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Al McDaniels interview, February 28, 1980: transcript
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On February 28, 1980, Rodney Goosby interviewed Al McDaniels (b. 1940 in Muskogee, Oklahoma) about his life in Las Vegas and his career as an athletic coach. McDaniels, referred to as Coach by Goosby, speaks primarily about his time as a coach for track and field at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, his community involvement and the city’s recreational activities. Moreover, McDaniels speaks about his education and his current research as he works on a doctoral degree in physical education. Lastly, he talks about the city’s growth and the move from empty desert spaces to housing and shopping center constructions.
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Interview with Robert Joseph Curran, July 19, 2005
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Helen Marguerite (Troester) Draper, June 24, 2004
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Interview with Cecil C. Garland, July 19, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Patricia George, with Virginia Sanchez, September 11, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Access note: May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee
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Interview with Virginia Sanchez, with Patricia George, September 11, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Access note: May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee
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Interview with Troy Ernest Wade II, July 7, 2004
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Roadrunners Internationale Contractor's Forum, October 6, 2005
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Transcript of bus tour of "Jewish Las Vegas" by Temple Beth Sholom, May 17, 2015
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Archival Collection
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Temple Beth Sholom organized and led a bus tour of parts of Las Vegas that are significant in local Jewish history. Stops on the tour included Woodlawn Cemetery and the former Temple Beth Sholom campus on Oakey Boulevard. Narrator Arlene Blut gives the overview of the Jewish community, and Rabbi Felipe Goodman talks to tour participants at the cemetery. Former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman speaks at the old synagogue along with Josh Abbey, whose mother created the stained glass windows at the temple.
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Chapter from autobiography by Bella Stern, 1980
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Archival Collection
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In this chapter, Stern describes her upbringing in Russia and fleeing to Poland. It is accompanied by a letter to the publishing company William Morrow.
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