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Audio recording clip of interview with Ann Dye by Shannon Applegate, November 1, 2004
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Carratelli, Holly, 1962-
Holly Carratelli is a Las Vegas, Nevada resident and advocate of gay rights. She was born July 5, 1962.
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Susan and Holly Carratelli oral history interviews, 1999 June 24 and 1999 June 26. OH-00344. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Slade, Susan Pocras, 1946-
Susan Pocras Slade was born on October 19, 1946. She was a member of the Las Vegas High School's Rhythmettes dance group in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Susan P. Slade oral history interview, 2015 July 31. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Transcript of interview with Bobby Morris by Barbara Tabach, March 24, 2016
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Archival Collection
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In this interview, Morris reflects upon his career and the wide range of influential artists he has worked with, as a drummer, musical director and talent manager. Stories include playing with Louis Prima, live and on albums; serving as Elvis? musical director; filling in for Frank Sinatra?s drummer; entertaining Howard Hughes; and playing at President John F. Kennedy?s inauguration, to name a few. He also talks about his agency, attributing its success to the strong relationships he built with casino management.
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Transcript of interview with Adele Baratz by Steve McClenachan, March 3-4, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Adele Baratz by Steve McClenachan on March 3 and 4, 1979. In this interview, Baratz talks about growing up in Las Vegas and her her schooling. She graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1944, and discusses the rationing that took place during World War II. She went to Maryland for nursing school and returned to Las Vegas in 1947. She describes some of the hotels and casinos, and tells the story of her father trading property for an automobile in 1935. She also recalls the building of Hoover Dam, swimming in local pools, and going to Mount Charleston in the winter. The interviewer asks her about travel between Las Vegas and California and the impact of Atlantic City on Las Vegas tourism. Baratz then talks about her nursing career and starting a re-certification program in 1974 and the different hospitals in the area.
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Transcript of interview with Hank Greenspun by Perry Kaufman, 1975
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Archival Collection
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Hank Greenspun discusses coming to Las Vegas in the 1940s, his journalistic endeavors, and some of the politics that affected him.
No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.
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