Oral history interviews with John Fudenberg conducted by Barbara Tabach and Claytee D. White on May 3, 2018 and May 23, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, John Fudenberg, the coroner for Clark County in Las Vegas, Nevada, gives an account of his experience during the October 1, 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip and what his role was during the tumultuous days after the shooting. He explains how he and the staff of the coroner's office prepared for the large number of casualties as well as their arrival at the Route 91 Harvest festival venue. Fudenberg speaks of setting up the Family Assistance Center at the convention center and how it supported the community but also aided the coroner's office in gathering information about the deceased and identifying them. Fudenberg discusses the main job of the Coroner's Office during the first week after the shooting, which was to autopsy the bodies and communicate with the families, as well as the Police Department. He also talks about the emotional impact the shooting and its aftermath had on him and his staff members and the wellness program they implemented, of which trauma yoga and meditation had a large impact.
On March 19, 1978, Philip John Mile interviewed former chef, Harold R. Hunter (born 1901 in Norwich, Kansas) about his life in Southern Nevada. Hunter discusses his different experiences working in early Las Vegas restaurants during the thirties and forties. Hunter also discusses the rapid growth of the Mormon community during this time.
On March 22, 1981, Stephen R. Johnson interviewed his friend, food and beverage cashier, Mary Ann Culver, (born on November 2nd, 1913, in Walton, Indiana) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the Union in the 1950s, entertainers, showrooms, strikes, and organized crime. During the interview Mary also discusses Elvis, shows at the Thunderbird, ownership of the Thunderbird, weather, the local bus system, traffic, and Howard Hughes.
The Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Records (2005-2018) contain organizational records of the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an LGBTQIA+ charity and advocacy organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. The records include agendas and meeting minutes, financial records, press material, awards, and certificates of appreciation for the organization. Also included are financial records for the organization's annual Red Dress charity fundraiser and the Sisters AIDS Drug Assistance Program (SADAP), the grant fund that provides financial assistance to AIDS/HIV patients.
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Left to right: Christina A. Roper class of 2010 and 2012, Jay Roper class of 1991, Stephanie Roper Pargeon class of 2008, Shirley Roper class of 1983 and Mark Roper class of 1980 (courtesy Roper Family)
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Speakers included Georgiann Davis "This Girl Has Balls," Reed Cowan "Extreme Pain to Extreme Purpose," Edwin Edebiri "Happiness as a Default Position," and Jason Steffen "Exoplanets in the Extreme."
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Members of the UNLV Campus Improvement Authority Board wear caps given to them by member and University Regent James Dean Leavitt during the boards last meeting September 25, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Client: UNLV Campus Improvement Authority Board.
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Tina Kunzer-Murphy, Alumni. Jerry Tarkanian and members of his family during the UNLV Alumni Association announcement of the Jerry Tarkanian Legacy Project that will feature a bronze statue of the former UNLV men's basketball coach to be placed in front of the Thomas & Mack Center on May 1, 2013