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Gregory T. H. Lee oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Gregory T. H. Lee conducted by Stefani Evans, Ayrton Yamaguchi, Cecilia Winchell, and Kristel Marie Peralta on December 1, 2020 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Gregory discusses his birth in Honolulu, Hawai'i, his upbringing in San Francisco, California, his education from Harvard University, and his moving to Las Vegas in 1988 with his family. He shares how his parents, Doris Shoong Lee and Ted Lee, purchased a casino on East Sahara Avenue and renamed it the Eureka before Gregory left Las Vegas to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from USC Gould School of Law. He talks about his employment history related to law and the joint venture with his parents to open Eureka's sister property in Mesquite, Nevada. Gregory also discusses his Chinese and Japanese heritage, the Hawaiian culture, and his current affairs as well as his take on current events and discrimination in the United States, with particular regard to Black Lives Matter and COVID-19. Subjects discussed include: Kyushu, Japan and "China virus."
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Minutes of Clark County commission meeting, November 1, 1909
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Archival Collection
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Minutes of meeting discussing the granting of a franchise to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
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Transcript of interview with Donald E. Klinker by Barbara Fidelman, February 13, 1975
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Archival Collection
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On February 13, 1975, Barbara Fidelman interviewed former Caesar’s Palace cage manager, Donald E. Klinkner (born November 28th, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) in his home about his life and perspectives on Southern Nevada. The two discuss the different recreational activities that Klinker participated in during the fifties and sixties. The interview concludes with Klinkner explaining the misconceptions that tourists have about Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Transcript of interview with Laura Gunning by Mike Martinez, March 5, 1981
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Archival Collection
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On March 5, 1981, Mike Martinez interviewed Laura Gunning (born 1923 in Los Angeles, California) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gunning first talks about her family background, her church membership, education, and the minimum wage. She also talks about the Las Vegas Strip, the first businesses and markets in Las Vegas, change in climate, and family trips.
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"The Reintegration of Las Vegas": paper by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file. Presented at the Western Social Science Association, 31st Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Las Vegas Fire & Rescue 65th Anniversary: commemorative book
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Archival Collection
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Cherina Kleven appears on pages 124, 134, 135, 153, 159, 162, 198, 201, and 210.
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Alice Foley Yarish interview, August 31, 1993: transcript
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An oral history interview conducted and edited by Robert D. McCracken; Esmeralda County History Project; Goldfield, 1993
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Report on the Basic Magnesium, Incorporated water supply system, Clark County, Nevada, October, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Report on the water supply system at Basic Magnesium, Inc.
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Transcript of interview with William Carlson by Alice Brown, March 19, 1980
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Archival Collection
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