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"Tommy" oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02056

Abstract

Oral history interview with "Tommy" conducted by Dennis McBride on April 28, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Thompson discusses his life as a gay man, his parents’ acceptance despite being heavily religious, and writing poems for the Las Vegas Bugle for many years.

Archival Collection

Interview with Leonard Kriesler, April 20, 2005

Date

2005-04-20

Description

Narrator affiliation: Medical Director, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)
Access note: Not available online.

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Interview on the side of the road near the desert: photographic slide

Date

1984-05

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Lenten Desert Experience. The sign on the ground says, "UNAUTHORIZED EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED ON THE TEST SITE". 

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Helen Caldicot interviewed at the Rocky Flats: photographic slide

Date

1979-05

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). 

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Photographs of Blanche Zucker being interviewed in a children's library, mid-1980s

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Three photographs of Blanche Zucker being interviewed in a children's library.

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H. P. Fitzgerald oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00582

Abstract

Oral history interview with H. P. Fitzgerald conducted by Wymon Henderson on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fitzgerald discusses black history in Las Vegas, Nevada, school integration, and being one of the first black administrators for Clark County School District.

Archival Collection

H. P. Fitzgerald oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00581

Abstract

Oral history interview with H. P. Fitzgerald conducted by Kathlyn Wilson on March 09, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fitzgerald discusses black history in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about school integration and being one of the first black administrators for Clark County School District.

Archival Collection

Sam Nakanishi interview, 1987

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Item

Archival Collection

Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00887
Collection Name: Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Elsa Culbert interview, 1993

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00887
Collection Name: Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

C. D. Williams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01985

Abstract

Oral history interview with C. D. Williams conducted by Edwin R. Smith on July 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Williams discusses his career as a firefighter in Las Vegas, Nevada and the history of the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department. He describes his early history, moving to Las Vegas in 1942, and how he obtained his position in the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department. Williams also describes his training, the equipment they utilized, and how that equipment, as well as the fire department itself, has changed over time. He tells anecdotes of calls and his experiences in the department. Williams explains how the construction of the Basic Magnesium Plant and Nellis Air Force Base affected the fire department. He talks about how and why the Clark County Fire Department and North Las Vegas Fire Department were established, and how Las Vegas casinos paid the city for fire protection. Lastly, Williams discusses being drafted during World War II and his service as a military fire fighter.

Archival Collection