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Bruce Layne oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01072

Abstract

Oral history interview with Bruce Layne conducted by Claytee D. White on 2004 June 18, June 29, July 13, and July 20 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Bruce Layne discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955 at ten years old, his two childhood friends Governor Bob Miller and Tito Tiberti, and becoming president of Layne and Associates, the largest insurance agency in Nevada. He then discusses the growth of Las Vegas, life in Las Vegas, having Parkinson's disease, running for lieutenant governor, and his insurance business.

Archival Collection

Henry Shepherd oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02171

Abstract

Oral history interview with Henry Shepherd conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Shepherd discusses being an African-American bartender on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip, hired as a result of the 1971 consent decree. He also recalls memories of Jackson Street, the homes in North Las Vegas, and the hotels in downtown Las Vegas and on the Strip.

Archival Collection

Marcia Washington oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01924

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marcia Washington conducted by Claytee D. White on February 14, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Marcia Washington discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada at age thirteen and only attending black only schools. She talks about fun times from her childhood, her family life after getting married in 1972, and becoming the first African American on the State Board of Education in 2000.

Archival Collection

Mildred Breedlove oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00244

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mildred Breedlove conducted by Steve Drappo on February 18, 1979 for the Ralph Roske oral history project. During this interview Breedlove discusses her personal experience of owning her own ranch in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Jim Deaver oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00394

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jim Deaver conducted by Nancy Lyon on April 28, 2006 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Deaver discusses his educational history, becoming a high school principal, the philosophy behind effective education, and different school structures found in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Sara P. Denton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02452

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sara P. Denton conducted by Claytee D. White on July 13, 2015 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Denton discusses her work in charity activities in Boulder City, Nevada, especially Art in the Park. She also talks about working on political campaigns for Howard Cannon, Grant Sawyer, and Alan Bible in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Fiona Kelley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00997

Abstract

Oral history interview with Fiona Kelley conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on March 21, 2009 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Kelley discusses being a cover dancer in Hallelujah Hollywood at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses becoming licensed in massage therapy and becoming an acupuncturist and a herbalist.

Archival Collection

Charles Weaver oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01931

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles Weaver conducted by Rod S. Nolan on October 25, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Weaver discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s in search of job opportunities. Weaver then discusses the increase of gambling on the Las Vegas Strip. Weaver goes on to describe the development of Henderson, Nevada and recalls the significance of the Basic Magnesium Plant to the growth of Henderson.

Archival Collection

Steven R. Melugin oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01280

Abstract

Oral history interview with Steven R. Melugin conducted by R. C. Taliaferro on April 08, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Melugin discusses his birth at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, his early education, imprisonment, the growth of Las Vegas, and racial segregation. Other topics discussed include Melugin's international travels.

Archival Collection

Chic Hecht oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00826

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mayer Jacob (Chic) Hecht conducted by Julie Sefman on April 02, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Chic Hecht discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945. He also talks about the retail business world, being a state senator, being a U.S. senator, and being an ambassador to the island nation of the Bahamas.

Archival Collection