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Mario Sandoval oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03526

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mario Sandoval conducted by Claytee D. White on December 06, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Sandoval discusses his mother’s emigration story to the United States from Mexico and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968. He recalls his first memories of the city, living on the Westside, and segregation at the time. Sandoval talks about his employment at the Hilton Hotel at the age of sixteen and other hotels on the Strip. Lastly, Sandoval discusses Fremont Street from the 1970s to 1990s, changes in downtown Las Vegas, and his experience as a member of the Culinary Workers Union.

Archival Collection

Katrina Sandigo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03695

Abstract

Oral history interview with Katrina Sandigo conducted by Nathalie Martinez and Barbara Tabach on August 28, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Katrina talks about her family's history and her grandfather's immigration to the United States from Nicaragua. She discusses her education and her time spent studying at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and her work with the Clark County School District (CCSD). She is currently the Education Director for Nevada's Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Katrina also shares her religious faith and how she is active in the Jewish community of Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Harry Helfrich and William Grant oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03604

Abstract

Oral history interview with Harry Helfrich and William Grant conducted by Claytee D. White on April 15, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Helfrich discusses his early life in Pennsylvania and enlisting to the United States Army Airborne Division. He talks about his experience with firearms, arriving to Boulder City, Nevada in 1987, and becoming a member of the Boulder City Rifle and Pistol Club. Helfrich remembers becoming president of the Club, and Grant talks about his role as the secretary and treasurer for the Club. Lastly, Helfrich and Grant discuss the Club’s youth programs, and the increase of Club members.

Archival Collection

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.

Archival Collection

Florence Dolphyne oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01320

Abstract

Oral history interview with Florence Dolphyne conducted by Claytee D. White on July 16, 1999 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Professor Dolphyne, the first female professor at the University of Ghana, West Africa, talks about her upbringing in a small village and explains how the African concept of "village" differs from the American definition. She discusses early childhood education, learning through play, and rituals and naming ceremonies. She then shifts focus to discuss economic development for women in Africa, how the women's rights movement differed from the United States, and various aspects of women in trade and business.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Morris R. De Woskin, Las Vegas, circa 1962

Date

1961 to 1963

Archival Collection

Description

Morris R. De Woskin (second from the left) owner of the Executive House Hotels across the United States, Paul Price (local SUN columnist), Mrs. Price, and Col. Charles Baron (Sands Executive) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of Tyrone Power and others visiting Hoover Dam, May 26, 1939

Date

1939-05-26

Description

Black and white image with the following printed description: "Boulder Canyon. Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Power visit Boulder Dam. With them are Mr. Marion McKeen (Thompson Trophy Pilot) who flew the Powers to Boulder City, and R. B. Spearman who conducted the party through the powerhouse." Note: Mrs. Tyrone Power was the actress, Annabella. Also, Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah, 1850

Date

1849 to 1850

Description

108 x 75 cm. Map part hand colored. Relief shown by hachures and depths shown by soundings. Accompanies U.S. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah. "Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the Territory of Utah. Surveyed in 1849 and 1850, under the orders of Col. J. J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau, by Capt. Howard Stansbury of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, aided by Lieut. J. W. Gunnison Corps Topographical Engineers and Albet Carrington. Drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss. Ackerman lith 379 Broadway N. Y." Original publisher: Ackerman Lith. Scale: 1:240,000.

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Photograph of students in a science class, Boulder City, Nevada, January 22, 1947

Date

1947-01-22

Description

Description provided with image: "A view of the combination science class - lab room illustrates the limited room And facilities. This room, 40' x 20' overall, can accommodate a maximum of 24 students. Study tables were originally cut 3 in. in width from the original Specs in order to fit them into the room. L- R: Row 1, Gary Eaton, Jim Wilson; Row 2, (?), LaVon Gammet, John Gormon, (?), Peter Wartman; Row 3, (?), Robt. Denning, Roy Lawson, Stanley Shilberg, (?), Bob Ellsworth; Row 4, (?) (?), Weston Holdberg. Jan. 22, 1947."

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City of Hope Cancer Research Center

Bio taken from Wiki: "City of Hope is a private, not-for-profit clinical research center, hospital and graduate medical school located in Duarte, California, United States. The center's main campus resides on 110 acre of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and Irwindale, with a network of clinical practice locations throughout Southern California, satellite offices in Monrovia and Irwindale, and regional fundraising offices throughout the United States."

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