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Hansen, Lin (Ellen L.), 1934-

Lin Hansen was born on April 02, 1934 in Alamo, Nevada. Her parents were Benjamin Levi Brown and Zada Mae Bushnell. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a school teacher.

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Carolyn Whaley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01959

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carolyn Whaley conducted by Diana Rhodes on March 22, 2005 for the UNLV Women's Studies Veteran Oral History Project. Whaley discusses her early interest in music and her successful audition for the United States Air Force Women's Air Force (WAF) Band in 1959. She explains that the band was the only all-female band in the military between 1951 and 1961, and shared a number of stories about the function and activities of the band. Later, she discusses her civilian career as a music teacher in Barstow, California and decision to move to Las Vegas, Nevada after her retirement in 2000. She also remarks on the lack of interest that officials at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas showed in veterans.

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Gerardo Topacio, Philomena Topacio, and Teresa Prezgay oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03426

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gerardo Topacio, Philomena Topacio, and Teresa Prezgay conducted by Claytee D. White on April 13, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Gerardo discusses his early life in Manila, Philippines. He remembers the attacks in Pearl Harbor on December 07, 1941, the Japanese and Philippines conflict, and immigrating to the United States. Gerardo talks about his employment with Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc. (EG&G) and working at the Nevada Test Site. Philomena recalls her career in the hotel industry and being a member of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. The couple was joined by their daughter, Teresa Prezgay. Prezgay talks about her career as a math teacher and promotes the increase of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

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Frankie Perez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03508

Abstract

Oral history interview with Frankie Perez conducted by Elsa Lopez and Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on November 05th, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Perez speaks about the importance of sports, and the lack of Latinx representation in teachers during high school. Perez then discusses being placed on medical hold in the military, how his transition affected his physical tests, how the 2016 election may have impacted transgendered people in the military, and how everyday military personnel feel about transgendered people serving in the military. The interview concludes with Perez discussing the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered, and Queer (LGBTQ) scene in Las Vegas, Nevada and about how culture impacts which clubs members of LBGTQ community would visit.

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Chretien, Jeanne Pursel, 1923-

Jeanne P. Chretien was born August 07, 1923 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1939. She held careers as a telephone operator, an English teacher, and an English department head in Las Vegas.

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Slide of William Scoble, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1968

Date

1966 to 1970

Description

William "Bill"Scoble, UNLV basketball and track coach and member of the Health and Physical Education Department.

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Slide of Anthony Saville, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1968

Date

1966 to 1970

Description

Anthony Saville, founding dean of the UNLV College of Education.

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Slide of Tom Cassese, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1972

Date

1970 to 1974

Description

Tom Cassese, UNLV Department of Education Department.

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Geran, Trish

Trish Geran was born on January 26, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She went to Bishop Gorman High School and to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As of 2015, she was a subsitute teacher, author, and activist.

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