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Interview with Marcell Eugene Bridges, June 12, 2004

Date

2004-06-12

Description

Narrator affiliation: Downwinder (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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Interview with Zenna Mae (Schmid) Bridges, June 12, 2004

Date

2004-06-12

Description

Narrator affiliation: Downwinder (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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Desert Inn Country Club family album, page 21

Description

Two black and white photographs of people at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the left image, unidentified children are standing around the Easter Bunny. In the right image, people dressed in costume are playing musical instruments.

Rockwell, Bessie, 1887-1962

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Transcript of interview with Edwina E. Danzienger by Leanne Terry, February 26 & 29, 1980

Date

1980-02-26
1980-02-29

Description

On February 26 and 29 of 1980, Leanne Terry interviewed Edwina E. Danzinger (born 1925 in Houston, Texas) about her life in Southern Nevada. Danzinger first talks about her family, specifically her siblings, children, and grandchildren. She also talks about church membership, early housing in Nevada, her husband’s work on the Nevada Test Site, and her family’s hunting practices. Danzinger then describes her involvement in Boy Scouts and hiking, her various positions of employment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, how the college campus has changed over time, and how the college students have changed over the years. The two also talk about the changes in the crime rate, the atomic testing, air pollution, and the changes made to the university by the Buckley Amendment.

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Transcript of interview with Laura Kelly by Cindy Gaylor, February 27, 1979

Date

1979-02-27

Description

On February 27, 1979, Cindy Gaylor interviewed engineering aid accountant, Laura Kelly (born December 31st, 1928 in Silverton, Colorado) in her home in Boulder City, Nevada. The two discuss Kelly’s reasons for moving, as well as her early life in Boulder City. They also discuss Nellis Air Force Base, as well as local politics. The interview concludes with a discussion of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Southern Nevada, during the Great Depression.

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Transcript of interview with Judith D. Steele by Barbara Tabach, November 24, 2014

Date

2014-11-24

Description

In this interview she talks about student teaching in East Harlem, her teaching experiences in Providence, Rhode Island and the decision to reside in Las Vegas. When she was finally able to be promoted outside of the classroom, among her highlights was being Director of Special Education Programs and Services for the Clark County School District. In 1991, she served in a dual role as Manager of the Office of Development and Education Improvement for CCSD and Executive Director of the newly incorporated Clark County Public Education Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization established to improve public education in Southern Nevada. Among her many community activities is serving on numerous board and founder of the Henderson Arts Council.

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