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Miguel Villarba oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Miguel Villarba conducted by David Islas on December 6, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Miguel Villarba shares his family's history growing up in Manila, Philippines and immigrating to the United States in 2016. He talks about first living in Chattanooga, Tennessee before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to be near family when Miguel was in high school. Miguel Villarba shares stories of his grandfather's farm in Pangasinan, Philippines, the differences in city and town life across Manila, Chattanooga, and Las Vegas, and his educational plans. He also talks about Filipino culture and traditions, and racial discrimination.
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The Changing Face of Las Vegas-KTTV, 1990 January 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 39, Digital File 00
Archival Component
Benson, James, Bank of Las Vegas, 1969 July 22
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 21
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Cook, Jim, Bank of Las Vegas, 1969 July 22
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 21
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), mezzanine plan and details, May 22, 1963
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Archival Collection
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Plans for hotel room and public area additions for the Hacienda from 1963-1965. Includes mezzanine door schedule and mezzanine room finish schedule. J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Temple Beth Sholom's Confirmation Class, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 22, 1969
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Archival Collection
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Members of Temple Beth Sholom's Confirmation Class in Las Vegas, Nevada. 4x5 negative.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 22, 1974
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Archival Collection
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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, June 22, 1950
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 22, 1999
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Archival Collection
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Mary Wesley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Wesley conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2007 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Wesley discusses her early life in Quitman, Mississippi. She recalls the racism she experienced during her youth, the church community in Quitman, and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada by train. She talks about the welfare rights movement in Las Vegas, Operation Life, and businesses on Jackson Street. Lastly, Wesley describes the entertainment on the Westside, and integration on the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection