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Ruby C. Leavitt interview, November 30, 1986: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On November 30, 1986, collector Patton Alberti interviewed Ruby Canonic Leavitt (born 1907 in Genoa, Nevada) at her home in Reno, Nevada. Mrs. Leavitt discusses her time as a teacher in Verdi, Nevada, as well as other places in Northern Nevada. She also discusses the changes she has seen in teaching and in the towns she has lived in over time.
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Transcript of interview with Larry Henley by Laura Plowman, May 23, 2007
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Archival Collection
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Marsha Giller oral history interview, 2013 October 24
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In 1960, Giller and her husband purchased the ambulance service in Reno, Nevada. Her company, AIDS Ambulance, was the main provider of ambulance services in Truckee Meadows until 1978. Due to competition between companies, Giller went to work for Mercy Ambulance. She spent over 50 years in the EMS field.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Ed Tomany oral history interview, approximately 2012 to 2013
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Tomany received first aid training from the US Forest Service and the US Army in the 1960s. In 1968 he started running on Tonopah, Nevada's ambulance service. Though he had to stop running in the 1970s, he restarted his ambulance career in 1985 and received his EMT certification that year.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Transcript of an Interview with James Jones, Jr. by Barbara Tabach, February 28, 2013
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Archival Collection
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James worked for over 30 years at the Test Site before becoming a funeral director at Thomas & Jones Funeral Home. Raised family on Westside.
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Chabad Times newspaper of Chabad of Southern Nevada, 2003-2004
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Archival Collection
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Issues of Chabad Times, a publication of Chabad of Southern Nevada for the years 2003 and 2004. The newspaper includes local interest stories, advertisements, and advice columns.
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Transcript of interview with Richard Leigon by Stefani Evans and Claytee White, January 12, 2017
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Archival Collection
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The first part of this Shakespearean quote perfectly describes the deep admiration and love that Richard Leigon has for his father, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) leader Ralph Leigon. The elder Leigon's major contributions include 39 various positions from the Nevada State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Nevada State Democratic Party, and the Southern Nevada Building Trades Council. Richard speaks upon the early years of Las Vegas with the allure of atomic testing, going to school with future community leaders Jerome Mack, Shelley (Levine) Berkeley, and Beth Molasky as well as the role of the union in building Las Vegas. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, he attended Somona State University and obtained a degree in humanistic psychology where he furthered his father’s influence on becoming a ‘we’ person. He came back to Las Vegas to start his 40-year career as an active member of Local 357 as executive
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