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Transcript of interview with Stella Fleming by Suzanne Wright, February 24, 1979

Date

1979-02-24

Description

On February 24, 1979, Suzanne Wright interviewed Stella Fleming (born December 1, 1897 in Victoria, Canada) about her experiences as a Las Vegas, Nevada resident and as a worker in the welfare department in Clark County. Fleming first talks about some of her work in welfare and specifically the early practices of the welfare administration. She also discusses her work as it related to the Works Progress Administration, the American Red Cross, and the Nevada Emergency Relief Program. Fleming also provided some anecdotes about her experiences in that field before moving on to discuss some of the historical aspects of Las Vegas, such as the atomic testing, specific landmarks and locations, and the development of the city.

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Stewart, Helen Jane Wiser, 1854-1926

Helen Jane Wiser Stewart was born in 1854 in Springfield, Illinois. When she was nine years old, the family moved to Nevada, and then to Sacramento, California in 1863. Helen was educated in Sacramento and in 1873 she married Archibald Stewart in Stockton, California.

Person

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gold Strike Resorts Inc. Promotional and Press Materials

Identifier

MS-01003

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Gold Strike Resorts Inc. Promotional and Press Materials includes promotional materials, company newsletters, and newspaper clippings for Gold Strike Resorts Inc. located in Jean, Nevada dating from 1986 to 2005.

Archival Collection

Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to H. H. Larson (Los Angeles), July 15, 1940

Date

1940-07-15

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the work keeping the Las Vegas Creek channel open to guarantee promised water to the Stewart Burial Plot.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha, Nebraska), May 31, 1941

Date

1941-05-31

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken expressing the desirability of a permanent watchman to prevent vandalism and sabotage of water facilities.

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St. Charles Hotel breakfast menu

Date

1870 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: St. Charles Hotel Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Audio recording clip of interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White, September 14, 2011

Date

2011-09-14

Description

Part of an interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White on September 14, 2011. Eppenger describes his arrest for a curfew violation while leaving work following a riot on the Westside in 1969.

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Transcript of interview with Patricia Bryan by Stephen Kulifay, February 20, 1979

Date

1979-02-20

Description

Stephen Kulifay interviews Patricia “Pat” Bryan (born in Alexandria, Minnesota on March 17, 1917) about her experiences living in Las Vegas. The two begin the interview by discussing her education at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Northwestern and her move to Las Vegas in 1947. Bryan also discusses her family’s involvement in the soda bottling business and eventual involvement in real estate. She goes on to describe a wide range of topics to include the first hotel properties, the entertainers at the time, the African American and Asian communities, the railroad, shopping, housing, brothels, banking, utilities, roadways, climate, and religion. The two also discuss the popularity of Las Vegas, with focus on tourists and gaming, the expansion and growth of the city, the cowboy attire worn in early days, the Helldorado parade, Nellis Air Force Base and government land, the beginning of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas.

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