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Jocelyn Cortez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03669

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jocelyn Cortez conducted by Nathalie Martinez on May 18, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Cortez discusses her family history in El Salvador and her parents' emigration to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980. She talks about the challenge of adjusting to city life, growing up on the Eastside of Las Vegas, and her educational experience. Cortez describes her involvement in the Student Organization of Latinos (SOL), and attending law school at the University of Arizona. Later, Cortez discusses the challenges of being an immigration attorney, and being elected president of the Latino Bar Association. Lastly, Cortez talks about changes in Las Vegas and the Latinx community.

Archival Collection

Sennes Family oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02610

Abstract

Oral history interview with the Sennes family conducted by Claytee D. White on November 18, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Frank Sennes Jr., Jerry Sennes, and Luanne Sennes Glenn discuss their father, Frank Sennes Sr., and his life and career as an entertainment director. They describe their early lives traveling with their father to various states before eventually moving to Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1950s, where Sennes Sr. became the entertainment director for the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino and the Moulin Rouge. They talk about their father's personal history, his work with Donn Arden, and the various celebrities they met through their father.

Archival Collection

Michael Ciccolo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03480

Abstract

Oral history with Michael Ciccolo conducted by Claytee D. White on September 18, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Ciccolo, a doctor at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, discusses the early morning after the mass shooting on October 1, 2017. He participated in surgery for two victims in the early morning after the shooting. As a doctor trained in Iowa, Arizona, and California, Ciccolo and his family love the city of Las Vegas. He trained at the University of Iowa, University of Arizona, and University of Southern California. His thoughts after the October 1 tragedy include the belief that as a society, we are not grateful enough for everyday things. He also discusses anger, and his conflicting thoughts on gun ownership.

Archival Collection

Boom days in Tonopah: photographic print

Date

1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)

Description

Boom days in Tonopah, Nevada in the early 1900s.

Image

John Wittwer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02005

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Wittwer conducted by Perry Kaufman on May 17, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Kaufman discusses living in Santa Clara, Utah and describes families from Switzerland migrating there as converts to the Latter-Day Saints Church.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Dick Chapter by Stan Hawkins, March 6, 1979

Date

1979-03-06

Description

On March 6, 1979, Stan Hawkins interviewed furniture refinisher, Richard T. Chapter (born January 28th, 1933 in Maine) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview, Richard recalls swimming at the old ranch, going into the furniture refinishing business, and the cost of living in Las Vegas. He also discusses Howard Hughes, the Boulder Dam, and the Union Pacific Railroad. Richard’s wife is also present during the interview and interjects comments about the old Mormon Fort, gambling, local business, and the weather in Las Vegas.

Text

Madeline Taylor Knighten oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01037

Abstract

Oral history interview with Madeline Taylor Knighten conducted by Jay Brewer on November 06, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Madeline Taylor Knighten discusses her life in the early days of Boulder City, Nevada. She also speaks about her husband’s work in the Green Hut Café, as well as in diamond drilling.

Archival Collection

The Rebel Yell, Vol. 12, No. 8 SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY EDITION (1991-02-14), page 18

File
Download 0483.jp2 (image/jp2; 2.46 MB)

Section

PERSIAN GULF UPDATE

Page

18

Digital ID

rby_1991021401_018

"Goldfields' Lighting Express in the early days.", postcard

Description

Tinted postcard, "Goldfields' Lighting Express in the early days."A man crouches down with a dog carrying supplies/tools on the animal's back.