Oral history interview with Phyllis M. Silvestri conducted by Claytee D. White on January 11, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood Oral History Project. In this interview Phyllis Silvestri discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, specifically to the historic John S. Park neighborhood. She talks about interesting features of her home like a bomb-shelter. She then discusses how her children were discriminated against in the neighborhood when going outside to play because they are Italian.
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Part of an interview with Samuel E. Wright conducted by Claytee D. White on October 8, 2010. Wright explains what led to the formation of the F Street Coalition and the initiation of neighborhood preservation efforts.
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Oral history interview with Marie Horseley conducted by Suzanne Becker on June 13, 2007 for the Voices of Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this interview Horseley discusses marrying her husband, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada into the historic John S. Park neighborhood, and the state of the neighborhood when she moved there. She also discusses how she used to know all of her neighbors no matter their background, the changes in the neighborhood, and how she would never relocate to a different house.
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Oral history interview with Mary Hausch conducted by Claytee D. White on April 07, 2009 and April 10, 2009 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. Hausch discusses her working as a reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal and teaching journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also discusses marrying Bob Coffin, buying the Gubler House in the John S. Park Neighborhood, and with her husband, working to have the neighborhood designated a historic neighborhood.
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The Linda Miller Papers (2008-2024) document Dr. Linda Miller's historic preservation work in Las Vegas, Nevada including her work portraying early Las Vegas resident, Helen J. Stewart, at historical events across Southern Nevada. The collection documents Miller's efforts to erect a statue of Helen Stewart at the Las Vegas, Nevada Old Mormon Fort, as well as her contributions to the programming for Sarah Winnemucca Day in 2018. The collection documents Miller's appearances as Helen J. Stewart through photographs, pamphlets, video recordings, digital files, and curriculum used for her outreach work. The collection also documents Dr. Miller's activities as chair for the Nevada State Society chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) and as a member of the National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims Southern Nevada Chapter.
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The Old Spanish Trail Association (OSTA) records (1937-2016) sub-series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, membership newsletters and memos, conference programs, research files, and event flyers. The OSTA records also contain files related to the Association's relationship with the Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS). PNTS files are present within the series’ of both OSTA and the Goodsprings Historical Society (GHS), as the GHS also worked with the PNTS regarding the designation of the Yellow Pine Mine Trail, which is located in the Goodsprings branch of the Old Spanish Trail. Because of von Till Warren’s involvement with several organizations simultaneously, there is also overlap from the Preservation Association of Clark County (PACC), Goodsprings Historical Society (GHS), Goodsprings Citizens Advisory Council (GCAC), the Old Mormon Fort, Spring Mountain Ranch, and Springs Preserve.
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Refers to maps that indicate political administrative boundaries or other characteristics of a region at periods of time before the present. They typically include historical names for places, historical population dispositions, and the historical state of physical features.
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Atlases that includes historical maps and charts depicting the evolving geopolitical landscape, as well ast he scope and scale of historical events and subjects.
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