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Transcript of interview with Ruth Gust by Beth Ann Bonenfant, March 10, 1981

Date

1981-03-10

Archival Collection

Description

On March 10, 1981, Rebecca (Beth) Bonenfant interviewed Ruth Gust (born 1905 in Mokane, Missouri) about her life in Nevada. Gust first talks about her original move to Las Vegas in 1947 and some of the first businesses that existed at the time. In this brief interview, she also talks about the first casinos, the culinary union, her employment as a server, and Mt. Charleston.

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Transcript of interview with Margaret Price by Joanne Goodwin, March 5, 1997

Date

1997-03-05

Description

When farm-girl-turned-waitress, Margaret "Maggie" Price, came to Las Vegas from Ohio in 1950 with her husband, Francis "Frank" Price, she had no idea what was in store for her in the hot desert oasis. Maggie's career spanned a period of historical transformation in Las Vegas when Downtown was becoming overshadowed by the development on the Las Vegas Strip. Vaudeville and striptease acts were still alive, but the arrival of big-named acts, such as the Rat Pack, Barbara Streisand, and the King himself, Elvis Presley, were just beginning to take the lead. Organized crime was still a prominent part of the culture and brothels still operated somewhat openly. The three decades Maggie and Frank worked in Las Vegas provided them with front-row seats for the birth, transformation, and occasional death of numerous casinos, including the Sahara, the Flamingo, the Sands, the Dunes, the Tropicana, and the International. Initially going to work as a waitress at the El Rancho Vegas, Maggie

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Book, The Marshall Plan, by Jack Sheehan, 2013

Date

2013

Description

Art Marshall is one of the founders of the Marshall-Rousso chain of women's dress shops that started in casinos in Las Vegas. He is also a banker, a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission, is active in the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, is an art collector, and is a philanthopist, especially for Jewish faith-based causes and for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Interview with John S. Coogan, May 1, 2008

Date

2008-05-01

Description

Narrator affiliation: Health Physicist, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo), Public Health Service (USPHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Interview with Charles McWilliam, January 11, 2005

Date

2005-01-11

Description

Narrator affiliation: Engineer; Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy

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Interview with Helen Marguerite (Troester) Draper, June 24, 2004

Date

2004-06-24

Description

Narrator affiliation: Paymaster, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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Interview with Barbara Germain Killian, September 20, 2005

Date

2005-09-20

Description

Narrator affiliation: Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Interview with Corbin Harney, with Rosemary Lynch, August 4, 2005

Date

2005-08-04

Description

Narrator affiliation: Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader; Protester

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