Oral history interview with Pamela Madsen Keagy conducted by Claytee D. White on October 19, 2014 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1. In this interview, Keagy discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Scotch 80s neighborhood. She remembers raising horses, the use of water wells, and her parent’s relationship with the Wynn family.
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Oral history interview with Robert Lee Taylor conducted by Nancy Gehring on October 12, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Taylor discusses his job as principal at Park Village School, in Nevada. Taylor also discusses education in Henderson, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada, the Basic Magnesium plant, and economic changes in Henderson, Nevada.
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Oral history interview with Roy Stinedurf Jr. conducted by Deborah J. Taylor on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stinedurf discusses the development and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada. Stinedurf recalls the earliest hotels and casinos including El Rancho, Desert Inn, Sahara, Riviera, Stardust, and The Royal Nevada. Later in the interview, Stinedurf discusses Las Vegas history regarding the development of casinos and the increase in local businesses. Stinedurf then describes natural resource management, specifically the use of water and explains how artesian springs were used at the time. Lastly, Stinedurf discusses desert warfare training during World War II.
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Oral history interview with Shelley Berkley conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 13, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Berkley shares her family history, from her great-grandparents’ immigration to the United States to her immediate family’s migration from New York to Las Vegas, Nevada. She reflects upon her childhood experience in Las Vegas, including her varied leadership positions with Jewish organizations as well as at school, from junior high school through college. Berkley also talks about her involvement as an adult within the Jewish community and more broadly as a public servant, in all levels of government.
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Oral history interview with Benilda Long Somes conducted by Vincent Long on November 29, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Benilda discusses her life in Magalang, Philippines and her immigration to Saipan, part of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a young woman. She talks about meeting her partner, airman Robert Long, the birth of their son, and Robert's untimely death in an air crash less than a year later. Benilda shares how she and her child immigrated to the United States to be with family and their move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009.
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Oral history interview with Renee Diamond conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 20, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Renee Diamond discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada via Los Angeles, California with her husband and children in the 1970s and getting involved in politics. She talks about her husband, Leo, and his business selling vinyl records in L.A., and her work in a doctor's office. Once in Las Vegas, the Diamonds joined Temple Beth Sholom and later Congregation Ner Tamid. Diamond also talks about her involvement in the political arena in southern Nevada, including the League of Women Voters.
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