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Merle Frehner oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02062

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Merle Frehner conducted by Elisabeth Nelson Patrick January 17, 1981 and January 19, 1981 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In the first interview, Frehner talks about his upbringing in Littlefield, Arizona and moving to St. Thomas, Nevada. He talks about driving heavy-duty freight wagons, transporting mining supplies, and the formation of a school district in St. Thomas. Frehner remembers the entertainment in St. Thomas during the 1920s, recreational activities, and commuting to Overton, Nevada to attend high school. Lastly, Frehner describes the local businesses in St. Thomas, miners residing in the town, and the town’s growing popularity after the construction of Arrowhead Trail (U. S. Highway 91). In the last interview, Frehner discusses transporting produce to Las Vegas, Nevada and Tonopah, Nevada during the late 1920s, the construction of Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead water levels overtaking St. Thomas.

Archival Collection

Western Ore Purchasing Company: weight and moisture certificates, 1906

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Tonopah Mining Company Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00752
Collection Name: Tonopah Mining Company Records
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Desert Power and Mill Company: monthly stores report, 1911

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Tonopah Mining Company Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00752
Collection Name: Tonopah Mining Company Records
Box/Folder: Box 07

Archival Component

Freight waybill and reports of freight forwarded, 1938 to 1940

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Records
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Collection Number: MS-00006
Collection Name: Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Records
Box/Folder: Box 2

Archival Component

Requisitions to purchase materials, 1937 to 1939 September

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Records
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Collection Number: MS-00006
Collection Name: Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Records
Box/Folder: Box 3

Archival Component

Unidentified survey maps, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Tonopah Mining Company Records
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Collection Number: MS-00752
Collection Name: Tonopah Mining Company Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 08

Archival Component

Mining districts of Mineral County, Nevada, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Tonopah Mining Company Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00752
Collection Name: Tonopah Mining Company Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 08

Archival Component

Francis Anisco oral history interview, 2024 August 16

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Francis Anisco conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on August 16, 2024 for the UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shootings project. In this interview, Anisco shares his experience on December 6, and how he graduated from UNLV Lee School of Business as an Accounting major on December 19, 2023, less than two weeks after the shooting. He describes preparing for the end of the semester on the first floor of Beam Hall while wearing headphones, when he thought he heard gunshots, and saw people running. He gathered his belongings and ran out toward Hospitality Hall and started texting his friends and turned to run toward Tonopah Hall when he heard a volley of gunshots. When he reached his car, he called his dad and drove home. He talks about his professors, Dr. Patricia Navarro Velez and Dr. Jerry Chang, and the accounting graduate students who were on the fourth floor that day. Anisco shares he has sought therapy and recalls the breathing techniques that helped him process the trauma of his department coming under attack. Digital audio available.

Archival Collection

UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shooting interviews
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Collection Number: OH-03923
Collection Name: UNLV Remembers: an Oral History of the 6 December 2023 Shooting interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Photograph of the Hughes flight training school, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1960s.

Date

1965 to 1969

Description

The public entrance of the Hughes Flight Training School is on the left. The door at right leads into the auxiliary hangar area. Tonopah Highway is in the foreground. North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1960s.

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