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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, December 16, 1954
Date
1954-12-16
Archival Collection
Description
Official publication of Las Vegas, Nevada Rotary Club
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Ashley E. Nitz oral history interview: transcript
Date
2018-02-06
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Ashley Nitz conducted by Claytee D. White on February 6, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Ashley Nitz discusses her experiences attending the 2017 Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada with a friend. She talks about making the weekend of the event a "staycation", where she stayed with her friend at the Trump Hotel. Nitz goes into detail on the Route 91 Harvest festival venue and the events of that Sunday night when the shooting began. She speaks of the lockdown in the Tropicana Hotel and the support given there to all of the survivors, such as water and medical aid, as well as her journey home once the lockdown was lifted. The interview ends with a discussion on life after the shooting.
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Transcript of interview with Freddie Glusman by Barbara Tabach, October 29, 2015
Date
2015-10-29
Archival Collection
Description
In this interview Glusman discusses his early memories of being raised in Vancouver, Canada and how he ended up in Las Vegas. He reflects on how he first got his start in the town and his early dealings with casinos and their owners while he was working as a carpet and drapery salesman and while working for Fabulous Magazine. Glusman explains how he started his restaurant and tells about the people he encountered while doing this that where significant to both the Jewish community and Las Vegas as a whole. He recounts stories that include such people as Meyer Lansky, Al Sachs, and Moe Dalitz.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter scrapbook: "Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas"
Date
2016 to 2017
Archival Collection
Description
From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014).
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