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Charles Adams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles Adams (born 1930 in Juliet, Illinois) conducted by Robert Melcer on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The two discuss various topics, including Adams’s move to Southern Nevada, the growth of Las Vegas, the educational system, the growth of the English Department at the university, cultural and recreational activities for locals, raising a family in Las Vegas, and prostitution in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas chapter history and sources of funding information, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Young Audiences New York, Nevada Humanities Collection
Box/Folder: Box 06
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Radio scripts, including Las Vegas history, 1940-1942
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Charles P. and Delphine Squires Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Las Vegas and Southern Nevada tourism and history, 1940-1983
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Fayle Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
Archival Component
Slide: History Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1978
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-002
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Edward Ferris oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Edward Ferris conducted by Rafael Lara Jr. on March 16, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview, Ferris discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada, the recession in 1952-1953, The Last Frontier hotel, and the growth of businesses, including his automotive business, and the Las Vegas, Nevada community.
Archival Collection
"The Las Vegas Rotary History" video segment, 2013
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Rotary Club Records
Box/Folder: Box 04, Digital File 00
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The Water Rules: A History of Water in the Las Vegas Valley, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
Box/Folder: Box 21
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Catherine Hammelrath oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Catherine Hammelrath conducted by Claytee D. White on October 31, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Hammelrath, a Las Vegas, Nevada native, discusses her early family life in Las Vegas, her parents professions, her education, and many stories about the people, places, and events that defined Las Vegas over her sixty-five years in the city.
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Elizabeth McKillip oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elizabeth McKillip conducted by Dan Cassese on May 09, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, McKillip discusses changes in Las Vegas, Nevada. She specifically discusses growth, pollution, and the environment in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection