Elmer Curley is known simply as Curley. He came to Las Vegas to work in the area of public service for the UNLV library in August 1967. Thus he launched a lifelong move from a smaller community north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Las Vegas. He only imagined it would be a four to five year move. To his amazement he continue to live here and retired shortly before this interview after a successful career at the library. During this narrative he talks about moving into the University Park Apartments, working with a small budget in the earlier years of the "round building" library, and the humor of receiving book donations that could result in multiple copies of a title. Over the years since 1967, Curley worked with a long list of the various directors observed many changes to the city and experienced the inspiring growth of UNLV.

Beckley family as school children stand for a class portrait outside of a building in Fairbury, Illinois. Note with image reads: "I about 12 yrs. Old, Jake about 13 and a 1/2 years old. Lizzie (Beckley) about 10 and a half years old." Will Beckley is fourth from the right in the front row. Jake Beckley is third from the left, top row. Lizzie Beckley is third from the right, top row.