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Ron Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03858

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ron Smith conducted by Claytee D. White on May 10, 2022 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Ron Smith discusses his early life in Queens, New York and his Catholic school education. Smith served as a Red Cross volunteer at the hospital where his mother worked, and after one year at St. Johns University he volunteered for the Air Force to avoid being drafted by the Army. Soon after basic training and being trained as an aircraft mechanic, Ron Smith volunteered to go to Vietnam. Later, Smith talks about his experience owning seventeen McDonald's restaurants throughout Las Vegas, Nevada and future plans to construct a mall and residential complex on Boulder Highway in partnership with the City of Henderson.

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Leubrie & Elkus (New York, New York)

No description.

Corporate Body

Borden & Cain (New York, New York)

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Corporate Body

Tony Moreo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01330

Abstract

Oral history interview with Tony Moreo conducted by Claytee D. White on September 13, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, Moreo compares growing up in New York to his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. He explains how he did not perform as well as other students back when he was in school, but then describes a major turning point in his life was when he studied culinary arts in college. In the rest of the interview, Moreo talks about moving to Las Vegas to pursue a career in culinary arts. He discusses staying in various hotels and sampling the food in their restaurants. Lastly, Moreo expresses a desire to see the city remodeled and improve its infrastructure.

Archival Collection

Dennis W. James oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00934

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dennis W. James conducted by Wayne Bennett on April 05, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, James reflects upon his 30-year career as a teacher and administrator in New York’s Sachem Central School District. He discusses the process by which he became a teacher and eventually an administrator, his regular responsibilities and challenges as principal, and his approach to school administration. He also discusses his experience being at school the day of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Archival Collection

Mauricia Baca interview, December 16, 2019: transcript

Date

2019-12-16

Description

Interviewed by Elsa Lopez and Claytee White. Mauricia Baca, Director of Get Outdoors Nevada, was born to a Jewish American mother and Mexican father who settled in New York City. She overcame the economic obstacles of her early life to graduate from Vassar College and University of New York Law School, where she learned to be proud of her identity. Subjects: Jewish, Education, Law School, Latinx, Mexican

Text

St. James Hotel, lunch menu, November 22, 1893

Date

1893-11-22

Archival Collection

Description

Note: New York inscribed on menu in pencil Menu insert: Wine lists; Spirits lists; Beer lists Restaurant: St. James Hotel (New York, N.Y.) Location: New York, New York, United States

Text

Documentation of the memorial, 2001-2012

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Series

Scope and Contents

Materials consist of the New York-New York Hotel and Casino's documentation of the "Heroes of 9-11" memorial that was at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 2001 to 2012. These items include notes or letters to the casino, photographs of the memorial, newspaper articles, and press and promotional materials.

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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