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Broken Hills, 1959-1962

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Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 22

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Carson City, 1962-1966

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Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Charleston, NYE, 1959-1962

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Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Box/Folder: Box 22

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Cherry Creek, 1956-1960

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Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Box/Folder: Box 22

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Death Valley, 1921-1968

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Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Box/Folder: Box 22

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Architects and architecture: Jeter, Cook, and Jepson, 2005

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
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Collection Number: MS-00547
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
Box/Folder: Box 22

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Video Interview with Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold at Vegas PBS, April 2, 2013

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2013-04-02

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Daughter of Dr. James McMillan, first black dentist in Las Vegas and a former NAACP president, recalls moving to Las Vegas from Detroit, learning about segregation here. She mentions list of outstanding female mentors and community leaders, and much more.

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Video Interview with Melvin Sanders at Vegas PBS, April 1, 2013

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2013-04-01

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Melvin Sanders talks about growing up on the Westside as the son of a pastor/auto detailing business owner. He recalls tensions and the joy of his upbringing during the 1960s. He tells a story about working for State Gaming Board at age 16, going to college on a football scholarship, and an encounter with Sonny Liston. Sanders and his brothers inherited his father's auto detailing business.

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Transcript of interview with Robert Paluzzi by Claytee White, September 5, 2006

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2006-09-05

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Claytee White interviews Robert Paluzzi on September 5, 2006.

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Transcript of interview with Harry Sax by Barbara Tabach, April 8, 2015

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2015-04-08

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Interview with Harry Sax by Barbara Tabach on April 8, 2015. In this interview, Sax discusses his family history and upbringing in Chicago, and his military service in Munich. He returned to Chicago and became business partners with Michael Schulson, with whom he opened several Arby's outposts, and expanded to Las Vegas in 1968. He talks about life in Las Vegas in the 1970s and the competition in the fast food industry. He then talks about the reform congregation in Chicago and his connection to Judaism throughout his life. He describes himself as a "closet Jew" before becoming president at Congregation Ner Tamid in 2007. Sax discusses the programs at Ner Tamid for all ages, and his continued involvement in the community.

In 1939, Harry Sax was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son to first generation American Jews. He spent his childhood on Chicago's South, where his family belonged to a progressive Reform congregation. After graduating from Hyde Park High School, he continued his education at Indiana University. In college, Harry was a member of the ZBT Jewish fraternity, participated in a singing group, and was a cadet in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Upon graduating from college, Harry was stationed in Munich, Germany as a second lieutenant in the Quartermasters Corps. In addition to his required military duties, he also participated in an after-hours acting group; through this group, he was hired as an extra and for small roles, including The Great Escape. When he finished his service, Harry returned to Chicago, where he connected with a high school friend, Mike Schulson. The two became partners and purchased Arby's franchises in Chicago and Las Vegas. Thus, in 1968, while his partner remained in Chicago, Harry moved to Las Vegas and opened two franchise locations in two weeks. Though it took a few years to stabilize the business and overcome competition, he opened a third location in 1972 on South Decatur, what was then the western edge of the city. Today, Harry has nineteen locations in Las Vegas, with additional franchises in Reno and Barstow, California, and employs nearly 300 people. After about twenty years as a "closet Jew" in the city, Harry reconnected with Judaism and joined Congregation Ner Tamid in the late 1990s. He served on its board, eventually becoming vice president and then president (2007-09). He also dedicated himself to have a bar mitzvah, following up on his Jewish education and confirmation as a teenager. Harry has also served on the Anti-Defamation League's board as well as an active member of the Chamber of Commerce.

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