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Nick Robone oral history interview: transcript
Date
2017-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Nick Robone conducted by Claytee D. White and Barbara Tabach on December 21, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Nick Robone, born and raised in Nevada, details his process of healing after being shot during the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. He discusses the events of that Sunday night and how he has learned to view life in a more positive light. Robone mentions various coping mechanisms that have helped him, including being open about his experience and talking about it with other survivors as well as pursuing his passions.
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Jhone Ebert (Department of Education) oral history interview conducted by Magdalena Martinez and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript
Date
2022-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Education sector interviews file.
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Photograph of a crowd attending a Miners Union event on 2nd Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Massacre in Russia, Goldfield (Nev.), January 20, 1907
Date
1907-01-20
Archival Collection
Description
[Industrial Workers of the World]
Caption: Miners-celebration in-Goldfield-Nev Bloody-Sunday Jan-20-1907
Site Name: Miners Union Hall (Goldfield, Nev.)
State Bank and Trust Company (Goldfield, Nev.)
Palm Grill (Goldfield, Nev.)
Caption: Miners-celebration in-Goldfield-Nev Bloody-Sunday Jan-20-1907
Site Name: Miners Union Hall (Goldfield, Nev.)
State Bank and Trust Company (Goldfield, Nev.)
Palm Grill (Goldfield, Nev.)
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Prima, Louis, 1910-1978
Louis Prima (1910-1978) was an American singer, songwriter, trumpeter, bandleader, and actor during the mid-20th century. He was known for performing jazz, swing, and jump blues music. Using his background from New Orleans and his Italian heritage to shape his distinctive sound, he encouraged other performers at the time to embrace their ethnic heritage. He frequently performed with his wife, Keely Smith, at the height of his popularity.
Person
Dennis McBride Collection of Gay Erotica
Identifier
MS-00624
Abstract
The Dennis McBride Collection of Gay Erotica (1960-2006) contains a selection of pornographic publications, three VHS tapes of erotic films, and photographic prints mail ordered from gay erotica or physique photography studios. The three studios represented in this collection are Alexander Studio, Sierra Domino Studio, and Third World Studio.
Archival Collection
Bob Friedlander Jazz Music Manuscripts
Identifier
MS-00979
Abstract
The Bob Friedlander Jazz Music Manuscripts (approximately 1960-1980) are comprised of music manuscripts arranged by Bob Friedlander and collected by the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some titles are photocopies of the original manuscript. Friedlander arranged for big band musicians such as Harry James, Sam Donahue, Richard Maltby, Ralph Flanagan, and Johnny Long.
Archival Collection
Dorothy Keeler Papers
Identifier
MS-00195
Abstract
The Dorothy Keeler Papers (1811-1977) document early Las Vegas history, the life and career of former United States Mint director Eva Adams, and contain images of the Western United States and Southern Nevada in the 1930s. The collection contains clippings on the history of Las Vegas and early Las Vegas weddings as well as photographs documenting the Keelers' travels throughout the Western United States and the construction and dedication of Hoover Dam.
Archival Collection
Insignia Films Research for the American Experience: Las Vegas - An Unconventional History
Identifier
MS-00508
Abstract
The Insignia Films Research for the "American Experience: Las Vegas - An Unconventional History" collection (1968, 2004-2005) contains photocopied research material, primarily drawn from Nevada newspapers, photographic prints, Betacam and VHS videotapes with interviews and footage used in the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) series "American Experience: Las Vegas - An Unconventional History," created for the Las Vegas Centennial, Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are original issues of Look magazine with Las Vegas, Nevada coverage, and a United States Freedom of Information Act (USFOIA) report on Tony Spilotro.
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