Mary Beth Nitzschke interviews Marjorie Barrick (b. 1917) in her den at her home about the sociological view of Nevadans in the gaming industry. Barrick also discusses UNLV’s beginnings, Las Vegas history, founding Child Haven, Owning Flamingo and the Fremont, “the hotel people,” and the lack of cultural activities in the 1950s.
Arnel Wilks interviews his neighbor, auto mechanic Hobert D. Blair (b. 1900), who moved to Nevada in 1931. This oral history interview takes place in the living room of the collector’s home in Boulder City, Nevada. Blair discusses Boulder City in the early days, as well as, Las Vegas in the 1930s.
Jay Brewer interviews Hobert D. Blair at his home in Boulder City, Nevada. Mister Blair, Misses Blair, and the interviewer Jay Brewer are present. Mister Blair was born in Boreing, Kentucky in 1900, he then moved to Idaho in 1910 before relocating to Nevada in 1931. The interview covers the growth of Boulder City, from 1931 to 1975.
General Nevada history, Searchlight, Anderson's Dairy, Rancho Grande Creamery, Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), working on Fremont Street, Helldorado, Stewart Ranch, flooding, Mormons and religion, Hunt Family of Bunkerville, Atomic Testing, Carole Lombard plane crash, Pioche, Goodsprings, WWII, Ghost Towns, El Rancho.
Paula Morey interviews a former Desert Inn pit boss, Robert Francis Bergin (b. 1891), at his residence (a motel room) on March 5, 1981. During the interview Bergin discusses his personal history, the opening of the Desert Inn and other casinos, the gambling industry, his visits to Cuba, Wilbur Clark, Howard Hughes, and women in gaming.
Diane Spero interviews her neighbor, Brian Block, born in Chicago in 1945, about the construction business, community planning, architectural design, and his personal feelings in regards to the development of the Las Vegas area. Block also discusses legalized gambling, politics, mass transit problems, and other social and environmental changes in Nevada.
On March 15, 1981, Tracey Bradley interviewed George Cichoski (born 1939 in New Kensington, PA) about the roles and functions of the Cumorah Credit Union, which served members of the Mormon Church. Cichoski first talks about the development of the credit union, the effects of the change from federal to state charters and those advantages, and the overall function of a credit union in general. Cichoski also discusses the Financial Institutions Act and its effects on credit unions, the innovative services that credit unions would need to adopt to retain their members, and what he believes will be in store for the future of credit unions.
On March 13, 1976, Robert Pearce interviewed attorney Marion B. Earl (Born September 13, 1897 in Bunkerville, Nevada) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marion relocated to Las Vegas in 1923. During the interview Marion discusses serving as a member of the board of directors for the Chamber of Commerce, and then being elected president of the chamber in 1941. He also discusses being elected justice of the peace in 1934, and serving for two terms. He offers additional insight on the growth of Las Vegas and the history of Southern Nevada.
R. J. Johnson interviews Bill Belknap (b. 1920) at his home about Southern Nevada through the eyes of an established local photographer. Belknap discusses Colorado River, Nevada State Advisory Commission, WWII, Henderson Power Plant during WWII, El Rancho 1940s, Tule Springs Archaeological Project 1966-1967, Atomic Testing, Lake Mead, Boulder City, music and Jazz in Southern Nevada, teaching at UNLV, photography, and the Grand Canyon.
Rebecca Shurley interviews Lieutenant Colonel Jane A. Bigelow, born in Buffalo, New York in 1943, about her career as a nurse in the Air Force. Bigelow discusses her experiences mainly as a flight nurse and its unique challenges as well as her experiences in the intensive care unit during the Vietnam War. She provides details on her career progression from staff nurse to her then current position of chief nurse of the United States Air Force Hospital at Nellis Air Force Base. Bigelow also describes some of the educational requirements for becoming a nurse as well as the demands of the nursing profession.