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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter budget committee report (redacted)

Date

1999-09-29

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter AKAteens committee report

Date

1995-10

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Nadine Cracraft oral history interview: transcript

Date

2017-11-27

Description

Oral history interview with Nadine Cracraft conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 27, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Nadine Cracraft discusses the development of her career in child and family therapy after moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1991. While describing the work she has done, Cracraft talks about the volunteer counseling services she provided for the survivors of the October 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. She specifically mentions working with Aria staff members who were struggling with the aftermath of the shooting as well as her time spent working with First Friday to help those impacted by the traumatic event. Throughout the interview, Cracraft explains the different ways people manage their post-traumatic stress disorder and how this knowledge influenced her care of the survivors.

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Gertrude Greenblatt oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00731

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gertrude Greenblatt conducted by Dario Gratini on March 01, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Gertrude Greenblatt discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, family life in Las Vegas, working in the Las Vegas food industry and resort industry, landmarks of the city, and the growth of Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Sara Ortiz oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-12-20

Archival Collection

Description

Oral history interview with Sarah Ortiz conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez on December 20, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Ortiz discusses being born and raised in Austin, Texas and spending the majority of her life there before attending the Columbia Publishing Course in Manhattan, New York. Ortiz describes her family's many moves throughout the city of Austin and the changes that have since happened in the city. Ortiz recounts her trajectory in the publishing industry, which led her from Manhattan back to Austin, and eventually to Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz is currently the program and festival director for The Believer magazine and the Black Mountain Institute. She writes about what she and her colleagues hope to achieve with the magazine and annual festival, and about the changes that she hopes to see for Las Vegas' publishing and literacy industry.

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Hoover Dam switchyard: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Hoover Dam switchyard, circa 1950s. Stamp on the back reads, "Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation BCP 9187 Boulder Canyon Project Boulder City, Nevada."

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Photograph of rock formation, Valley of Fire (Nev.), January 1934

Date

1934-01

Description

Unidentified individuals stand near a wooden dwelling campsite area near a large, rocky mountain. Inscription reads: "Nevada-Valley of Fire. Atlatl Rock, Overton, NV. Project report, 1934 Shellbach photo."

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