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Walker Young oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02045

Abstract

Oral history interview with Walker Young conducted by Elton Garrett on June 23, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Virginia "Teddy" Fenton, Hal Erickson, Martha Garrett, and Jane Young also briefly participate in the interview. They answer a few questions about their experience working on the project and working with Young. Young primarily discusses the design and construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. He details surveying possible dam sites and describes his interactions with members of the project team.

Archival Collection

Roosevelt Toston oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01365

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roosevelt Toston conducted by Chanelle Pickens on October 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Toston discusses his career in broadcast journalism in the Las Vegas, Nevada market and then at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Archival Collection

Vern Willis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01995

Abstract

Oral history interview with Vern Willis conducted by Perry Kaufman in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview Willis discusses the telephone company in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about the telephone industry both from a utility and customer perspective.

Archival Collection

Booths and people at Sunset Park for Gay Pride, image 006: photographic print

Date

1997-05-10

Description

Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. (5-10-97)

Image

Witt C. Olive oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01412

Abstract

Oral history interview with Wilford "Witt" C. Olive conducted by Gordon R. Brusso on April 13, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Olive discusses local live entertainment venues during the 1930s and 1940s in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Programs and projects, 1995-1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Women's History Project Records
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Collection Number: MS-00406
Collection Name: Nevada Women's History Project Records
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Symbols gay, 1980s-1994

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00802
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 25

Archival Component

Gay.Vegas, approximately 2015

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00802
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 11

Archival Component

"Gay Life Expo", 2014

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00842
Collection Name: Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 10

Archival Component

Don Feldman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00567

Abstract

Oral history interview with Don Feldman conducted by Mitchell Young on March 05, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Feldman discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada, his family history, and changes in the employment, educational, tourism, and gambling industries.

Archival Collection