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William "Mike" Edwards oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02057

Abstract

Oral history interview with William “Mike” Edwards conducted by Lisa Campbell and Anna Marie Crosby on August 01, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Edwards reflects upon his 30-year career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1960s to the 1990s. He discusses training that he feels is the most important for a teaching career, and how his own training prepared him for his career in education. He describes his regular responsibilities as principal, and challenges that he faced as principal of Rancho High School during the 1960s and 1970s. He provides his perspective on contemporary educational issues such as curriculum development and student ethics, and discusses his own approach to school administration.

Archival Collection

Jonathan S. Sparer, FAIA oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02812

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jonathan S. "Jon" Sparer, FAIA conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 29, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Sparer discusses his involvement in the Jewish, and LGBTQ+ communites, and his career as an architect in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about working on projects that included The Mirage Hotel and Casino, the Congregation Ner Tamid, and The Center (The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada).

Archival Collection

Gladys and Lester Simmons oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01702

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gladys and Lester Simmons conducted by their grandson, James L. Moore, on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Simmons discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945 to work on the Union Pacific Railroad. He describes the company culture, railroad lines, and the company's shift in focus to freight transport. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons talk about the construction and growth of Nevada Southern University (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) as well as the overall growth of the city of Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Patrice Adams-Fauci oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02060

Abstract

Oral history interview with Patrice Adams-Fauci conducted by Joyce Marshall on June 19, 1996 for the Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project. In this interview, Adams-Fauci relates how she traveled to the United States with the Bluebell Girls dance troupe in 1960. She continues talking about life as a dancer, how the rules of behavior and comportment differed in Europe, and how strange it was to see racial prejudice in the entertainment industry in the United States. She ends the interview by explaining that dancers had to quit once they married and how she returned to school and became an interior designer.

Archival Collection

Carmen and Kelcey West oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02648

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carmen and Kelcey West conducted by Jennifer Kean and Niles Johnson on April 01, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Kelcey discusses his upbringing in the Baptist church and becoming a pastor for Nehemiah Ministries Church. He then recalls his education experience at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, how he learned about the many different ministries of the church, and describes how his church is organized. Kelcey explains his involvement with Churches of Southern Nevada and sponsoring Unity Through Knowledge, a tour of Historical Black Colleges and Universities. Later, Carmen discusses her role as a pastor’s wife and as a first lady at Nehemiah Ministries Church. Lastly, she describes organizing church events and the work she does as first lady.

Archival Collection

Linda Spinks Alverson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01748

Abstract

Oral history interview with Linda Spinks Alverson conducted by Nancy Hardy on August 15, 2003 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Alverson discusses her early life in Isleworth, England and early interests in dancing. She talks about becoming a part of the Bluebell girls in Paris, France at the Lido and showgirl performing across the world. Alverson remembers moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in in 1972, performing at the Stardust Hotel in the Lido de Paris, Hallelujah Hollywood!, Jubilee!, and Casino de Paris shows. Lastly, Alverson talks about the end of her career in dancing, transitioning into other fields of work, and becoming a cocktail server.

Archival Collection

Jay C. Sarno Jr. oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02241

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jay C. Sarno Jr. conducted by David G. Schwartz on July 10, 2008 for the Remembering Jay Sarno Oral History Project. Sarno begins by discussing how his parents met in the early 1950s in Miami, Florida and were married within six weeks. Sarno then describes his family moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965 and living in the Dunes Hotel for the first three weeks. Sarno then chronicles his parents’ marriage and their divorce in the 1970s. Sarno then recounts his father’s relationship with Jimmy Hoffa and Allen Dorfman and the visits Hoffa made to Las Vegas to see his father. Sarno talks about the way his father treated him and his brother differently than his sisters. Lastly, Sarno discusses how he and his siblings were surprised their father owed the Internal Revenue Service over one million dollars at the time of his death.

Archival Collection

Andrew Jackson III oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01366

Abstract

Oral history interview with Andrew Jackson III conducted by Claytee D. White on September 26, 2000 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Jackson discusses his family background and his early life in Arkansas and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1940s. He remembers the Cotton Club on the Westside, entertainers performing on the Westside, and racial tensions in Las Vegas at the time. Jackson talks about being a casino dealer at the Moulin Rouge, its closure in 1955, and integration on the Las Vegas Strip. Lastly, Jackson discusses being the only African American dealer at a major Las Vegas hotel, and the switch from privately-owned casino properties to corporate ownership.

Archival Collection

Gerry Rojas-Cantres oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03723

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gerry Rojas-Cantres conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 29, 2021 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Gerry talks of his arrival to Las Vegas after growing up in Puerto Rico. He also discusses his work as both a porter at McCarran Airport and a shop steward for the Culinary Workers Union Local 226.

Archival Collection

Eva Poole Whaley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01960

Abstract

Oral history interview with Eva Whaley conducted by Claytee D. White on May 13, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Eva Whaley discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada from rural Arkansas in the early 1960s. She also discusses getting secretly married in her teens, working for the Clark County School District at several schools, and then working at the Sprint Telephone company.

Archival Collection