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Ivory H. Blue II oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00116

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ivory H. Blue II conducted by John Grygo on 2013 February 22 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. This oral history documents the early life of Ivory H. Blue II in Las Vegas, Nevada while growing up in the Westside projects. He also discusses his college years in the 1990s at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

J. A. Tiberti oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01824

Abstract

Oral history interviews with J. A. Tiberti conducted by Claytee D. White on August 17, 2000 and August 24, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Tiberti begins by discussing his family history and his upbringing in the mining town of Morley, Colorado, and later in Detroit, Michigan. He describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941, where he worked for the United States Corps of Engineers on the construction of Nellis Air Force Base and later established his construction company, J. A. Tiberti Construction Company. Tiberti talks about being a member of the City of Las Vegas Planning Commission, the duties and responsibilities that came with being on the Planning Commission, and describes how a construction company is run. He also discusses his wife, children, and how Las Vegas has changed and grown since the 1940s.

Archival Collection

Bess Hanson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00787

Abstract

Oral history interview with Bess Hanson conducted by Debra Puepke on February 25, 1971 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project. In her interview Hanson discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and raising a family there.

Archival Collection

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.

Archival Collection

Lin Hansen oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00785

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ellen L. (Lin) Hansen conducted by Terri Hansen on April 30, 1985 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In her interview Hansen discusses the effects of World War II, family history, environmental changes, and government in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Navajo Uranium Workers Oral History and Photograph Project, 1999 summer

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

John F. Campbell Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00532
Collection Name: John F. Campbell Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Olga Zampini oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02050

Abstract

Oral history interview with Olga Zampini conducted by Kevin Williams on February 13, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Zampini discusses Las Vegas, Nevada history.

Archival Collection

Mildred Kine oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00146

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mildred Kine conducted by Blanche Uehling on April 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Louis Wiener, Jr. oral history project correspondence and transcript, 1990

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Valerie Wiener Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01148
Collection Name: Valerie Wiener Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Memorabilia gifted to Tabach from oral history projects, 2017 to 2020

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Barbara Tabach Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01101
Collection Name: Barbara Tabach Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 06

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