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Interviews conducted by Mollie Gregory

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Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories

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Myrtle Cheel oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00365

Abstract

Oral history interview with Myrtle Cheel conducted by an unknown interviewer on February 02, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview, Mrs. Cheel discusses education in the Las Vegas, Nevada Valley. She also discusses social, economic and environmental changes, particularly the rapid transformation and growth of Las Vegas from a small town to a major metropolis.

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David Deering oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02986

Abstract

Oral history interview with David Deering conducted by Gayle Allen on October 29, 1995 for the KDWN Radio Lifelines Oral History Interviews on Nursing. In this interview, Deering talks about his career as a registered nurse in Las Vegas, Nevada. He discusses the human body and how stress and anxiety impact it in different ways. Lastly, Deering explains his perspective on the fight-or-flight response of the human body.

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Donald Beagle oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00171

Abstract

Oral history interview with Donald Beagle conducted by Michael Clibon in 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this oral history interview, Beagle discusses his upbringing in Wyoming, being stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, and working for J.A Tiberti Construction Company. Mr. Beagle’s wife, Mrs. Beagle is also present during the interview, and adds her input on the topic of raising a family in Nevada.

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Robert K. Bunker oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00294

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert Bunker conducted by Kent Harmon on October 11, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers Mr. Bunker’s family life from Bunkerville to Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview Robert discusses farming, religious life, and raising a family in Las Vegas. He also discusses the crash of Carole Lombard’s plane on Mount Potosi and describes McCarran Airport and Nellis Airport in the early days.

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Transcript of interview with Wayne Brazelle by Lee Siskey, March 17, 1978

Date

1978-03-17

Description

Lee Siskey interviews his neighbor Wayne Brazelle (born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on December 28th, 1946) in the living room of Mister Brazelle’s home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also present during the interview is Mister Brazelle’s girlfriend, Celia C. Rotsteen. Mister Brazelle relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1959, after living in Los Angeles for three years. This interview details Mister Brazelle’s work history in the Las Vegas area and how Las Vegas has changed, from 1959 to 1978.

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Transcript of interview with Russell H. Allen by Izola Olsen, March 10, 1981

Date

1981-03-10

Description

Isola Olsen interviews school teacher-principal Russell H. Allen (b. 1914) at his place of residence in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Mesa, Arizona, Allen relocated to Nevada in 1953. During the interview Allen discusses home life, living and working in Alamo, Nevada, teaching, and changes of education.

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Transcript of interview Hobert D. Blair by Arnel Wilks, March 10, 1975

Date

1975-03-10

Description

Arnel Wilks interviews his neighbor, auto mechanic Hobert D. Blair (b. 1900), who moved to Nevada in 1931. This oral history interview takes place in the living room of the collector’s home in Boulder City, Nevada. Blair discusses Boulder City in the early days, as well as, Las Vegas in the 1930s.

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Dorothy Kelsey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01006

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dorothy Kelsey conducted by James M. Greene on January 20, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers the early days of Nelson, Searchlight, and Las Vegas, Nevada, as Kelsey offers an in-depth personal narrative on the life of a local. The interview concludes with a discussion on hotels and casinos.

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Stanley Goldstein oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00694

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stanley Goldstein conducted by Carol A. Semendoff on October 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers Goldstein’s personal historical profile as a Las Vegas, Nevada resident. Also during this interview, Goldstein discusses the Strip, gambling, prostitution, and the history of the major casinos.

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