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Chris Davis, Debbie Davis, and Mynda Smith oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-05-24

Description

Oral history with Chris Davis, Debbie Davis, and Mynda Smith conducted by Claytee D. White and Barbara Tabach on May 24, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Debbie and Chris Davis and Mynda Smith discuss the murder of their daughter and sister (respectively), Neysa Davis Tonks, at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival on October 1, 2017. They discuss plans to form Fifty-Eight Loved and Never Forgotten, a foundation to help educate the children of the 58 families affected that night. Neysa, a single mother, left behind three sons, 24, 18, and 15 years of age. The family members recall how they were first alerted to Neysa's death, and having to locate and identify her body at the coroner's office twenty-four hours later. Chris, David, and Mynda reflect on Neysa's life, her work, and legacy. Debbie, Chris, and Mynda believe that "darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Neysa's light will shine forever."

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 31, 1982

Date

1982-08-31

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 12 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs Records

Identifier

UA-00023

Abstract

Records are comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs records from 1952 to 2009. The collection contains information about UNLV's academic affairs including information about the development and growth of departments, as well as what type of classes were offered. The collection also includes faculty schedule cards from 1955 to 1978.

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Transcript of interview with Walter John Ritzau by Elizabeth Garrison, February 25, 1977

Date

1977-02-25

Description

On February 25, 1977, Walter John Ritzau interviewed Elizabeth Schneehagen Garrison (born 1943 in Las Vegas, Nevada) about her life in Southern Nevada. Garrison first talks about her schooling in Las Vegas and her first homes in Las Vegas. She also discusses the atomic testing, the Devils Hole in Ash Meadows, early church involvement, recreational activities, and some of the environmental aspects of Las Vegas. Garrison later describes her work for the Central Telephone Company before describing the Helldorado parade and some of the early activities designed for children. In the latter part of the interview, she describes her father’s garden, the changes in the city environment and building, shopping locations, and more about her home life.

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Paul Chestovich oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-03-07

Description

Oral history interview with Paul Chestovich conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 7, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, doctor Paul Chestovich describes the events on the night of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada at the University Medical Center (UMC). He discusses how he heard about the shooting and rushed to UMC to help the patients as a trauma surgeon. Doctor Chestovich shares some specific cases from that night and his emotional reaction to the shooting.

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