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Transcipt of interview with John M. Beville by George Braver, March 11, 1981
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Archival Collection
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, August 17, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of the legal issues surrounding the effort to get the Nevada Public Service Commission to force the water company to run a pipeline to Lake Mead.
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Memo from A. M. Folger to Walter R. Bracken about drill wells, June 12, 1945
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Archival Collection
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Account of a meeting called by the State Engineer to discuss applications to drill wells. The Las Vegas Land and Water Company and Robert Griffith both dropped their objections and both were allowed permits. Those in attendance discussed the issues going forward. Memo has date stamps from E.E.B., H.E.D. and U.P. R.R. Co. Law Department, Los Angeles.
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Press release by Las Vegas Valley Water District on installation of water meters, October 25, 1955
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Archival Collection
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News release by the Las Vegas Valley Water District reporting that they had formally requested the state attorney general to review and state officially the legality of the District's plans to install water meters in Las Vegas. Statement included opinions from the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers and the District General Counsel Leo A. McNamee. Document has stamp of the Union Pacific Rail Road's law department dated October 26, 1955. Also initials stamp by E. E. Bennett dated October 27, 1955.
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Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, October 12, 1953
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Archival Collection
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Declaration of the results of the canvass of election returns of the special bond election held September 30, 1953.
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Audio clip from interview with Hank Greenspun, 1975
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Archival Collection
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In this clip, Hank Greenspun speaks with Perry Kaufman about arriving in Las Vegas in 1946, and his first encounter with Bugsy Siegel.
No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.
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Ellen Lempe interview, March 23, 1977: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 23, 1977, Paul Pearson interviewed Ellen Lempe (b. 1928 in Detroit, Michigan). Lempe details her life in Sturgis, Michigan—her marriage, her kids and an automobile accident that resulted in gangrene and amputation—before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. She recounts working as a telephone operator, gambling after work and a big win playing keno. Moreover, she describes her disinterest for politics, her husband’s love for sports and his work as a car salesman. The two end by discussing inflation and the changing attitude and landscape of the city.
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