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Shales, Jim. Milton Berle interview, Interview Magazine, 1986 September

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File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 15

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Janice and Robert Spurlock oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01750

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert and Janice Spurlock conducted by Claytee D. White on June 17, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Janice and Robert Spurlock discuss their individual histories in Las Vegas, Nevada. Janice talks about how her family moved to Las Vegas in the 1930s, going to school in Las Vegas, and the Helldorado Days. Robert discusses moving to Las Vegas in 1953, working in construction, and being accidentally exposed to radiation from the Nevada Test site.

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Transcript of interview with Ferren W. Bunker by Debra Leu, July 02, 1975

Date

1975-07-02

Description

Debra Leu interviews his friend, agriculture teacher, Ferren W. Bunker (born June 16th, 1918 in Bunkerville, Nevada) in the Bunker home. In addition to being born in Bunkerville, Bunker has lived in Reno, Caliente and Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview, Bunker discusses early above ground atomic tests, economic and environmental changes, and his heritage as a native Nevadan pioneer and old-timer. Employment is also discussed, as he describes what it was like working as Clark County Cooperative Extension Agent, in the early days.

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Correspondence re: Ironing Day

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File

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00387
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Papers
Box/Folder: Box 2

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Interview with Oscar Foger, May 5, 2005

Date

2005-05-05

Description

Narrator affiliation: Miner, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

Text

Labor Day, 1932-1947

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Series

Archival Collection

Fanny's Dress Shop Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00165
Collection Name: Fanny's Dress Shop Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

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Sachiko Young oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-12-05

Description

Oral history interview with Sachiko Young conducted by Mikaela Nettlow on December 5, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Sachiko shares her upbringing in Fukoka, Japan and how she and her family moved frequently as a child. She talks about meeting her husband, an American military man, while visiting family in Tokyo. Sachiko discusses their marriage and birth of their child, their move to San Jose, California, and their travels back and forth from Japan before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada. She shares stories of visiting casinos with friends, working in hotel coffee shops, and what life was like for her and her family. Sachiko also talks of how she and her husband both faced racial prejudice from their families and the difficulties of learning English as a second language.

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Ironing Day, copyright, 1955

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File

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00387
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Papers
Box/Folder: Box 2

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Mother's Day Cards, undated

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File

Archival Collection

J. T. McWilliams Family Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00153
Collection Name: J. T. McWilliams Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Canoe trips, 2 day, 1997

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File

Archival Collection

Frontier Girl Scouts Records
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Collection Number: MS-00421
Collection Name: Frontier Girl Scouts Records
Box/Folder: Box 32

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