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Law Day, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 46
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3:18, 2004
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-038
Archival Component
Ina Porter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ina Porter conducted by Claytee White on January 05, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood oral history project. Porter recalls moving to the John S. Park Neighborhood in the 1940s. She describes how they helped build the Mormon Church and the importance of the Latter Day Saints Church to the John S. Park Neighborhood. Lastly, Porter discusses the changes in the John S. Park Neighborhood over fifty years.
Archival Collection
Wing Fong oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Wing Fong conducted by Risota Villanueva Lee on March 01, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fong discusses the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, small businesses, minorities, Chinese philosophy on education, and growth in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Ann Marie Land oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Ann Marie Land conducted by Gayle Allen on August 6, 1995 and April 6, 1997 for the KDWN Radio Lifelines Oral History Interviews on Nursing.
Ann Marie Land, a certified rehabilitation registered nurse, talks on the public radio show "Lifelines with Gayle Allen" about rehabilitation nursing and the pros and cons of in-hospital rehab care versus at-home care. She also shares information about the Nevada Nurses Association, of which she is a member, and a recent walk the group organized for National Nurses Day.
Archival Collection
Joseph Thiriot oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Joseph Thiriot conducted by Claytee D. White on August 10, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Thiriot discusses his vivid memories of moving around, including living in Idaho where his father sold an invention that was a forerunner to the typewriter. He also talks about working as a high school teacher.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Bud Weil by Claytee White, December 9, 2003
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Archival Collection
Description
Bud Weil worked as a disc jockey in Mexico after serving in the military during World War II. In 1947, he moved to Las Vegas to work at KLAS but after two days he was job hunting. His search landed him at KENO, a radio station owned by Max and Laura Belle Kelch. His was an interview show that afforded him entree to stars performing in town. The list of his favorite interviews includes Sophie Tucker, Sammy Davis, Jack Benny, The Mills Brother, Rosemary Clooney, Leno Home, Joey Lewis and many others. In 1955, he became restless, left the career in broadcasting, and joined Max Kelch as a partner in a new venture for Las Vegas - Musak. This enterprise took him to the doors of every business in town and shortly, he knew everybody. He uses that knowledge in this interview to talk about all aspects of life as the town grew over the years. Today he is a senior statesman of our town, enjoying everything about Las Vegas except the traffic.
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Transcript of interview with Irene Sprague Black by Chari Horne, March 16, 1978
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Archival Collection
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Alphabetical subject files, 1991-2005
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Scope and Contents
The alphabetical subject files series of the MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group dates from 1991 to 2005. The series contains subject files covering a variety of topics collected and used by the public relations department of Mandalay Resort Group.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Mary K. Rymer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary K. Rymer conducted by Mary Fitzgerald on May 04, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Rymer discusses her career as a nurse in Las Vegas, Nevada, which began at Clark County Hospital. Rymer tells several anecdotes of her experiences during her career, and discusses how hospitals have changed and evolved in Las Vegas. Rymer goes on to discuss her short retirement from nursing, before returning to the profession after being hired as a nurse for the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection