Oral history interview with Selma Bartlett conducted by Claytee D. White on September 18, 2008 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Bartlett discusses arriving to Henderson, Nevada in 1954 and recalls the homes in that area. She shares her experience in banking and her employment with First National Bank of Nevada. Lastly, Bartlett discusses the housing crisis of 1987 and describes the housing industry during that time.
Oral history interview with Valerie Johnson conducted by an unknown collector on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Valerie Johnson discusses her career as a trumpet player in the United States Air Force Women's band. Johnson talks about her experiences as a musician, her travels in the military, and the discrimination she and her fellow musicians faced from male military musicians.
Oral history interview with George Dickerson conducted by Perry Kaufman on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dickerson shares his impressions of Las Vegas, Nevada from when he first visited in the 1940s. Dickerson also discusses practicing law in Las Vegas and the development of the profession throughout the years.
Oral history interview with Woodrow Wilson conducted by Barbara McCormick on October 20, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wilson discusses Southern Nevada history and shares his personal experiences living in Las Vegas. Nevada.
Oral history interview with Amalette Wilson conducted by Koh Swee Huat on May 10, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Wilson discusses Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
Oral history interview with Alfred Brimacombe conducted by Kevin Cunningham on February 23, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brimacombe discusses his printing business, Las Vegas, Nevada’s railroads, and the Lion's Club.
Oral history interview with Vivian Lindenberg conducted by Ronald L. Brady on February 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Lindenberg talks about the history and development of nursing in Southern Nevada. She also talks about her experience in teaching professional nursing.
Oral history interview with Rena Lees conducted by Bill Young on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Lees talks about her experience living in Las Vegas, Nevada from the 1930s to 1950s. She specifically talks about growing up in Las Vegas and the mob's influence throughout the city. She also discusses her family and her career working at Sunrise Hospital.
Oral history interview with Fiona Kelley conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on March 21, 2009 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. Kelley discusses being a cover dancer in Hallelujah Hollywood at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses becoming licensed in massage therapy and becoming an acupuncturist and a herbalist.
Oral history interview with Lee H. Lisby conducted by Glen E. Davis on July 10, 1975; Rita O'Brien on April 10, 1978; and Elizabeth Patrick on May 10, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In 1942, Lisby moved from Tallulah, Louisiana to Las Vegas, Nevada. Lisby talks about living conditions and work opportunities for African-Americans in Las Vegas.