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Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (Nev.): memos, agendas, and meeting minutes
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Archival Collection
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From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series I. Administrative. This folder contains memos, agendas and minutes from meetings of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board from January 1969 through June 1969.
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Brad Jerbic and Tom Perrigo oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Brad Jerbic and Tom Perrigo conducted by Claytee D. White on June 26, 2019 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. Brad Jerbic and Tom Perrigo share their experiences working with landscape architect Jay Pleggenkuhle to create the Healing Garden of Las Vegas after the October 1 shooting. They discuss how the community was in need of a place to mourn and heal after the tragedy, and how imperative it was for the space to be constructed quickly. Brad and Thomas share how the garden was constructed in four days and the various members of the community who helped to make it possible.
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Transcript of interview with Juanita Kilburg by Vincente C. Camacho, March 7, 1981
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Archival Collection
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On March 7, 1981, Vicente C. Camacho interviewed accounting clerk, Juanita Kilburg (born September 25th, 1923 in Los Angeles, California) on the second floor of the UNLV Dickinson Library. Kilburg explains how her family first moved to Southern Nevada and her father’s ties to the railroad. She then goes on to explain the growth of the military and Nellis Air Force Base. The interview concludes with a discussion on her work with the American Legion service organization.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 19, 1996
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Archival Collection
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Newsletter from Congregation Ner Tamid (Las Vegas, Nev.), November 1988
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Archival Collection
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Congregation Ner Tamid's bulletin for November 1988. The bulletin contains pictures, notes, and news.
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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, June 1996 - May 1997
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.
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Wayne Tanaka oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Wayne Tanaka conducted by Ayrton Yamaguchi, Vanessa Concepcion, Kristel Peralta, Cecilia Winchell, and Stefani Evans on March 12, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Wayne shares his family's heritage and history as Japanese Hawaiians and discusses his father's internment during World War II. He shares his background growing up in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i and how he came to live in Las Vegas. Wayne discusses his career as an educator for the Clark County School District and talks about his life in Las Vegas with his wife and daughters. Subjects discussed include: Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha; Executive Order 9066; Sunset High School; Boulder Dam Area Council.
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Dr. Alvaro Vergara-Mery oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Dr. Alvaro Vergara-Mery conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 28, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Alvaro discusses his personal history and his upbringing in both Chile and the United Kingdom before immigrating to the United States; due to political unrest in Chile, he moved to the U.K. where his mother was born before attending university in the United States. Alvaro talks about his work as a medical interpreter for University Medical Center (UMC) as well as his college teaching experience at University of Nevada Las Vegas and California State Berkley.
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