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Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers

Identifier

MS-00017

Abstract

The Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers (1886-1974) document Longwell's professional career as a geologist and his pioneering field work in Clark County, Nevada. Included are Longwell's field notes; manuscripts, articles and speeches related to geology; personal and business correspondence; professional publications; subject and name files; specimen tags; photographic prints, negatives, and slides; and geological and topographical maps, primarily of Nevada, California, Arizona, and Utah.

Archival Collection

Astrid Silva oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-04-22

Description

Oral history interview with Astrid Silva conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Barbara Tabach on April 22, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Astrid Silva was born in Gomez Palacio, Durango in 1988. She immigrated with her mother to the United States in 1992, where they were met by her father before flying to Los Angeles. She recounts her first impression of the United States and her families eventual move to Las Vegas, where she describes her time living in Las Vegas' west side and struggles she faced being an undocumented student living in Las Vegas. She describes her first meeting with Senator Harry Reid and the friendship that developed afterwards. She has spoken at the Democratic National Convention and has been vocal about her status as a Dreamer. She is currently the Executive Director for DREAM Big Nevada which was established in 2017 in order to provide aid to Nevada's immigrant families. She writes about her hopes for Dreamers and her continued work in expanding the ways that immigrant families can be helped in an always changing political climate. Subjects discussed include: DACA, Dreamers, Immigrant Rights, and Higher Education.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 24, 1990

Date

1990-05-24

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 20 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Interview with Theresa Dorothy (Healy) Maynard, February 16, 2005

Date

2005-02-16

Description

Narrator affiliation: Federal Services Inc. Security Badge Office

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Interview with Robert Hahn, October 29, 2004

Date

2004-10-29

Description

Narrator affiliation: Department Manager, Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier (EG&G) Energy Measurements

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Interview with Robert Elmer Friedrichs, February 25, 2005

Date

2005-02-25

Description

Narrator affiliation: Radiation Safety, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo); Sr. Scientific Adviser, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

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Interview with Byron Leo Ristvet, April 17, 2006

Date

2006-04-17

Description

Narrator affiliation: Containment scientist, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Dept. of Defense

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Interview with Herbert Frank York, July 18, 2004

Date

2004-07-18

Description

Narrator affiliation: Physicist, First director, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory; Arms control negotiator; Director, Defense Dept. Research adn Engineering

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Interview with James Keith Magruder, November 22, 2004

Date

2004-11-22

Description

Narrator affiliation: Assistant Manager for Operations, U.S. Department of Energy

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