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Fernando Romero oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-10-02

Description

Oral history interview with Fernando Romero conducted by Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on October 2, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Barbara Tabach also participates in the questioning. Fernando Romero was born in El Paso, Texas in a musical home. His father and brother were avid music players, and his brother left El Paso to play in orchestra in Las Vegas. Despite not being as passionate about music as the rest of his family, music was Romero's ticket to higher education. Romero attended University of Nevada South before it was renamed University of Nevada Las Vegas. Romero has gone on to be deeply involved in the Las Vegas community. He is the current president of Hispanics in Politics. Subjects discussed in this interview include: Hispanics in Politics, Nevada Association of Latin Americans, and education.

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Helen J. Stewart Papers

Identifier

MS-00171

Abstract

The Helen J. Stewart Papers (1869-1978) document the life of Las Vegas, Nevada pioneer, Helen J. Stewart. It includes correspondence between Stewart and her children as well as various family legal papers and certificates. The collection also contains Helen J. Stewart's 70th birthday scrapbook, a ledger, and a day book from 1904-1919, as well as several photograph albums and information related to the family burial plot.

Archival Collection

Debra March (and Ryan Turner) (City of Henderon, Mayor) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers: transcript

Date

2022-08-08

Description

From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Elected official interviews file.

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Ryan Turner (City of Henderon, Emergency Manager) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers: transcript

Date

2022-08-08

Description

From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Government agency interviews file.

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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Mrs. W.M. Clayton

Date

1940-01

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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Report surveying Las Vegas Ranch from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 24, 1902

Date

1902-12-24

Archival Collection

Description

McWilliams' summary of his findings in his survey of the Las Vegas Ranch, including land boundaries and water resources. Link to one of the plats mentioned in the letter is in references field.

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Memo from Thomas A. Campbell to Spencer Butterfield and others about the bond election campaign, August 31, 1953

Date

1953-08-31

Archival Collection

Description

Details of advertising campaign to promote the bond election

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Transcript of interview with Beverly J. Britton by Jeff Neher, February 26, 1979

Date

1979-02-26

Description

Jeff Neher interviews accountant Beverly J. Britton at her apartment in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born September 29th, 1949 in Vernon, Texas, Britton relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1995. During the interview Britton offers an overview of life in the Las Vegas area from 1955 to 1979.

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Transcript of interview with Renee Marchant Rampton by Dr. Caryll Batt Dziedziak, September 25, 2015

Date

2015-09-25

Description

Renee Marchant Rampton has often referred to herself as "One of Fifteen." Indeed, growing up in a family of fifteen children, Renee experienced the care of loving parents, the excitement of a bustling household, and the engagement of an active Church; all amidst the strains of a depression era economy. Renee's mother, Beatrice Marchant, provided Renee with a strong role model with which to emulate; a disciplined woman, who rose to the task without hesitation. Beatrice became the family's provider after her husband's debilitating stroke and later served in the Utah Legislature during the 1970s. Renee loved music from an early age. As a young child she found an early job as a piano accompanist for a dance studio. In 1956 she married musician, Roger Rampton, a successful percussionist. They soon settled in Las Vegas, where Roger performed on the Strip and they began raising their four children. It was an exciting period in Las Vegas history as the Strip attracted musicians and

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