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Joseph A. Fry oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00636

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joseph Fry conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on October 09, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview Joseph Fry discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to work as a professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He talks about how he was welcomed to the history department by notable people like Roman "Jay" Zorn, Ralph Roske, and Tom Wright. He also talks about doing research, writing books, and becoming history department chair numerous times.

Archival Collection

Howie Fuhr oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00637

Abstract

Oral history interview with Howie Fuhr conducted by Jeff Krieger on March 08, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fuhr discusses his life in Minnesota and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942.

Archival Collection

John E. Fulner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00638

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Fulner conducted by Leonard Jones on March 28, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fulner discusses the history of Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Cindy Funkhouser oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00639

Abstract

Oral history interview with Cindy Funkhouser conducted by Claytee White on January 14, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. Funkhouser discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980 and working as a cocktail waitress and a bartender at the Four Queens Hotel and Casino. She then discusses owning an antique shop and being one of the forces behind First Friday and the Las Vegas art movement that is rooted in the John S. Park Neighborhood's sense of community.

Archival Collection

Barbara Fuson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00640

Abstract

Oral history interview with Barbara Fuson conducted by Darnell Frazier on March 20, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fuson discusses Las Vegas, Nevada culture in the 1960s including medical care, the education system, gambling, politics, and religion.

Archival Collection

Kathleen Fuson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00641

Abstract

Oral history interview with Kathleen Fuson conducted by Lance Goss on March 04, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fuson discusses her life in Las Vegas, Nevada including her employment history, her knowledge about the Boulder (Hoover) Dam, the desert’s flora and fauna, and the education system.

Archival Collection

Lovell Gaines oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00643

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lovell Gaines conducted by Claytee D. White on July 01, 2009 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Lovell Gaines discusses his involvement with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), becoming president for the Las Vegas, Nevada chapter in 1980, segregation, Freedom Fund banquets, national conventions, police brutality, and housing issues in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Elaine and Robert Gallagher oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00645

Abstract

Oral history interview with Elaine and Robert Gallagher conducted by Rod Leavitt on an unknown date in 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, the Gallaghers discuss moving to Southern Nevada with their families. Robert describes his father’s employment at Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), and Elaine recalls the construction of the Basic Magnesium Plant in Henderson, Nevada. They describe above-ground atomic bomb testing, entertainment in Las Vegas, Nevada, and social life. Lastly, the two recall population growth in Las Vegas and the increase of casinos along the Strip.

Archival Collection

Randy Gangwer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00646

Abstract

Oral history interview with Randy Gangwer conducted by Thomas Hardy on May 17, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Gangwer discusses the importance of gambling, above ground atomic tests, and Southern Nevada’s economic, environmental, and social changes.

Archival Collection

George and Toni Garner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00650

Abstract

Oral history interview with George and Theona (Toni) Garner conducted by Rod Leavitt on March 25, 1987 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, George Garner discusses his father, who was a Boulder (Hoover) Dam worker and was one of the first homesteaders in the Ash Meadows area in southern Nye County, Nevada. George also describes the Ash Meadows Lodge, which was intended to be a dude ranch by Las Vegas, Nevada promoters. Lastly, George Garner briefly discusses his early life and education in Las Vegas, Nevada. Toni Garner briefly discusses her early life in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Archival Collection