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Helen Caldicot interviewed at the Rocky Flats: photographic slide

Date

1979-05

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). 

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Photographs of Blanche Zucker being interviewed in a children's library, mid-1980s

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Three photographs of Blanche Zucker being interviewed in a children's library.

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H. P. Fitzgerald oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00582

Abstract

Oral history interview with H. P. Fitzgerald conducted by Wymon Henderson on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fitzgerald discusses black history in Las Vegas, Nevada, school integration, and being one of the first black administrators for Clark County School District.

Archival Collection

H. P. Fitzgerald oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00581

Abstract

Oral history interview with H. P. Fitzgerald conducted by Kathlyn Wilson on March 09, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fitzgerald discusses black history in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about school integration and being one of the first black administrators for Clark County School District.

Archival Collection

Sam Nakanishi interview, 1987

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00887
Collection Name: Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Elsa Culbert interview, 1993

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00887
Collection Name: Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

C. D. Williams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01985

Abstract

Oral history interview with C. D. Williams conducted by Edwin R. Smith on July 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Williams discusses his career as a firefighter in Las Vegas, Nevada and the history of the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department. He describes his early history, moving to Las Vegas in 1942, and how he obtained his position in the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department. Williams also describes his training, the equipment they utilized, and how that equipment, as well as the fire department itself, has changed over time. He tells anecdotes of calls and his experiences in the department. Williams explains how the construction of the Basic Magnesium Plant and Nellis Air Force Base affected the fire department. He talks about how and why the Clark County Fire Department and North Las Vegas Fire Department were established, and how Las Vegas casinos paid the city for fire protection. Lastly, Williams discusses being drafted during World War II and his service as a military fire fighter.

Archival Collection

N. Nakashima interview, 1993 October

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00887
Collection Name: Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

J. A. Tiberti oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01824

Abstract

Oral history interviews with J. A. Tiberti conducted by Claytee D. White on August 17, 2000 and August 24, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Tiberti begins by discussing his family history and his upbringing in the mining town of Morley, Colorado, and later in Detroit, Michigan. He describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941, where he worked for the United States Corps of Engineers on the construction of Nellis Air Force Base and later established his construction company, J. A. Tiberti Construction Company. Tiberti talks about being a member of the City of Las Vegas Planning Commission, the duties and responsibilities that came with being on the Planning Commission, and describes how a construction company is run. He also discusses his wife, children, and how Las Vegas has changed and grown since the 1940s.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Helen M. Baucum by William D. Marshall, February 28, 1975

Date

1975-02-28

Description

William D. Marshall interviews Helen M. Baucum (b. 1920) at her office, about her life as a local Nevadan. The interview covers Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, and Henderson.

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