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Billie D'Entremont oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03941

Abstract

Oral history interview with Billie D'Entremont conducted by Gemma Lund on April 8, 2005 for the UNLV Women's Studies Veteran Oral History Project. The interview covers D'Entremont's service in the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II.

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Patricia and Robert Schnider oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03501

Abstract

Oral history interview with Patricia and Robert Schnider conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Robert discusses his early life and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. He remembers attending Nevada Southern University (now University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and his father's ownership of the Capri Motel. Patricia discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, and growing up homesteading. Lastly, Patricia and Robert describe entertainment in Las Vegas during the late 1950s.

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Bob Bailey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00097

Abstract

Oral history interview with William Bailey conducted by Betty Rosenthal on March 16, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Bailey, who came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955, discusses his experiences in the entertainment business. He also discusses discrimination that African-Americans experienced in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Dick and Lee Igert oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00922

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lee and Dick Igert conducted by Robert Cannata on February 26, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The Igerts discuss the many different job opportunities outside of casino work that are available in Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview concludes with an explanation of how one finds a job in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Wesley Troy Adams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00010

Abstract

Oral history interview with truck driver and fireman Wesley Troy Adams (b. 1930) conducted by Katherine D. Beal on March 01, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas.Born in Modena, Utah, Adams relocated to Nevada in 1959. Adams discusses LDS church organization and affiliation, celebrations in Caliente, Pioche, and Panaca. Also during the interview, Adams offers insight into raising a family in Southern Nevada, Bottle House in Pittman, atomic testing, and shares his philosophical views on life.

Archival Collection

Autumn Keyes Ita oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01017

Abstract

Oral history interview with Autumn Keyes Ita conducted by Steven MicKenzy on February 26, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview offers a personal historical account on home and family life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Keyes Ita discusses Mormonism, and her work as the Clark County Community College coordinator of rehabilitation. Autumn also discusses entertainers such as Wayne Newton and Sammy Davis, Jr., and the role that entertainment played in the development of Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Leeander Fields Hayes oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00819

Abstract

Oral history interview with Leeander Fields Hayes conducted by Mark Kevin Ryhlick on March 13, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hayes discusses the history of entertainment in Las Vegas, Nevada from the mid-1940s to 1958, specifically the local live music and comedy scenes. He also touches on the topic of segregation and how Black entertainers, such as Lena Horne, were treated when they came to perform in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Dr. Porter Troutman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01847

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Porter Troutman conducted by Claytee D. White on November 20, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Troutman discusses his activism in the Civil Rights Movement during college. He also discusses working for the National Teacher Corps and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in multicultural education.

Archival Collection

Pamela Jones Brown oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03627

Abstract

Oral history interview with Pamela Jones Brown conducted by Claytee D. White on June 12, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Brown discusses her upbringing in Nashville, Tennessee and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968. She remembers her career as a school teacher, her employment for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and writing about the history of African Americans in the United States. Lastly, Brown talks about the research behind her publications, African Americans migrating to the western United States, and early Las Vegas history.

Archival Collection

Florence Dolphyne oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01320

Abstract

Oral history interview with Florence Dolphyne conducted by Claytee D. White on July 16, 1999 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Professor Dolphyne, the first female professor at the University of Ghana, West Africa, talks about her upbringing in a small village and explains how the African concept of "village" differs from the American definition. She discusses early childhood education, learning through play, and rituals and naming ceremonies. She then shifts focus to discuss economic development for women in Africa, how the women's rights movement differed from the United States, and various aspects of women in trade and business.

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