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Ronald Bananto oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ronald Bananto conducted by Eric Henningeron March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bonanto discusses police work and life in Pioche, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Family history, 1990s
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Kathryn Howell Papers on Civic Engagement in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 01
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History, 1988-1991
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: Box 09
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History, 1963-1995
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library District Collection on Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 09
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Herb Jeffries oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Herb Jeffries conducted by Cork Proctor on 2009 May 5 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. In the interview Jeffries discusses his life as a singer and actor, entertaining in Las Vegas, Nevada where Frank Sinatra offered support when Jeffries encountered racial discrimination. He also talks about his life after retirement, his family, being an America, his military service, and his relationship with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington as a young performer.
Archival Collection
Michael Drakulich oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Michael Drakulich conducted by Christopher Zockoll on October 02, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Drakulich discusses his personal Las Vegas, Nevada history from 1955 to 1972, including his career as the Rancho High School basketball coach.
Archival Collection
Organizational history, 1983
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Blanche Zucker-Bozarth Papers
Box/Folder: Box 20
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History, 1980 December
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
Box/Folder: Box 27
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Spotlights on History, 2005
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Ivan S. Larkin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ivan S. Larkin conducted by Mary Anne French on April 05, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Larkin discusses moving from Utah with his wife to Nevada to start a family together. Larkin talks about living in Las Vegas, Nevada and his career as a plumber.
Archival Collection