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Marguerite Segretti oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01666

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marguerite Segretti conducted by Tommy Rendano on February 24, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Segretti discusses her personal history and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Segretti discusses her career as the Clark County Democratic Central Committee Chairman, a position which she was serving in at the time of the interview, and politics on the local and national level. Segretti describes how Las Vegas has changed and expanded, life in Las Vegas, and the presence of religion in Las Vegas. Segretti also discusses sex work and prostitution in Las Vegas and the rest of Nevada, as well as misconceptions people have about the city.

Archival Collection

Catherine Abrigo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03871

Abstract

Oral history interview with Cathrine Abrigo conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on July 20, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Abrigo describes her early life in the Philippines, where she attended Catholic school and briefly studied medical technology in college. She describes immigrating to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and the difficulty of leaving her immediate family behind. She discusses working for the Cosmopolitan in 2011 and becoming deeply involved with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. Throughout the interview, Abrigo talks about religion, food, and her activism with the Culinary Union.

Archival Collection

Audio clip from interview with Ron Lurie, June 5, 2015

Date

2015-06-15

Archival Collection

Description

Ron Lurie talks about winning a seat on the Las Vegas City Council, and the voting population of the city.

Sound

Jim Richter and the cake for the mass holy union: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride, 4-25-98. Jim Richter and the cake he baked for the Pride celebration's mass holy union.

Image

Gelbart, Daniel

http://radaris.com/p/Michelle/Goldsmith/

public record of family relations - mentions Las Vegas and Judaism

 

 

some records of cleaning business in LV, but not sure if it is the same "Daniel Gelbart"

 

Person

Audio recording clip of interview with Jerome Zawada by Suzanne Becker, August 9, 2006

Date

2006-08-09

Description

Narrator affiliation: Franciscan Priest, Nevada Desert Experience

Sound

Poster for "The People Vs. Abraham," Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2004

Date

2003 to 2005

Archival Collection

Description

The front of a poster for the mock trial "The People Vs. Abraham" put on by Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada. The advertising text reads: "Temple Beth Sholom proudly presents "The People Vs. Abraham." One time only. Sunday, March 21st. Opens at 9am. Tickets call 702-804-1333. Be there as masterful attorneys Oscar Goodman and Michael Cherry go before hard nosed Judge Joseph Wapner. A trial with roots at the foundation of Jewish heritage. Hear extraordinary details of passionate father nearly sacrificing his son. Then you, the jury, cast the deciding vote." The signatures of Michael Cherry, Oscar Goodman, and Joseph Wapner are included on the poster as well.

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