephen Motley on March 15, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Jordan discusses his job history and the early hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. He specifically talks about his life as a hotelman and job as a health inspector.

Archival Collection

Joy Snyder oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01729

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joy Snyder conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on December 17, 2008 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Snyder comments on many aspects of her career, including the informal approach to health care, the effects of desert climate on mothers and newborns, and the changes she has seen at Sunrise Hospital. She also comments on adoption practices in Las Vegas, Nevada; drug-addicted babies, and cultural attitudes that appear during the birthing process.

Archival Collection

Chris Bianchi oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02721

Abstract

Oral history interview with Chris Bianchi conducted by David Schwartz on April 14, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Bianchi discusses his career as a pit boss and his overall career in gaming. Bianchi then discusses the procedures that a pit master must follow, and how strictly these procedures were enforced. Lastly, Bianchi discusses how to motivate players, the positive aspects of being a card dealer, including different competitions that he worked.

Archival Collection

Micheal Reese oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01547

Abstract

Oral history interview with Micheal Reese conducted by Helen Nader on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Reese discusses his career as a teacher and how the school system has changed in Las Vegas, Nevada over time.

Archival Collection

Barbara Fuson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00640

Abstract

Oral history interview with Barbara Fuson conducted by Darnell Frazier on March 20, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fuson discusses Las Vegas, Nevada culture in the 1960s including medical care, the education system, gambling, politics, and religion.

Archival Collection

Georgia Adras oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00011

Abstract

Oral history interview with Georgia Adras (b. 1916) conducted by Robin L. Hayes on March 02, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Adras relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada from Farmington, Utah in 1936. This interview covers education, religion, ad raising a family in Nevada. During the interview Adras also discusses the building of the Boulder Dam, road conditions, grocery shopping in the early days, and the Strip.

Archival Collection

Gloria Marc oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01192

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gloria Marc conducted by Sherri Beryl Marc on March 08, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Marc discusses her impressions of Las Vegas, Nevada when arriving in 1959. Marc also discusses her personal history, Lake Mead, and recreational activities in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Betty West oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01952

Abstract

Oral history interview with Betty West conducted by Claytee D. White on May 10, 2008 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, West discusses growing up in Blue Diamond, Nevada. She describes the work her father, Mark West, did at the mines and recalls the Village where mine workers and their families lived in the 1950s. West discusses her employment at the Sahara Hotel in the 1960s as a slot girl and later as a cocktail waitress. Lastly, West talks about the changes in Blue Diamond, and eventually moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Bob Colucci oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02754

Abstract

Oral history interview with Bob Colucci conducted by David Schwartz on April 29, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Colucci discusses his early life in Brooklyn, New York and first job in the newspaper delivery business, his military career, and his return to work for the New York Herald Tribune newspaper. He continues talking about the newspaper business, his advancement, and his work with the union. He then begins talking about his interest in boxing and how this interest led to his involvement in the sport as a trainer and manager.

Archival Collection