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Donna Silva oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03891

Abstract

Oral history interview with Donna Silva conducted by Claytee D. White on February 6, 2023 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Silva recalls her childhood living in Los Angeles, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Valdosta, Georgia; and Japan. When her family settled in Las Vegas, her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but Silva later left the organization as a teenager. Throughout the interview, Silva recalls memories of the Rolling Stones, Steve Wynn, Elvis, and doing lighting work throughout the city as the first female to join the stagehand's union. Silva's work in the hotel/casino industry provides insight in work on the casino floor and behind the curtains of entertainment venues. She worked as a cocktail waitress, cigarette girl, and then backstage as a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Her passion later turned to working with the Rape Crisis Center, where Silva has acquired training that allows her to go to hospitals to assist patients.

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Stanley and Sandra Mallin oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02222

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stanley and Sandy Mallin conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 07, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview the Mallins discuss Stanley's college roommate, Jay Sarno, how they joined him in his casino development endeavors, and about the various business projects Stanley participated in. They also discuss the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada through the ages, how Las Vegas has changed, and their volunteer work in the community.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Regents, Las Vegas, 1950s - 1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

A group photo of the Board of Regents at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Seated, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Unidentified; 2) Bonnie Smotony, Secretary; 3) Neil Humphrey, Chancellor; 4) Jacobson; 5) Paul McDermott; 6) Helen Thompson; and 7) A. C. Grant. Standing, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Dr. Louis Lombardi; 2) Unidentified; 3) William "Bill" Morris; 4) James Bilbray; 5) Mel Steniger; 6) Molly Knudtsen; and 7) Dr. Fred Anderson.

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Elizabeth Harrington Collection of Essays

Identifier

MS-00220

Abstract

This collection contains the original drafts of the thirteen essays that Elizabeth Harrington wrote about her life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. These articles were written from her memory and experiences of life in Las Vegas beginning in the early 1900s, and were published in the Nevadan section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1975-1979.

Archival Collection

Rozita Lee oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03773

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Rozita Lee conducted by Stefani Evans, Cecilia Winchell, Kristel Peralta, Vanessa Concepcion, Jerwin Tiu, and Su Kim Chung on June 1, 2021, April 12, 2022, and May 18, 2023 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Rozita shares her experiences growing up on a sugar plantation with her family in Hawaii. She talks about the benefits her family received and the "privileged" life she led with her father as the plantation boss, allowing her household to have electricity, plumbing, and a telephone. Rozita discusses her use of Pidgin English amongst her peers and "good English" in her household, and the roles and responsibilities her parents had working on the plantation. She shares what life was like day to day and what she remembers growing up during World War II including hearing air raid sirens and hanging blackout curtains in her home. Rozita also talks about meeting her husband, Clifford Lee, in high school, their marriage in 1979, and how the couple came to move to Las Vegas. In the second interview, Lee discusses pursuing a bachelor's degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), working with Governor Miller and Bob Bailey, and her involvement in a Polynesian show at Imperial Palace for eighteen years.

Archival Collection

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter 85th Founders Day Program

Date

1993

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter meeting minutes

Date

1993-09-11

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter executive committee agenda

Date

1993

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter hospitality committee report

Date

1993-05-25
1993-02

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Marisa Rodriguez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03732

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marisa Rodriguez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón, Monserrath Hernández and Claytee D. White for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Marisa Rodriguez discusses her childhood and living in North Las Vegas as a teenager; she was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Mexico with her family at a young age, and returned to the United States at age 12. She recounts what it was like acclimating to American life, learning English, and studying abroad in Spain before becoming a law student. Marisa attended the William S. Boyd School of Law and is currently a civil litigator in Las Vegas.

Subjects discussed include: La Voz Hispanic/Latino Law Students Association at the William S. Boyd School of Law; Huellas mentorship program.

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