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Murl Emery oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00539

Abstract

Oral history interview with Murl Emery conducted by R. C. Turner on March 26, 1976 and April 02, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers early life and schooling in Nevada, and boating along the Colorado River.

Archival Collection

Kraig Knapp interview, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Ralph Roske Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00313
Collection Name: Ralph Roske Papers
Box/Folder: Box 09 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Jerrie Merritt oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02894

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jerrie Merritt conducted by Lisa McAllister on November 23, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Merritt discusses her early life in Alabama, and relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Beverly J. Britton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00253

Abstract

Oral history interview with Beverly J. Britton conducted by Jeff Neher on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Britton offers an overview of life in the Las Vegas, Nevada area from 1955 to 1979.

Archival Collection

Marilyn B. Brockett oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00256

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marilyn B. Brockett conducted by Jay Brewer on April 25, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brockett moved to Nevada in 1932. During this interview Brockett discusses social changes and the growth of Boulder City, Nevada from 1932 to 1975.

Archival Collection

Russell H. Allen oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00027

Abstract

Oral history interview with Russell H. Allen conducted by Izola Olsen on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Allen discusses home life, living and working in Alamo, Nevada, teaching, and changes in education.

Archival Collection

Benny Binion oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00017

Abstract

Oral history interview with Benny Binion conducted by an unknown interviewer circa 1975 to 1977. In this interview, Binion discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1946 and his involvement with the town in the early 1950s. He discusses what motivated him to move, his involvement with the Las Vegas Club, and his decision to build The Westerner and eventually Binion’s Horseshoe on Fremont Street. He also describes what gaming was like in Las Vegas when he first arrived, and his interactions with other casinos such as the Flamingo, Eldorado Club, and Hotel Apache in 1951.

Archival Collection

Elardi interview, approximately 1986

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection
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Collection Number: UA-00098
Collection Name: UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Box 09

Archival Component

Audiovisual tapes of interviews, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Anna Dean Kepper Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00279
Collection Name: Anna Dean Kepper Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06

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John Wittwer interview, 1977

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Ralph Roske Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00313
Collection Name: Ralph Roske Papers
Box/Folder: Box 09 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component