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Margo Knowles interview, March 25, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-25

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas, OH-01039. On March 25, 1981, collector Sonny Neighbors interviewed his mother, Margo Knowles (born October 13th, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margo speaks about growing up and going to school in Las Vegas. She also discusses her work as a telephone operator in Las Vegas, and at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada.

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Application and supporting documents for the naming of Mark L. Fine Elementary School, 2007

Date

2007

Archival Collection

Description

The application and supporting documents provide details about Mark Fine and his contributions to Clark County and Las Vegas, Nevada. There are letters of support from many members of the community, including his children and elected officials, and from leaders in religious groups, non-profit organizations and business enterprises.

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Julian Eusebio oral history interview: transcript

Date

2022-06-01

Description

Oral history interview with Julian Eusebio conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Jerwin Tiu, and Stefani Evans on June 01, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Eusebio discusses his childhood in the Philippines countryside, helping his parents farm and harvest rice. After moving to Manila for college, Eusebio studied architecture and illustrated for comics and magazines. After moving to Los Angeles, California, Eusebio started a construction business, doing landscapes and constructing swimming pools for celebrities such as Michael Jackson. In 1992, he opened another branch in Las Vegas, Nevada. After retiring in 2010, Eusebio took up painting again and cites his favorite artists as Norman Rockwell and Rembrandt. In the remainder of the interview, he discusses his drawing process and how he started showing his artwork throughout the Las Vegas Clark County Library District.

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Interview with Katsumi Furitsu, with Janet Gordon, May 13, 2005

Date

2005-05-13

Description

Narrator affiliation: Physician and international anti-nuclear activist

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Interview with Philip Wymer Allen, August 26, 2004

Date

2004-08-26

Description

Narrator affiliation: Meteorologist-in-Charge, Weather Bureau Research Station, Nevada Test Site

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Helen J. Stewart birthday scrapbook

Date

1924

Archival Collection

Description

Helen J. Stewart birthday scrapbook

Mixed Content

Report on water spreading in Clark County, Nevada as a means of controlling floods, May 9, 1949

Date

1949-05-09

Description

Report on the efficacy of water spreading to disperse flood water in Southern Nevada. Under the immediate Supervision of A. T. Mitchelson, State Project Supervisor. Prepared under the direction of George D. Clyde, Chief, Division of Irrigation and Water Conservation

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Nevada Southern University 1st commencement program

Date

1964-06-03

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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