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Transcript of interview with Beula Jane Adams by Maureen Beth Conner, May 11, 1977

Date

1977-05-11

Description

Maureen Conner interviews educator Beula Jane Adams (b. 1902) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Smithfield, Nebraska, Adams relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1932. During the interview Adams explores and highlights the role of education in relation to the social development of Nevada. Adams discusses presidential visits, early above ground atomic tests, and her involvement in local politics. Adams also discusses religion and how she became a Seventh-day Adventist Christian.

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Transcript of interview with Vonna Bajoneta by Margaret Louis, July, 1995

Date

1995-07

Description

Vonna Bajoneta discusses several thing within her interview pertaining to education, the medical field, and nursing. She also discusses her and other students' perspectives on the Distance Learning Program at UNLV.

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Drafts and copies of writings for Ironing Day

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File

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00387
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Papers
Box/Folder: Box 2

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Abraham Gomez interview, December 6, 2019: transcript

Date

2019-12-06

Description

Interviewed by Elsa Lopez. Abraham Gomez is a College Navigator for the Nevada Treasurer's Office where he is responsible for providing and distributing information on post-secondary resources that may enable Nevadans to go to college. Gomez was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and grew up on the East Side near Desert Pines High School. He received an Associate of Arts from the College of Southern Nevada before obtaining a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from the University of Nevada, Reno. After graduating he worked as a GEAR UP Ambassador for Nevada State College where he advised a cohort of 46 low-income students on the importance of continuing their education. He has volunteered with various organizations throughout Southern Nevada and continues to work to better his community and make education accessible to students everywhere.

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Nanyu Tomiyasu interview, April 12, 1977: transcript

Date

1977-04-12

Description

On April 12, 1977, collector Mark French interviewed Nanyu Tomiyasu (born May 28th, 1918 in Las Vegas, Nevada) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In this interview, Nanyu Tomiyasu discusses growing up and working on his father’s (Bill Yonema Tomiyasu) farm in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses how his father came to Las Vegas and being one of the few Japanese families in Las Vegas as a child.

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Interview with Katie McWilliam, July 9, 2004

Date

2004-07-09

Description

Narrator affiliation: Consultant for Seismological Issues
Access note: Audio temporarily sealed

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Interview with Lawrence Frerric Krenzien, September 8, 2005

Date

2005-09-08

Description

Narrator affiliation: Resident Test Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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African American Experience Community Scanning Day Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00437

Abstract

The African American Experience Community Scanning Day Photograph Collection (approximately 1958-1980, 2004) is comprised of digital surrogates of photographic prints and ephemera that document the experiences of the African American community in Las Vegas, Nevada. Materials were donated by members of the Las Vegas community as part of a community scanning day event hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's University Libraries in 2013.

Archival Collection

Jack Howard interview, February 27, 1977: transcript

Date

1977-02-27

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas collection OH-00897. On February 27, 1977, collector Michael K. Ericksen interviewed his uncle, schoolteacher, Jack E. Howard, (born June 18th, 1920 in Dewey, Oklahoma) in his home in Overton, Nevada. This interview covers Mr. Howard’s personal experiences and recollections about Southern Nevada. Mr. Howard’s wife, Mrs. Helen Howard, is also present during this interview, which offers a thirty year local overview.

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Eighty Days Around the World, undated

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Item

Archival Collection

Arnold Shaw Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00432
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 13

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