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Las Vegas Westside: newspaper clippings, community programs, and correspondence
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Archival Collection
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Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Civic engagement file. Las Vegas Westside newspaper clippings, community programs, and correspondence. This folder includes a program for a tribute to Ruby Duncan; Operation Life Community Press newsletter, Year 1, Volume 4, March 1978; Westside Council summary; Westside Federal Credit Union Education Committee records; and Nevada Equal Rights Commission letters and amended statistical report, March 16, 1978.
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Nancy Knighten, Rusty and Art Johnson, and Vicki Serfoss oral history interview, 2013 January 30
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These four people worked in EMS in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Art Johnson was a combat medic and became the Civil Defense Coordinator in 1977, and his wife Rusty accompanied him on ambulance runs. Knighten joined the ambulance service in Fish Lake Valley and became an EMT, and she has worked in the area for 20 years. Serfoss became an EMT after moving to Dyer, Nevada in 1979.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Dr. Linda K. Miller oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Dr. Linda K. Miller conducted by Claytee D. White on July 10, 2019 for Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Miller discusses her early life in Kansas City, Kansas and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2002. She talks about Helen J. Stewart, the Old Mormon Fort, and the significance of that area. Later, Dr. Miller explains the importance of teaching local history to people in Las Vegas. Lastly, Dr. Miller discusses the process of writing a book about Helen J. Stewart.
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Junior Mesquite Club Records
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This collection comprises records of the Junior Mesquite Club, a womens service organization in operation from 1962 to 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Included are board and membership minutes, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and reports on the philanthropic efforts of the club. A collection of scrapbooks also chronicle yearly events.
Archival Collection
Interview with Charles Costa, February 13, 2009
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Archival Collection
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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 27, 1983
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Archival Collection
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"Exported Democracy": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Beijing students' demonstration.
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Jimmy Lee oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Jimmy Lee conducted by Vanessa Concepcion, Kristel Peralta, and Stefani Evans on May 25, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Jimmy shares his family's history as entertainers and producers in Korea and their migration to the United States when Jimmy was six years old. He talks about their move to Durham, North Carolina and their relocation to Las Vegas, his education, and his current business, mentorship, and philanthropic pursuits. Subjects discussed include: Arirang Sisters; Jo Mackey Sixth Grade Center; Nevada's tax structure; Commercial Center.
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