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Kenneth Miller oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01297

Archival Collection

Carolyn Freeman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00621

Archival Collection

Brian Anderson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00032

Archival Collection

Rusty Feuer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00573

Archival Collection

John White oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03581

Archival Collection

Tom Cole oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02251

Archival Collection

Janice Zobrist oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02451

Archival Collection

Caroline Kelley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02109

Archival Collection

Jeffery Silver oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03932

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jeffery Silver conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on November 14 and 25, 2024 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Silver recalls his childhood in Beverly Hills, California before his family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada when Silver was in the fourth grade. His father worked with Tony Cornero at The Stardust Hotel and the family lived in a Francisco Park duplex. Silver attended various local schools, eventually graduating from Las Vegas High School in the same class with Bruce Woodbury and Gardner Jolley. Silver graduated from Northwestern University with an accounting degree, and attended the University of San Diego School of Law. Upon returning to Las Vegas, he joined the accounting firm Laventhol and Horwath (L&H), and at age 22 became Nevada's youngest person to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Governor Mike O'Callaghan appointed Silver to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, a position that utilized his legal and accounting expertise. In two interview sessions, Silver describes his legal career with the firm Lionel Sawyer Collins, Nevada's North/South power struggle, his relationship with Oscar Goodman, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (The Mob Museum), his work at The Landmark (1979-1983) during the Wolfram/Tickel era of ownership, his work at the Riviera (ca. 1983-1984) under owner Meshulam Riklis, his short stint at Caesars World (1984), and his various law partnerships over his 50 years of practice. Digital audio and photographs available; no transcript available.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Marie Jordan by Edward Gentry, February 27, 1981

Date

1981-02-27

Description

On February 27, 1981, Edward Gentry interviewed Marie Jordan in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss social differences between Arizona and Las Vegas, particularly in the ways schools were segregated in Las Vegas. Jordan also discusses the “Whites Only” policy on the Strip and Downtown. The interview concludes with Jordan sharing her views on the importance of helping others.

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