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Thalia Dondero oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03232

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Thalia Dondero conducted by Suzanne Becker on March 10, 2008 and August 22, 2008 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Dondero opens her interviews discussing why she became involved with the Las Vegas, Nevada Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and eventually the Nevada State PTA. Dondero then describes her work with the Girl Scouts and her election campaign for a seat on the Clark County Commission. Dondero also discusses Las Vegas city development and how the city has flooding issues. Later Dondero discusses her membership in the Las Vegas Junior League and her work throughout the state to supervise the living conditions of foster care children. Lastly, she describes her experience as a commissioner working to ensure various goods and services were available to the community.

Archival Collection

Dayvid Figler oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02738

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dayvid Figler conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 22, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Figler discusses his youth, his bar mitzvah at Temple Beth Sholom, and path to a career as a criminal defense attorney. He also talks about embracing Las Vegas, Nevada as his home, owning a home in the John S. Park neighborhood, and mentions a number of literary depictions of Las Vegas that he admires.

Archival Collection

Gerald L. Connor oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00411

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gerald Connor conducted by James Bonnell on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Connor first discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada and serving as a pilot in the United States Air Force. He then discusses his education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his church membership. Topics that Connor discusses during the interview also include changes in the school district and properties located in Downtown Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Strip, his political activity within the Democratic Party, the Helldorado Parades, and the early atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

Gloria Dea Anzalone oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03913

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gloria Dea Anzalone conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2022 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Gloria Dea describes her childhood in Oakland, California where she learned the art of magic from her father. Her family moved to Sacramento where Gloria Dea first performed in Breuners Department Store and by age twelve, she was working in nighclubs. Later in Hollywood, Gloria Dea danced in several films and entertained in USO shows. She performed in 1941 at the Last Frontier and the El Rancho - some of the earliest places on what was later the Las Vegas Strip. In the interview, she recalls time serving as president of both the Women's Club of Burbank, Hadassah, and the board of American Guild of Variery Artists.

Archival Collection

Photograph of library at the Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The library at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas foyer, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The main entrance foyer of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

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Joan Swift oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01796

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Joan Swift conducted by Sue Peterson on March 18, 2004, March 25, 2004, and June 22, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Swift discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. Swift begins the interview by describing her upbringing in the Basic townsite and Boulder City, Nevada, attending Basic High School, and life in Southern Nevada during World War II. She then discusses working in the Clark County Recorder's office, explaining her job duties and what function the office served for the county. Swift continues, talking about recreation activities at the time, including visiting the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and the Helldorado Parades. Swift discusses nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site and her career as the Clark County recorder. Lastly, she describes her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection