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Joseph C. Mattingly interview, February 23, 1979: transcript

Date

1979-02-23

Description

On February 23, 1979, collector Sean Powers interviewed Joseph C. Mattingly (born April 21st, 1912 in Texas) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Mr. Mattingly discusses working construction on many buildings in the Las Vegas and Henderson areas in Nevada. He also talks about being a member of a motorcycle club and about air conditioning in the early days.

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Transcript of interview with Margo Mink Colbert by Barbara Tabach, November 11, 2014

Date

2014-11-11

Description

Interview with Margo Mink Colbert by Barbara Tabach on November 11, 2014. Colbert discusses her upbringing in New York and her schooling at the High School of Performing Arts and Julliard. She is a choreographer and faculty member at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Margot Mink Colbert was born in 1935 in New York City, to parents of different economic backgrounds who shared a Jewish immigrant heritage. She attended Julliard and studied under modern dance pioneers like Martha Graham and Jose Limon. Margot honed her skill for choreography, and took her first job in academia as a Senior Lecturer in the dance department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1991, she moved to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to take a one-year appointment as an instructor. A year later, she was hired into a tenure track position. Margot is now a Professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, assistant chairperson of and Director of Ballet in its Department of Dance. In addition, she continues to direct Ballet Mink, a dance company she founded in 1970.

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Audio clip from interview with Charles Salton by George Green, April 23, 1976

Date

1976-04-23

Description

Part of an interivew with Charles Salton on April 23, 1976. In this clip, Salton discusses his partnership with Larry Larkin and building in Las Vegas.

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Progress Report for J. H. Wittwer, 1940-41 program

Date

1941

Description

List of activities and projects worked on by John Wittwer in 1940-41. Report has penciled comments in several places.

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Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Community Collection

Identifier

MS-00935

Abstract

The Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Community Collection (approximately 1973-2020) consists of artwork, memorabilia, ephemera, event fliers, and event photographs donated by members of the Latinx community in Las Vegas, Nevada and collected by staff members of the Oral History Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Materials were donated and collected as part of the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada oral history and community engagement project hosted by UNLV University Libraries. Some of the materials in this collection are related to oral history interviews for Lidia Bonilla, Horacio Lopez, Krystal Ramirez, and Gustavo Ramos. This collection also includes fliers and posters advertising events in the Latinx community, campaign signs for Latinx candidates running for office, and Spanish language campaign signs.

Archival Collection

Photograph of public library, Las Vegas, circa 1950

Date

1950

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Fundraiser for Las Vegas Public Libr. Bldg. Beda Cornwall, middle; Fed Beeman, right." Included with the image is a Las Vegas Review-Journal article titled "Help Us Write History - 12/22/85."

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