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Dr. Robert B. Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01722

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert Bruce Smith conducted by Dr. David Emerson on June 13, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Smith discusses teaching chemistry at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, being chair of the Department of Physical Sciences, and the dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. He also discusses serving as Academic Vice President and later Provost at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah, from 1980 until his retirement in 1998.

Archival Collection

S. Charles Snavely and Ann M. Snavely oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01726

Abstract

Oral history interview with S. Charles and Ann Snavely conducted by Lois Goodall and Claytee D. White on February 05, 2014 and Janaury 08, 2015 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 2. Charles Snavely discusses being a professor of general pediatrics at the University Of Nevada Las Vegas School Of Medicine. Ann Snavely discusses her work as a volunteer with various women's groups in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Margot Mink Colbert oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02182

Abstract

Oral history interview with Margot Mink Colbert conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 11, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Colbert discusses her Jewish heritage and her background in ballet dancing. She also talks about “Transitions Trilogy,” her original story of Jewish immigration into New York and Jewish contributions to mainstream media, all expressed through dance.

Archival Collection

Flora Mason oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02215

Abstract

Oral history interview with Flora Mason conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 08, 2014 and January 17, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Mason discusses living in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1965 with her husband, Stuart Mason. Mason also discusses her involvement with the Temple Beth Sholom, the Foundation at the University of Nevada, and various Las Vegas libraries.

Archival Collection

Prince Spencer oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01743

Abstract

Oral history interview with Prince Spencer conducted by Claytee White on January 09, 2005 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Spencer discusses his career as a dancer in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sands Hotel and Flamingo Hotel. He also talks about his activity in the Civil Rights Movement, work as a casino host, and participation in the Second Baptist Church in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Dr. Lonnie D. Spight oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01747

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lonnie D. Spight conducted by David Emerson on May 08, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, Lonnie D. Spight discusses being hired to teach physics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Physics Department in 1970. He also discusses serving as chair of the department several times, working on solar energy and far- field microwave analysis, and helping set up safety standards for laser technology.

Archival Collection

Ron Textor oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01810

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ron Textor conducted by Claytee D. White on July 24, 2007 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. In this interview Ron Textor describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981, playing with the Norm Geller orchestra at the Sands, and playing with the Al Ramsey Orchestra at Caesars Palace. He also discusses being contracted with the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra and teaching mathematics at Clark High School for twenty years.

Archival Collection

JoNell Thomas oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01815

Abstract

Oral history interview with JoNell Thomas conducted by Claytee D. White on January 12, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. Thomas discusses working as an attorney with the Nevada Supreme Court, a staff attorney with a Las Vegas, Nevada firm, an adjunct professor at the law school at the University Nevada Las Vegas, and an attorney with the Clark County Special Public Defender's Office. She also discusses living in the John S. Park Neighborhood with her family since 2001.

Archival Collection

Cora Williams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01987

Abstract

Oral history interview with Cora Williams conducted by Kathlyn Wilson on March 11, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cora Williams discusses arriving in Las Vegas in 1952. She talks about working as a hotel maid and later owning a beauty shop. Williams also discusses the NAACP and housing discrimination.

Archival Collection

Tom Kerestesi oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02110

Abstract

Oral history interview with Thomas Kerestesi conducted by Wendy Starkweather on October 03, 2013 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1. In this interview, Thomas Kerestesi discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956, growing up in the Mcneil Estates neighborhood of Las Vegas, graduating from the University of Nevada, Reno, and moving back to Las Vegas with his wife Buffie. He also talks about working at Cragin and Pike Insurance Agency alongside his father and the various organizations he associated with.

Archival Collection