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Transcript of interview with Mary Ellen Osborn Lake by Fred Wilson, February 18, 1951

Date

1951-02-18

Description

On February 18, 1951, Fred Wilson interviewed Mary Ellen Osborn Lake (born 1870 in Mercer County, Missouri) and her son, Thomas Lake (born 1889 in Missouri). Wilson first asked Mary Ellen questions about when she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1904. Much of the relatively brief interview involved questions related to the first Methodist churches in Las Vegas and the Lakes’ involvement and recollections of the locations and members of the church community.

Text

Connecticut: Mohegan Tribe of Indians: informational and history booklets, magazine, "Ni Ya Yo" newspaper, casino and community guidebooks, table games informational booklet, map, flier about church, postcards, and 2002 Annual Report, 1995, 2002-2004

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 14

Archival Component

Reverend John Bain: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection on Book Illustrations (PH-00170) -- Reverend (Rev.) John Bain. Handwritten on verso: "From: First United Methodist Church of Las Vegas, Nev. [Nevada] (title page), (Rev. [Reverend] John Bain."

Image

Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Yocheved Mintz, March 11, 2015

Date

2015-03-11

Description

In this audio clip, Rabbi Mintz talks about attending a class at the Academy for Jewish Religion in California, which helped her realize a lifelong dream to become a rabbi.

Sound

Mabel Hoggard: religious materials

Date

1930 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. This file contains religious booklets, programs, newspaper clippings, and other documents. Represented in the materials are records from: Griffith United Methodist Church, Church Women United of Greater Las Vegas, Zion Methodist Church, Clark County Protestant Ministerial Association, and Desert Southwest Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Mixed Content

UCC office, Garage Addition, Proposed Truckers Lodge, St. Stephen Episcopal Church, Gorver City City Beach Mater Plan, Harvey Guttry Office Building, Cypress Stump Motel, Greenfield Master Plan, 1955 March 14; 1963 August 23

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes drawings by Americo Inc. and John Badgley

Archival Collection

Ethan Jennings Jr. Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00788
Collection Name: Ethan Jennings Jr. Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 195

Archival Component

Ortiz family children walking up to receive the priest's blessing during First Communion, St. John's Catholic Church, Overton, Nevada. Priest, Aurelio Ortiz, Ernesto Ortiz, Pedro Ortiz, and Cenovio Ortiz (identified from left to right): photograph, approximately 1960 to 1969

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Marta and Pedro Ortiz Family Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01198
Collection Name: Marta and Pedro Ortiz Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Loretta Whitney oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02921

Abstract

Oral history interview with Loretta Whitney conducted by Rebecca Snetselaar and Binnie Wilkin on April 15, 2016 for the Folklife Program of the Nevada Arts Council and the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries. Whitney begins talking about her family life, childhood, and family histories. She mentions storytelling in education and what education used to be, and explains why she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Whitney begins to speak about religion and the church. She explains her family culture and traditions. Lastly, she defines what loving and caring for others means and how she has evolved personally throughout her life.

Archival Collection