Oral history interview with Chelsie Campbell conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón, Laurents Bañuelos-Benítez, and Nathalie Martínez on January 09, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Campbell discusses her family background and growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her educational experience, her early interest in becoming a lobbyist, and her involvement with the Latin Chamber of Commerce and the Student Organization of Latinos (SOL). Campbell recalls the growth of SOL across Las Vegas, the organization’s efforts with The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, and attending the Boyd Law School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Lastly, Campbell discusses the Latino Enrichment Conference (LEC), the Latin Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals, and Chicanos Por La Causa Nevada (CPLC).
Letter from Nancy H. Strouse, Executive Director, UNLV Foundation, to Jon Cobain. The photograph shows Jon Cobain, Bill Paulos, and Bill Wortman holding framed certificates of achievement.
Oral history interview with Patricia Carmichael Craddock conducted by Joe Schneider on March 2, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Patricia Carmichael Craddock first discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada where she became a teacher, the educational system in Nevada, and her colleagues. Craddock also discusses the changes to Las Vegas and how other people outside of Las Vegas perceived the city during that time. She later mentions Helldorado and the types of recreational activities available to young people during her time.
L-R: Mary Dale Deacon, Dean of Libraries ; Robert Maxson, UNLV President. Hoover Dam Golden Anniversary Reception and inauguration of the Friends of the James R. Dickinson Library.
Oral history interview with Grant Snow conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on November 16, 1982 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Snow discusses arriving to St. Thomas, Nevada in 1925. Snow also describes teaching in St. Thomas, the significance of mines to the region, and increase of local businesses.