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Transcript of interview with Elbert Edwards by Layne Covington, October 16, 1986

Date

1986-10-16

Description

On October 16, 1986, Layne Covington interviewed Elbert Edwards (born 1907 in Panaca, Nevada) about his life in Southern Nevada. Edwards first talks about his family background before talking about what it was like to live in Panaca. He then talks about changes in Southern Nevada, particularly those in Boulder City that have taken place over time. Edwards later talks about the work of his wife and both of their political involvement and his involvement and career in education. The latter part of the interview includes discussion of the building of Boulder Dam, Edwards’ job as a registrar in the Selective Service, and the effects that the war years had on Las Vegas.

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Interview with Robert W. Taft, August 5, 2004

Date

2004-08-05

Description

Narrator affiliation: Asst. Manager, Plans, Engineering and Budgets, Dept. of Energy

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 28, 2005

Date

2005-03-28

Description

Includes meeting minutes agenda, along with additional information about addenum.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 27, 2003

Date

2003-01-27

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about the Constitution of Student Alliance, memorandums, and broadcaster agreements.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 30, 2003

Date

2003-06-30

Description

Includes meeting agenda and mintues, along with additional information about memorandums, bylaws, and the Articles of Incorporation for the Rebel Yell Student Newspaper.

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Interview with Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues, April 10, 2008

Date

2008-04-10

Description

Narrator affiliation: Downwind Native Communities

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Interview with Bruce Walter Church, April 27, 2004

Date

2004-04-27

Description

Narrator affiliation: Assistant Manager for Environment, Safety, Security & Health, Department of Energy
Access note: May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee

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Congregation Ner Tamid

Congregation Ner Tamid is the second oldest Jewish synagogue in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, founded in 1974. It is the largest Reform synagogue in Nevada, and has been led by Rabbi Sanford Akselrad since 1988. Ner Tamid is home to the Gary and Lynn Kantor Early Childhood Education Center and the Mark L. Fine Judaica gift shop.  It offers youth and adult education, as well as a Men’s Club, Sisterhood, and other social groups. In 2015, more than 600 families were members of Ner Tamid, and the congregation offered over 200 programs and activities in the course of a year.

Meli Calvo Pulido oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-11-13

Description

Oral history interview with Meli Calvo Pulido conducted by Laurents Banuelos on November 13, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Pulido discusses her early life in Tijuana, Mexico and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the mid-1970s. She talks about the challenges she faced as an English as a Second Language (ESL) student, and assisting her parents who did not speak English fluently. Lastly, Pulido describes volunteering for the non-profit organization Project 150, the work the organization does for homeless youth in Las Vegas, and assisting underprivileged students.

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