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Olenda Purdy oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Olenda Purdy conducted by Mark Miller on March 12, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Purdy discusses her experiences living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She specifically talks about her family history, gambling in Las Vegas, and the changes in the Las Vegas economy and environment since the 1960s.
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Patricia Ludwick oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Patricia Ludwick conducted by Jeanette Napoliello on March 30, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ludwick discusses her personal history since arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. Ludwick then discusses the different shows that she attended and the type of atmosphere inside casinos at the time.
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Leslie Mujica oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Leslie Mujica conducted by Barbrara Tabach on June 2, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project and The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic. In this interview, Mujica talks about her childhood growing up in Guatemala and immigrating to Southern California with her family in 1980. She discusses her move to Las Vegas in 2005 and her employment history both in nonprofit work and in construction, which led to the pursuit of her current position as the Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Las Vegas Power Professionals. Leslie also shares her educational history with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is where she obtained her Master's Degree in Public Administration and where Leslie currently serves as a board member of the Latinx Voices Project and the Alumni Legacy Board.
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Leroy Burt oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Leroy Burt conducted by an unidentified interviewer on July 01, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Burt’s wife is present during the interview.
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Shirley Helmick oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Shirley Helmick conducted by Lyle Helmick on May 12, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Helmick discusses her personal history, occupational history, and reasons for moving to Nevada. She also explains events that the United Methodist Church hosts.
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Howie Fuhr oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howie Fuhr conducted by Jeff Krieger on March 08, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fuhr discusses his life in Minnesota and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942.
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Frank Scott oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Frank Scott conducted by Richard Lloyd Pipkins on January 23, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Scott discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada since the 1930s. He talks about the changes in crime, people settling in the city, and the railroad history of Las Vegas.
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Melissa Warren oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Melissa Warren conducted by Claytee D. White on November 02, 2015 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Warren begins by discussing her early history in Utah and how she started her career in advertising and public relations. She describes the work she has done for the Howard Hughes Corporation in coordinating the advertising for the Summerlin community in Las Vegas, Nevada before and after its construction. Warren also details how the Howard Hughes Corporation made its decisions on how to plan and structure the Summerlin community, how it handled education in the community, and various promotional events that were held for Summerlin.
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Tom Wright oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Tom Wright conducted by Claytee White on February 14, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas History Project. Wright opens his interview by discussing his family history and his education. He then describes what the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) was like in the 1960s and his father's experiences working at the newly established university. Wright then recalls his own experiences at UNLV in the history department as a "Latin Americanist" professor and dean. He also discusses Latin American history and his dissertation about Chilean politics.
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Gail Zamito oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Gail Zamito conducted by Muriel Osborne on March 05, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Zamito discusses the development of Las Vegas, Nevada since her move to the city in 1950.
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