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Andres Dominguez oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Andres Dominguez conducted by Marcela Rodriguez Campo, Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez, and Barbara Tabach on February 11, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Dominguez discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up on the Eastside. He talks about the history of barbering in his family, and his path to becoming a barber. Dominguez describes the process of acquiring the barbershop at the El Cortez Hotel and Casino, and the significance of the location to his family. Lastly, Dominguez discusses his perspective on life, the importance of networking, and his decision in naming his shop Speakeasy Barbershop LV.
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Lisa Corrado (City of Henderson, Community Development) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers and Kristian Thymianos: transcript
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From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Government agency interviews file.
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Transcript of interview with Joan Johnson by Kim Geary, March 25, 1978
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On March 25, 1978, Kim Geary interviewed Joan Johnson (born 1911 in Oklahoma) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Joan Johnson’s personal history and her reasons for originally moving to Las Vegas. Johnson recalls early Las Vegas entertainment, as well as the development of businesses and their unions.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 27, 1994
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 18, 2004
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Ham, Artemus W., Sr., 1892-1970
Artemus W. “Art” Ham Sr. (1892-1970) was a highly respected Las Vegas, Nevada attorney and a philanthropist who devoted his work towards the Las Vegas community as well as the development of the Las Vegas strip. Ham was also president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce in 1929 and a recognized supporter to the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV). He became active in the city’s real estate and had faith in the future of Las Vegas.
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Newspaper clipping from the Las Vegas Sun of an article titled "11 Vegas Welfare Protesters Jailed" by Jerry Mosier; dated Friday, March 19, 1971
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