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Transcript of interview with William G. Flangas by Dr. David Emerson, September 27, 2006

Date

2006-09-27

Description

William Flangas was born in Ely, Nevada, in 1927. He attended grade school through high school in White Pine County. In his junior year, he left school to join the Navy. After the war, he enrolled at UNR on the G.I. Bill, and graduated with a degree in metallurgical engineering. In 1951, Bill worked for Kennecott in a 'deep root' project, spent a summer in Chile working in a smelter, and then went back to work for Kennecott in underground operations. On the basis of this experience, he wrote a thesis and earned an EM degree (Engineer of Mines). Bill was approached in 1958 by Mr. Reynolds of the Reynolds Electric/Engineering Company with a request that he come help them out at the Nevada Test Site. He refused at first, but after a second call and a visit to the tunnel site, he accepted the job, pulled together a first-rate group of experienced miners, and stayed on to enjoy a 40 year career concurrent with the job at the test site, Bill was appointed to the State Planning Board, later renamed the State Public Works Board. The function of the board was to list public buildings in order of priority. In 1984, the College of Engineering at UNLV made the priority list. Bill helped set up three point contact among the university personnel, the architectural firm, and the Public Works Board. This was to ensure that the building met the needs of the engineers but did not go over budget.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 24, 2003

Date

2003-02-24

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about contracts, resolutions, and bylaws.

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Wayne Tanaka oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03741

Abstract

Oral history interview with Wayne Tanaka conducted by Ayrton Yamaguchi, Vanessa Concepcion, Kristel Peralta, Cecilia Winchell, and Stefani Evans on March 12, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.

Wayne shares his family's heritage and history as Japanese Hawaiians and discusses his father's internment during World War II. He shares his background growing up in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i and how he came to live in Las Vegas. Wayne discusses his career as an educator for the Clark County School District and talks about his life in Las Vegas with his wife and daughters.

Subjects discussed include: Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha; Executive Order 9066; Sunset High School; Boulder Dam Area Council

Archival Collection

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 3, 1997

Date

1997-02-03

Description

Includes meeting agenda, minutes, and a supplemental agenda.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 11, 1999

Date

1999-10-11

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes, along with additional information about articles of impeachment.

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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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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 08, 2004

Date

2004-03-08

Description

Includes meeting minutes, along with additional information about Rebelpalooza.

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