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Randall Cannon oral history interview, 2024 July 01

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Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Randall Cannon conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 1, 2024 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Randall Cannon describes growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. His mother married Joe Cannon, and the family soon bought a house on Van Buren south of Owens, where they lived for fifteen years. Cannon remembers riding mini-cycles on various off-road or motocross tracks around the Valley on weekends. He remembers the early development of professional motorsports in Las Vegas through sanctioned drag races and the 1967-1969 construction of the Stardust International Raceway. Cannon discusses how he became involved in a project with Mike Gerry, and eventually collaborated with Gerry on his first book, “Stardust International Raceway: Motorsports Meets the Mob in Vegas, 1965-1971.” He also discusses Las Vegas's first Formula One race in the early 1980s, and its connection to Caesars Palace and how it was the subject of his second book. Digital audio and photographs available.

Archival Collection

Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
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Collection Number: OH-03922
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Allister Dias oral history interview, 2024 July 16

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File

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Allister Dias conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on July 16, 2024 for the UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shootings project. In this interview, Dias discusses his experiences on December 6, 2023, through his role as Editor-in-Chief of the Scarlet & Gray from his office in the third floor of the Student Union and as a journalist on the sidewalk across Maryland Parkway from UNLV. He talks of hearing gunshots and sirens, seeing students running, and seeing his Business School professors react to the day. He recalls using the newspaper as a vehicle to collect student stories, serving as a conduit to local and national news organizations, allowing people charge their phones, seeking therapy from the UNLV's Student Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and finding joy in the generosity of UNLV students and peace in photography and writing. Dias is currently serving as CSUN President, Faculty Assistant at the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research, and Lead Consultant for the UNLV Writing Center while an economics major at the Lee Business School. Digital audio and transcript available.

Archival Collection

UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shooting interviews
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: OH-03923
Collection Name: UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shooting interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00 (Restrictions apply)

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Photograph of site plans, Boulder City, Nevada, circa late 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Description

Boulder City Middle and High School site plan.

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Slide of Boulder City High School, Nevada, circa 1930s - 1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Description

An exterior view of the Boulder City High School in Nevada.

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Transcript of interview with Mary E. Habbart by Pamela Larkins, July 15, 1975

Date

1975-07-15

Description

On July 15, 1975, Pamela Larkins interviewed Mary E. Habbart (born 1897 in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Habbart’s personal family history and her family’s reasons for moving to Las Vegas. Habbart also describes social and economic changes to Las Vegas and her local dairy farm.

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Photograph of group of people, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A group of unidentified individuals sitting and relaxing, probably at Lake Mead Lodge. Site Name: Lake Mead Lodge (Boulder City, Nev.) Street Address: 322 Lakeshore Road

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Slide of a railroad building in Boulder City, Nevada, April 10, 1931

Date

1931-04-10

Description

Black and white image of men outside of a railroad building in Boulder City.

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Film transparency of a post office, Boulder City, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

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Description

Picture of the Boulder City post office which is presently a public library.

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