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Vera Moore (True Beginnings/Divinity House) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript

Date

2022-11-07

Description

From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Community organization interviews file.

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Transcript of interview with Dr. Nell Jeffers by Yatska Aldarondo, February 26, 1980

Date

1980-02-26

Description

On February 26, 1980, Yatska Aldarondo interviewed psychiatric counselor, Dr. Nell Jeffers (born in Houston Texas) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Jeffers discusses her work as the student and faculty counselor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The two also discuss some of the hardships of living in a desert, as well Dr. Jeffers’ plans to move into private psychiatric practice.

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Transcript of interview with Clifford Kemple by Paul Wilkins, April 4, 1976

Date

1976-04-04

Description

On April 4, 1976, Paul Wilkins interviewed former miner Clifford Kemple (born September 28th, 1909 in Salt Lake City, Utah) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Kemple’s early life in Goodsprings, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada. Kemple also talks about changes that he has noticed in Las Vegas more broadly.

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Transcript of Interview with Merna Dennison by Ken Pyatt, March 1, 1980

Date

1980-03-01

Description

On March 1, 1980, Ken Pyatt interviewed his grandmother, Merna Dennison (born September 9th, 1917 in Blanding, Utah) in her home in Henderson, Nevada. During the interview, Merna pinpoints Cashman Field as a landmark of Las Vegas. She recalls the Helldorado Parade as one of Nevada’s biggest annual celebrations in which her family attended and participated on numerous occasions. She mentions serving on the Clark County School Board and discusses the growth of the city of Las Vegas, particularly the development and expansion of both McCarran Airport and the Strip.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 12, 1998

Date

1998-01-12

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 28 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Brendan Ly oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-03-27

Archival Collection

Description

Oral history interview with Brendan Ly conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on March 27, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Brendan discusses his background growing up in communist Vietnam in the early 1970s and fleeing with his family as refugees; they immigrated to Hong Kong, China before moving to the United States to live briefly in North Carolina before settling in California. Brendan talks about working at a young age picking fruit, working in catering, and having positions in retail before pursuing higher education and studying pharmaceuticals. He shares stories of his work experience with Walgreens and how this led to him opening a pharmacy with his brother, which they've managed together for the past 18 years.

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C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00350

Abstract

The C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada (approximately 1900-1915) contains individual black-and-white photographic prints, photographic albums, black-and-white and tinted postcards, and photographic negatives that document the history of early twentieth century Goldfield, Nevada. The images include photographic prints of Goldfield and surrounding areas during its peak years of 1906-1910; postcards showing scenes of Goldfield, Tonopah, and other areas in central Nevada; and negatives that contain images of Rinker's family and homelife in Indiana and Illinois.

Archival Collection