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J. D. Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01716

Abstract

Oral history interview with J. D. Smith conducted by Albert Hewitt on October 31, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Smith begins by discussing his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1927 after buying an office for his dental practice. He describes life in Las Vegas at the time, how the city has expanded and changed, and his career as a dentist. Smith also talks about his time as president of the Nevada State Board of Education. He concludes by elaborating on other aspects of Las Vegas history, such as the crash of Carole Lombard's plane, the Helldorado Parades, and nuclear weapons testing.

Archival Collection

"Tommy" oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02056

Abstract

Oral history interview with "Tommy" conducted by Dennis McBride on April 28, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Thompson discusses his life as a gay man, his parents’ acceptance despite being heavily religious, and writing poems for the Las Vegas Bugle for many years.

Archival Collection

Oral history interviews

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File

Archival Collection

Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
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Collection Number: MS-00403
Collection Name: Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
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Paul Velez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-02-22

Archival Collection

Description

Oral history interview with Paul Velez conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 22, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Paul Velez, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus officer, discusses his experience at the Thomas & Mack Center during the night of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He shares his goal of creating a safe atmosphere for the survivors and providing them with all of their needs, including helping separated survivors find their loved ones and friends. Velez also describes his move to Las Vegas in 2008 and his time with the New York City police force, talking about his experience as a first responder at Ground Zero during the 9/11 attacks. He discusses the effect these attacks have had on general and campus security measures and on him as an individual.

Text

Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice, Vol. 11, No. 24 (1990-02-22), page 22

File
Download 1123.jp2 (image/jp2; 2.37 MB)

Section

Supplement

Page

22

Digital ID

sn86076451_1990022201_022

Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice, Vol. 11, No. 31 (1990-11-22), page 22

File
Download 1961.jp2 (image/jp2; 3.28 MB)

Page

22

Digital ID

sn86076451_1990112201_022

Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice, Vol. 14, No. 22 (1993-09-23), page 22

File
Download 0810.jp2 (image/jp2; 3.4 MB)

Page

22

Digital ID

sn86076451_1993092301_022

Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice, Vol. 13, No. 52 (1993-04-22), page 22

File
Download 0266.jp2 (image/jp2; 3.1 MB)

Page

22

Digital ID

sn86076451_1993042201_022

Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice, Vol. 14, No. 13 (1993-07-22), page 22

File
Download 0585.jp2 (image/jp2; 3.07 MB)

Page

22

Digital ID

sn86076451_1993072201_022

Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice, Vol. 12, No. 17 (1991-08-22), page 22

File
Download 0691.jp2 (image/jp2; 1.8 MB)

Page

22

Digital ID

sn86076451_1991082201_022