Oral history interview with Arlene Matthews Smith conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on March 26, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Smith discusses living in Caliente, Nevada and recalls her family history. Smith also discusses going to high school in Panaca, Nevada, construction of Boulder (Hoover) dam, prohibition, and the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Oral history interviews with Essie Shelton Jacobs conducted by Claytee White on February 01, 1996 and April 16, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Jacobs begins her interview discussing her immediate family and siblings in detail, and how they influenced her to move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. Jacobs goes on to discuss finding work in Las Vegas and her job as a housekeeper at the Aladdin Hotel, where she and eventually became a supervisor. Jacobs discusses her experience at the Aladdin including the Culinary Union, gender discrimination, employment for African Americans, and encounters with celebrities. Jacobs goes on to describe the the Culinary Union Local 226 in more detail, discussing membership, strikes, and race relations.
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Oral history interview with Von Eisinger conducted by Marilyn Eisinger on February 13, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Von Eisinger discusses weather conditions of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Hoover Dam, political representation of the different regions within Nevada, hunting, fishing, and labor unions in Nevada.
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Roundtable discussion with Bob Bellis, Courtney Mooney, Yorgo Kagafas, and Keny Stewart conducted by Claytee D. White on December 12, 2009 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In this roundtable discussion, participants talk about the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Plan. Kagafas describes his role as project manager for the Plan and the process for obtaining a historic designation. Bellis talks about working with the City of Las Vegas, drafting the Plan, and the community’s input on the contents of the Plan. Stewart explains why many neighbors were hesitant with the historic designation. Later, Mooney describes the home survey process and changes in homes since the 1930s. Lastly, the group discussed other neighborhood plans in Las Vegas, and the importance of having a historic designation in the city.
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Oral history interview with Robert Gore conducted by David Emerson on January 31, 2008 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Gore discusses serving as a public relations officer for the United States Air Force and being a part of the Summa Corporation. He also discusses being one of the main promoters of an engineering school for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Oral history interview with Peter Gratton conducted by Claytee D. White on February 26, 2009 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview Peter Gratton recalls graduating from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1981. He then discusses starting a career at the UNLV University libraries and becoming the Administrative Assistant III for the Lied Library Building Department.
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Oral history interview with Yorgo Kagafas conducted by Claytee White on January 14, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Projects. Kagafas discusses becoming an urban planner for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999 and implementing the neighborhood planning process.
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Oral history interview with David Barlett conducted by Claytee D. White on August 23, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Barlett discusses Lorenzi Park, Bartlett Brothers Hardware, Fremont Drug, and community organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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