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Transcript of interview with Mary Ellen Osborn Lake by Fred Wilson, February 18, 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On February 18, 1951, Fred Wilson interviewed Mary Ellen Osborn Lake (born 1870 in Mercer County, Missouri) and her son, Thomas Lake (born 1889 in Missouri). Wilson first asked Mary Ellen questions about when she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1904. Much of the relatively brief interview involved questions related to the first Methodist churches in Las Vegas and the Lakes’ involvement and recollections of the locations and members of the church community.
Text
Connecticut: Mohegan Tribe of Indians: informational and history booklets, magazine, "Ni Ya Yo" newspaper, casino and community guidebooks, table games informational booklet, map, flier about church, postcards, and 2002 Annual Report, 1995, 2002-2004
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 14
Archival Component
Reverend John Bain: photographic print
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Yocheved Mintz, March 11, 2015
Date
Archival Collection
Description
In this audio clip, Rabbi Mintz talks about attending a class at the Academy for Jewish Religion in California, which helped her realize a lifelong dream to become a rabbi.
Sound
Mabel Hoggard: religious materials
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. This file contains religious booklets, programs, newspaper clippings, and other documents. Represented in the materials are records from: Griffith United Methodist Church, Church Women United of Greater Las Vegas, Zion Methodist Church, Clark County Protestant Ministerial Association, and Desert Southwest Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Mixed Content
UCC office, Garage Addition, Proposed Truckers Lodge, St. Stephen Episcopal Church, Gorver City City Beach Mater Plan, Harvey Guttry Office Building, Cypress Stump Motel, Greenfield Master Plan, 1955 March 14; 1963 August 23
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes drawings by Americo Inc. and John Badgley
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ethan Jennings Jr. Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 195
Archival Component
Ortiz family children walking up to receive the priest's blessing during First Communion, St. John's Catholic Church, Overton, Nevada. Priest, Aurelio Ortiz, Ernesto Ortiz, Pedro Ortiz, and Cenovio Ortiz (identified from left to right): photograph, approximately 1960 to 1969
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Marta and Pedro Ortiz Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Loretta Whitney oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Loretta Whitney conducted by Rebecca Snetselaar and Binnie Wilkin on April 15, 2016 for the Folklife Program of the Nevada Arts Council and the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries. Whitney begins talking about her family life, childhood, and family histories. She mentions storytelling in education and what education used to be, and explains why she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Whitney begins to speak about religion and the church. She explains her family culture and traditions. Lastly, she defines what loving and caring for others means and how she has evolved personally throughout her life.
Archival Collection