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Amended interview form, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Jack Anderson Professional Papers on Operation Life

Archival Component

"Channel 8 interview" video, undated

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Mark L. Fine Papers

Archival Component

Bess Hanson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00787

Abstract

Oral history interview with Bess Hanson conducted by Debra Puepke on February 25, 1971 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project. In her interview Hanson discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and raising a family there.

Archival Collection

Jerrie Merritt oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02894

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jerrie Merritt conducted by Lisa McAllister on November 23, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Merritt discusses her early life in Alabama, and relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Benny Binion oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00017

Abstract

Oral history interview with Benny Binion conducted by an unknown interviewer circa 1975 to 1977. In this interview, Binion discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1946 and his involvement with the town in the early 1950s. He discusses what motivated him to move, his involvement with the Las Vegas Club, and his decision to build The Westerner and eventually Binion’s Horseshoe on Fremont Street. He also describes what gaming was like in Las Vegas when he first arrived, and his interactions with other casinos such as the Flamingo, Eldorado Club, and Hotel Apache in 1951.

Archival Collection

Beverly J. Britton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00253

Abstract

Oral history interview with Beverly J. Britton conducted by Jeff Neher on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Britton offers an overview of life in the Las Vegas, Nevada area from 1955 to 1979.

Archival Collection

Marilyn B. Brockett oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00256

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marilyn B. Brockett conducted by Jay Brewer on April 25, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brockett moved to Nevada in 1932. During this interview Brockett discusses social changes and the growth of Boulder City, Nevada from 1932 to 1975.

Archival Collection

Russell H. Allen oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00027

Abstract

Oral history interview with Russell H. Allen conducted by Izola Olsen on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Allen discusses home life, living and working in Alamo, Nevada, teaching, and changes in education.

Archival Collection

Kraig Knapp interview, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Ralph Roske Papers

Archival Component

Vern Willis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01995

Abstract

Oral history interview with Vern Willis conducted by Perry Kaufman in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview Willis discusses the telephone company in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about the telephone industry both from a utility and customer perspective.

Archival Collection