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Interview with William Byron Beam, January 20, 2005

Date

2005-01-20

Description

Narrator affiliation: Mining Safety Manager, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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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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Vera Moore (True Beginnings/Divinity House) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript

Date

2022-11-07

Description

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

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Interview with Bennie Reilley, Sr., May 10, 2004

Date

2004-05-10

Description

Narrator affiliation: Downwinder (Western Shoshone); Security guard; Protester
Access note: May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee

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Paul Sarno oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02237

Abstract

Oral history interview with Paul Sarno conducted by David G. Schwartz on July 13, 2007 for the Remembering Jay Sarno Oral History Project. Sarno begins by discussing the Sarno family, his grandparents, their Jewish heritage, and the early life of his uncle, Jay Sarno, and his father. Sarno then describes how his uncle married a lot later than his older siblings and he was the only one who had personal hobbies such as golf. Sarno then chronicles his uncle’s role as a businessman in Las Vegas, Nevada and how he only visited Las Vegas once because his father was a gambling addict. Lastly, Sarno discusses everything he knew about his uncle’s relationship with Allen Dorfman, the Teamster’s Union, and his legal troubles with the Internal Revenue Service.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials

Identifier

MS-00933

Abstract

UNLV Libraries Collection of Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials includes clippings, press releases, press kits, and promotional materials for the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1989 to 1997.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Grand Casinos, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports

Identifier

MS-00960

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Grand Casinos, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials for Grand Casinos, Inc. properties in Mississippi, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Nevada, dating from 1992-2002.

Archival Collection

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 21, 1986

Date

1986-08-21

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 16 (Part 2) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 20, 2008

Date

2008-10-20

Description

Includes meeting agenda, with additional information about articles. CSUN Session 37 Meeting Minutes and Agendas .

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 02, 2006

Date

2006-10-02

Description

Includes meeting agenda, along with additional information about memorandums. CSUN Session 36 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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