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Dorothy Frassmann oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dorothy Frassmann conducted by Dennis McBride on September 21, 1997 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Frassmann discusses her upbringing from New York, Canada, and Las Vegas, Nevada, notably as a lesbian.
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Dewey E. Freeman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dewey E. Freeman conducted by Christine Kurdriel on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Freeman discusses his history with Southern Nevada including Las Vegas, Paradise Valley, and Blue Diamond.
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Wilma Freemyer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Wilma Freemyer conducted by Suzanne Haag on February 22, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Freemyer discusses early Las Vegas, Nevada’s history during the 1930's and the
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Mary Leavitt Frehner oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Leavitt Frehner conducted by Gail M. Frehner on November 28, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Leavitt Frehner discusses her life in Bunkerville, Nevada and Mesquite, Nevada.
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Merle Frehner oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Merle Frehner conducted by Robert Laas on July 05, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Frehner discusses atomic testing, freighting, the "Arrowhead Trail", the Great Depression, and Boulder (Hoover) Dam in Nevada.
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Bernada French oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Bernada French conducted by James Doohan on March 16, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. French discusses her career in geology and railroads in Southern Nevada.
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Edna French oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Edna French conducted by Helen Littleton on November 18, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. French discusses her life in Boulder City, Nevada.
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William French oral history interview
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Oral history interview with William French conducted by Connie Degernes on November 18, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. French discusses life living near Boulder (Hoover) Dam in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Dr. James Frey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James Frey conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on September 14, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview James Frey discusses earning his doctorate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, being hired as the assistant professor there, and establishing a survey center for the university, which was eventually named the Cannon Center for Survey Research, after Senator Howard Cannon. He talks about conducting a survey on the political race between Sheriff Ralph Lamb and John McCarthy. He then discusses getting tenure, teaching in London, spending a sabbatical in Washington, D.C., doing research, and serving as dean for the History department at UNLV.
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Charles Frias oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles Frias conducted by Paula Soto on March 02, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Frias discusses working in the cab business, Nellis Air Force Base, and tourism in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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