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Dr. Thomas Nartker oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01362

Abstract

Oral history interview with Thomas Nartker conducted by Dr. David Emerson on November 13, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Nartker discusses his careers as a professor of mathematics, a computer scientist for Shell Oil, and a director of the computer center at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He also discusses starting the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Information Science Research Institute with Dr. Taghva and doing research on optical character recognition for the Department of Energy.

Archival Collection

Roy and Lucina Waite oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03354

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roy and Lucina Waite conducted by Bernard Timberg on January 15, 1974 and January 30, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The Waites' discuss life in Las Vegas, Nevada when it was primarily a mining town, and how much the people, community, and environment changed as the population grew.

Archival Collection

Dr. Angela Clarke oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00205

Abstract

Oral history interview with Angela Clarke conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on October 03, 2008 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. In this interview Dr. Angela Clarke recounts moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to practice as a board-certified family practitioner. She speaks about her busy schedule in private practice and the various boards and committees she served on at several area hospitals.

Archival Collection

Franca Dell'Olio oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00416

Abstract

Oral history interview with Franca Dell’Olio conducted by Gary Mayers on February 12, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dell’Olio reflects upon her 15-year career in education as a high school teacher and administrator in California from the 1990s to the 2000s. She describes the process by which she chose to become a teacher and eventually an administrator, and describes her regular job responsibilities. She also discusses effective leadership qualities, and offers suggestions for individuals interested in pursuing school administration.

Archival Collection

Mary Leavitt Frehner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00624

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary Leavitt Frehner conducted by Gail M. Frehner on November 28, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Leavitt Frehner discusses her life in Bunkerville, Nevada and Mesquite, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Ivy Christine Scotti oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01659

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ivy Christine Scotti conducted by Carol Ann Jacob on March 27, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Scotti discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947. She then describes Las Vegas as it was during the 1950s and 1960s, local nature, and the development of the city throughout her lifetime.

Archival Collection

Henrietta Pace oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00988

Abstract

Oral history interview with Henrietta Pace conducted by Claytee D. White on June 15, 1996 as part of the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview Pace first talks about growing up on a sharecropping farm in Arkansas, the type of work she performed as a child, the impact on education, her family and community, and the way the community celebrated holidays. She briefly discusses her marriage and then explains how and why she chose to move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1961. She talks about working as a housekeeper at a number of Strip hotels, about discrimination in employment, living in the Westside, and becoming involved with the union.

Archival Collection

Bob Bailey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00097

Abstract

Oral history interview with William Bailey conducted by Betty Rosenthal on March 16, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Bailey, who came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955, discusses his experiences in the entertainment business. He also discusses discrimination that African-Americans experienced in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Catherine Buchanan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00983

Abstract

Oral history interview with Catherine Buchanan conducted by Claytee D. White on March 26, 1997 as part of the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Buchanan speaks at length about her child and young adulthood in Louisiana and explains how she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1971. She discusses her first job as a maid at the Landmark Hotel and Casino and how she applied to the Teamsters Union to move into front desk work in the hotels, which led to a job at the Sahara Hotel and Casino. She then talks about discrimination and the small percentage of African Americans in the more "visible" jobs at the hotels.

Archival Collection

Stella Champo Iaconis oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00921

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Stella Champo Iaconis conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on July 22, 1981 and July 23, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Iaconis discusses her personal history and family background. Iaconis also recalls moving from Sparks, Nevada to Las Vegas, Nevada and provides a recollection of the city. Iaconis then discusses Block 16 and the increase of women working in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection