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Terry Miller-Newcomb oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Terry Miller-Newcomb conducted by Claytee D. White on October 10, 2005 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview Terry Miller-Newcomb dicusses being born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas in the 1950s to 1970s, and her father starting the Physical Education program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She then goes on to discuss attending the University of Nevada Reno, working at the R & R Advertising company, moving back to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980, getting a masters degree in 1987, and opening up her own private practice in marriage and family therapy in 1988.
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Dennis W. James oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dennis W. James conducted by Wayne Bennett on April 05, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, James reflects upon his 30-year career as a teacher and administrator in New York’s Sachem Central School District. He discusses the process by which he became a teacher and eventually an administrator, his regular responsibilities and challenges as principal, and his approach to school administration. He also discusses his experience being at school the day of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Lois Bell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lois Bell conducted by Sam Cusimano on unknown date for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bell discusses her time as a cocktail waitress in various casinos, including her experiences of waiting on various celebrities. Bell also describes the changes of the Las Vegas Strip, her account of witnessing atomic testing events, and her position at Roxie’s, a brothel that existed during the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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New Day, undated
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 52
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Earth Day, 1990
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Collection Name: Citizen Alert Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Delon Potter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Delon Potter conducted by Eleanor Christoffersen on February 3, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this brief interview, Potter, a Mesquite, Nevada native, talks about his birth in 1909 and his move to Las Vegas in 1933. He describes the early town and some of the more notable inhabitants including "Pop" Squires, working at the Winterwood Ranch at the base of Sunrise Mountain, as a sheep herder near Kaolin, Nevada, and later as a construction worker at the Hoover Dam. After the war, Potter explains that he tried running his own ranch in Utah before moving back to Henderson, Nevada, working for U. S. Lime and trading horses throughout Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
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Happy Days, undated
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Collection Name: Ken Tiffany Music Scores
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 2
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Lucky Day, undated
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Collection Name: Ken Tiffany Music Scores
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 4
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A Nice Day, undated
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Collection Name: Ken Tiffany Music Scores
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 4
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On a Clear Day, undated
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Collection Name: Ken Tiffany Music Scores
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 4
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