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Co-sponsor. Contains papers and memos, 1981 June to 1982 March
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 87 (97th Session)
Archival Component
Car driving on road with snow-capped mountains in the background, a white building (possibly LDS Temple) in the distance; unknown location: photograph, approximately 1932
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ernest Mitchell Pratt Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
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Dan Bennett oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dan Bennett conducted by Guy Pence on October 03, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Bennett talks about the visits from presidents and other important people to the Las Vegas, Nevada area and discusses the 1942 plane crash of Carole Lombard’s plane. He also mentions Boulder Dam and describes the economic, social and environmental changes that have taken place in Southern Nevada over the years.
Archival Collection
Loretta Kaye recordings, 1994 to 1997
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Scope and Contents
In this group interview, the participants discuss their current projects and answer question posed by Kaye.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Ruth Sweet oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ruth Sweet conducted by Bennie Baucham on February 07, 1977 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Sweet discusses her first experience with racism in Las Vegas, Nevada, and describes racism practiced by sanitarians. Sweet also discusses discrimination in housing and describes how job opportunities for African Americans have improved.
Archival Collection
The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, March 24, 1983
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Archival Collection
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Steve Schiller oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Steve Schiller conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on September 01, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Schiller discusses his upbringing in Fillmore, California. He describes attending the California Polytechnic State University, studying structural engineering, and explains the type of work he does on buildings. Schiller then talks about the demolition of The Harmon Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, buildings he has done planning for, and collaborating with building owners when constructing a new building. Later, Schiller discusses the development of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, the Venetian, and Paris Las Vegas. Lastly, Schiller talks about the lasting issues that resulted from the Great Recession in 2007.
Archival Collection