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Paul Anka recordings, 1980 to 1992
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Anka chats about work, music, his family, his childhoods, and answers questions from callers.
In this interview, Paul Anka talks about his career as a singer in show business and what it was like to work with Joe Delaney. He vividly discusses his travels to foreign countries such as Italy and Japan and how his music was perceived by audiences in those countries. He says that he greatly enjoyed his time in different countries and that people there valued his music and performance on stage. Delaney also mentions that Anka's music rose to fame in their company and that their American audience values their collaboration together.
In this interview, Paul Anka talks about how his career as a singer began and the steps he took to immerse himself in music. He first begins by talking about what high school he went to and what music he courses he took to further explore genres. He also adds that he worked at a night club in Las Vegas which allowed him to socialize with different artists.
Recording of Paul Anka on a television talk show in Las Vegas, discussing his professionalism, perfectionism, money, Las Vegas, religion, and aspects of stardom.
Anka talks about work, music, his family, and answers questions audience members.
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Christine Szukala oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Christine Szukala conducted by Bridgette Foote on November 12, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Christine shares her family history and the story of her Thai mother and American Air Force father who met in Thailand and married before moving to the United States in 1970. She talks about her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada near Nellis Air Force base with her six siblings. Christine discusses her beliefs of how her newly immigrated mother adapted to American life, including altering her recipes to fit her husband's taste and reducing her visits to nearby Buddhist temples.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Rosemary Lynch by Suzanne Becker, June 8, 2004
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Edwin "Tony" Wuehle oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Edwin "Tony" Wuehle conducted by David Schwartz on December 21, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Wuehle discusses his early life in Hettinger, North Dakota and his career as an educator. He recalls his first experiences playing poker, participating in home poker games while living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and using a pseudonym as a player. Wuehle then talks about writing a book, founding the Gamblers Book Club Press in Las Vegas, Nevada, and writing for religious publications. Later, Wuehle explains the tension between participating in religion and playing poker. He describes Las Vegas poker rooms during the 1960s and 1970s and shares his thoughts on online poker. Lastly, Wuehle discusses why casinos use prop players and his efforts to organize a poker tournament to raise funds for Bay de Noc Community College in Michigan.
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Transcript of interview with Ron Lawrence by Dennis McBride, June, July and August 1997
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Ron Lawrence is one of the busiest people in the gay community, so I want him to know how much I appreciate his reserving time for me so that I could complete this oral history interview. The importance of his work toward the well-being of the gay community in Las Vegas cannot be measured, and much of what he's accomplished and otherwise made possible will live long after he leaves us. With Ron's consent to this interview, our knowledge of Nevada's gay history is greatly enriched and our record preserved.
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Edward Baca oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Edward Baca conducted by Claytee D. White on January 28, 2016 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Baca opens his interview describing his parents and his youth in Wyoming. He then discusses moving to Bryce, Utah in the 1940s, his career in coal mining, and the process of removing coal from the mine. Baca describes his brief time working for the federal government, going to trade school to learn morse code, and working for the railroad. He then talks about switching careers to to work as an air conditioning insulator, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1969. Baca then describes how he found religion, his efforts to learn more about Christianity, and forming a ministry where he preaches. He discusses his Christian radio program, his singing ministry, and his efforts to save a Christian radio station from closing. Lastly, Baca discusses his religious music albums, touring in a religious music group, and faith healing.
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Mabel Hoggard: religious materials
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Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. This file contains religious booklets, programs, newspaper clippings, and other documents. Represented in the materials are records from: Griffith United Methodist Church, Church Women United of Greater Las Vegas, Zion Methodist Church, Clark County Protestant Ministerial Association, and Desert Southwest Conference of the United Methodist Church.
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