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Joyce Marshall-Moore oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01324

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joyce Marshall-Moore conducted by Emily Powers on March 25, 2008 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Marshall-Moore discusses the career of her mother, Agnes Rasmussen Marshall, who worked as a nurse at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, Las Vegas Hospital, and Vegas Valley Convalescent Hospital in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Danit Farwell oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03417

Abstract

Oral history interview with Danit Farwell conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 27, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Farwell discusses her early life in Morocco, antisemitism she experienced there, and being sent to Israel as a young girl. She recalls the hardships she faced while traveling to Israel, living in a kibbutz, and completing a teaching seminar to become a grade school teacher. Farwell talks about arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974, her first impression of the city, and her decision to stay. Farwell describes becoming a member of Temple Beth Sholom, being a teacher there, and going to card dealing school. Lastly, Farwell talks about being a part-time card dealer at different casinos on the Strip.

Archival Collection

W.E. Butch Leypoldt oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01115

Abstract

Oral history interview with W.E. Butch Leypoldt conducted by Bruce Davidson on April 01, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Leypoldt describes life in early Las Vegas, Nevada after arriving in 1938. Leypoldt also briefly discusses being drafted in World War II and the city's reaction to the war.

Archival Collection

Eddie Ernest Buxton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00311

Abstract

Oral history interview with Eddie Buxton conducted by Bernard D. Vardiman on March 30, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Buxton describes the significance of some of his ancestors, including Ernest May, who was the first law enforcement officer in Las Vegas, Nevada killed in the line of duty in 1933. Buxton also recalls the development of both Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, going to school in the city, and his father’s work on Hoover Dam.

Archival Collection

Barbara Bates Kirkland oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01027

Abstract

Oral history interview with Barbara Bates Kirkland conducted by Claytee D. White on November 12, 2004 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Kirkland discusses working at the Westside School with Mabel Hoggard and co-founding the La Femme Douze.

Archival Collection

Judge Joseph Bonaventure oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00119

Abstract

Oral history interview with Judge Joseph Bonaventure conducted by Leolie Sanidad on March 12, 1985 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bonaventure discusses his responsibilities as a judge of the Justice Court of Clark County, Nevada. He also discusses important and beneficial changes that the court system went through to improve the Las Vegas, Nevada community. The interview concludes with Judge Bonaventure's opinion on Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Arne Rosencrantz oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03157

Abstract

Oral history interview with Arne Rosencrantz conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 18, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Rosencrantz discusses his family’s immigration story, him moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, and growing up within the Jewish community. Rosencrantz also discusses his involvement in the Las Vegas Jewish community over the decades.

Archival Collection

Arthur Williams Jr. oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03583

Abstract

Oral history interview with Arthur Williams Jr. conducted by Claytee D. White on April 19, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Williams discusses his employment with Reynolds Electric and Engineering Company and his career in law. He talks about his experience as an African American in law school, aiding African American and Hispanic students getting into law school, and the establishment of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA).

Archival Collection

Stephen Long oral history presentation

Identifier

OH-03249

Abstract

Oral history presentation by Stephen Long recorded approximately 1987-2008 and donated to the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this presentation, Long describes his enlistment in the United States Air Force soon after graduating from college in 1966, his training to become a pilot, and being sent to Vietnam in 1968. He explains his role as a forward air control pilot, responsible for relaying information of enemy positions to attack aircraft, and how he was shot down on February 28, 1969 he was captured in Laos and subsequently held as a prisoner-of-war for 1,490 days.

Archival Collection

Harriet Thorton Hicks oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00849

Abstract

Oral history interview with Harriet Hicks conducted by Claytee D. White on October 28, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Hicks discusses being a child of a pioneer family in Parowan, Utah and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931.

Archival Collection