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N. Nakashima interview, 1993 October

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00887
Collection Name: Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Hobert D. Blair by Jay Brewer, April 20, 1975

Date

1975-04-20

Description

Jay Brewer interviews Hobert D. Blair at his home in Boulder City, Nevada. Mister Blair, Misses Blair, and the interviewer Jay Brewer are present. Mister Blair was born in Boreing, Kentucky in 1900, he then moved to Idaho in 1910 before relocating to Nevada in 1931. The interview covers the growth of Boulder City, from 1931 to 1975.

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Floats in the Henderson Industrial Days Parade: photographic print

Description

The Henderson Elks float drives through the Henderson Industrial Days Parade.

Rena Lees interview, March 19, 1978: transcript

Date

1978-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

On March 19, 1978, collector Bill Young interviewed Rena Lees (born October 15th, 1934 in Las Vegas, Nevada) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Rena Lees talks about growing up in Las Vegas and the activities she was involved in as a teenager. She also discusses her family and her career working at Sunrise Hospital.

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Interview with James Donald Merlino, November 7, 2004

Date

2004-11-07

Description

Narrator affiliation: Sheriff's Office., Nye County (Nev.)

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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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Henderson Day Care Program: documents and budget

Date

1966

Description

From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series II: Projects. This folder contains a budget and other documents relating to the Henderson Day Care Program during 1966.

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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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Transcript of interview with Neil H. Holmes by Laura Bell, February 12, 1975

Date

1975-02-12

Description

On February 12, 1975, collector Laura Bell interviewed her neighbor, plant mechanic foreman, Neil H. Holmes (born on November 16th, 1897 in Chicopee, Kansas) in the collector’s home in Boulder City, Nevada. This interview covers the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam. During this interview Neil also discusses local living conditions in 1931.

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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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