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Lon Bronson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lon Bronson conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 23, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Bronson discusses his early life in Keene, New Hampshire, and his initial interest in music. Bronson talks about arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1985, the musical scene in the city at the time, and the musician’s union strike of 1989. He describes when casino shows switched from live musicians to prerecorded music, and the shortage of jobs for musicians after that decision. Lastly, Bronson discusses the current entertainment scene in Las Vegas.
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Harriet Barlow oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harriet Barlow conducted by Elsha Harris-Tolanda on April 27, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Barlow discusses her personal history and growing up in Robbins, Illinois. She talks about her education, discrimination in schools, and the process of school integration. Barlow then recalls her first impressions of Las Vegas, Nevada and her employment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lastly, Barlow describes going through graduate school as an African American and explains why conversations about race relations can be difficult.
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Aaron Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Aaron Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 16, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Williams recalls individuals he worked with, such as Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Gay, and the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He remembers the Westside Federal Credit Union, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and encountering discrimination at one of the first jobs he had at the Sahara Hotel. He shares anecdotes of Robert Maheu, Steve Wynn, Lubertha Johnson, Ruby Duncan, Mabel Hoggard, and other Las Vegas, Nevada notables.
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Michael Don Fraser oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Michael Don Fraser conducted by Claytee D. White on September 15, 2017 and September 29, 2017 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Fraser discusses his early life in Osage County, Oklahoma. He talks about being a member of the Boy Scouts of America, attending the University of Tulsa, and his early interest in paper preservation. Fraser recalls working at his first conservation laboratory and repairing books. In the second interview, Fraser discusses digitization in his field of work, and the process of determining what items are worth repairing.
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Janice Allen oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Janice Haupt Allen conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 27, 2017 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Allen discusses her early life and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947. She talks about her involvement in the Las Vegas community, becoming a news reporter with the
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Tyrone L. Seals oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Tyrone L. Seals conducted by Claytee D. White and Sarah Beth Hawkins on April 25, 2016 and May 16, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In the first interview, Seals discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside. He talks about experiencing discrimination, employment limitations, and entertainment on Jackson Street. In the second interview, Seals remembers school integration, organizations for African American women, and protests during the 1960s. Lastly, Seals discusses the significance of religion in the African American community and becoming a pastor.
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Architectural drawings, 1946-2008
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The architectural drawings series (1946-2008) contains work performed by Frank Reynolds, his firm Frank Reynolds Architects, and drawings collected by Reynolds throughout the course of his career. Architectural drawing types include conceptual drawings, studies, reports, construction drawings, oversized drawings on matte boards, and presentation drawings. When available, location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of study or construction.
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Collection Name: Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
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Helen Anderson Toland oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Helen Anderson Toland conducted by Claytee D. White on February 21, 2007 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Toland discusses her childhood in Missouri and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada where her husband, who was a civil rights worker, lived. She also discusses her careers as a speech therapist and the first African American female principal in the Clark County School District. She then talks about her activism in the Las Vegas African American community.
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Suzanne Dalitz oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Suzanne Dalitz conducted by David Schwartz on December 17, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Suzanne Dalitz discusses growing up with her father, Morris Dalitz, and how she maintained their relationship by visiting him in Las Vegas, Nevada after her parents separated. Dalitz mentions that her father kept his family completely separate from his life in organized crime. She discusses her establishment of the Angelica Foundation as well as her involvement with the Mob Museum to curate a story of Morris Dalitz and his history with Las Vegas. Dalitz finishes the interview with a discussion of her relationship with her father and her general experience living in Las Vegas.
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Nevada Southern University; social science building, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing drawings, 1964 February 3
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This set includes photographs of the completed project
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Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 211
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