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oral histories (literary works)
Works that record interviews conducted to preserve the recollections of persons whose experience or memories are representative or are of special historical or social significance
Material Type
Velasquez, Virginia
Virginia Velasquez was born January 22, 1978 and raised in Henderson, Nevada. She worked as a bartender while also being a member of the Sierra Club, a non-profit organization focused on improving Nevada’s natural environment.
Person
Gibson, James I., 1925-1988
Senator James Gibson was born March 22, 1925 in Golden Colorado, the youngest of six children. He graduated from Las Vegas High School and received a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Person
Film transparency of a painting in the Horn Room in the Last Frontier Village (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A painting in the Gay Nineties Bar in the Last Frontier Village at the Hotel Last Frontier. The painting depicts a gambling hall scene.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Image
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 9th commencement program
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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