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Transcript of interview with Emma Ellsworth by Clark Ellsworth, March 5, 1980
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On March 5, 1980, Clark Ellsworth interviewed his grandmother, Emma Ellsworth (born 1902 in Payson, Utah) about her experiences in Southern Nevada. Ellsworth first talks about growing up in Utah and getting married before moving to Pioche, Nevada during the Great Depression. She also talks about bringing up a family in Las Vegas as well as her and her husband’s work in running Beneficial Life, a life insurance business, in Las Vegas. Ellsworth also talks about the Mormon churches in Las Vegas, the schools her children attended, and the number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren she had at the time.
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Interview with Rosemary Lynch, June 8, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 28, 2000
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Archival Collection
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Ellen Lempe interview, March 23, 1977: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 23, 1977, Paul Pearson interviewed Ellen Lempe (b. 1928 in Detroit, Michigan). Lempe details her life in Sturgis, Michigan—her marriage, her kids and an automobile accident that resulted in gangrene and amputation—before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. She recounts working as a telephone operator, gambling after work and a big win playing keno. Moreover, she describes her disinterest for politics, her husband’s love for sports and his work as a car salesman. The two end by discussing inflation and the changing attitude and landscape of the city.
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Interview with Robert Campbell, March 9, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 03, 2003
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Archival Collection
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Web Archive
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Web Archive represents archived websites that are part of the unlv.edu domain that have been collected since 2013. Websites in this collection represent all academic functions of UNLV including colleges and departments, the University Libraries, museums, undergraduate and graduate colleges, and course catalogs. Other websites represented in this collection include UNLV Athletics, research centers, campus directories, UNLV News Center, and the UNLV President's website.
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Josiah Edward Spurr Papers
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Collection consists of an original manuscript, "Geology and Ore-Deposition at Tonopah, Nevada" by Josiah Edward Spurr (1870-1950) with hand-drawn diagrams, and letters discussing the donation of the manuscript. The manuscript, which was published in the journal Economic Geology in 1915, is a geological description of the Tonopah mining area; the Tonopah Mining Company is mentioned frequently. It is undated, but the publication date suggests it was written approximately 1913-1915.
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