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Transcript of interview with Betty Bunch by Joyce Marshall, January 9, 1996, February 7, 1996, & February 13, 2002

Date

1996-01-09
1996-02-07
2002-02-13

Description

Betty [Rosenthal] Bunch began dancing as a child. By the time she was nine years old she decided she would have a dancing career. At 18 years she began to work in stock theatre productions. Within a short time, she had joined the Moro-Landis dancers. She landed her first job in Las Vegas in 1956 at the Sahara Hotel as part of the opening line for Donald O'Connor. Following the Sahara, she worked as a dancer at the Riveria, and then returned to the Moulin Rouge in Hollywood. In 1961 while vacationing in Las Vegas, she landed a job dancing at the Dunes. She continued to dance, sing and do comedy until after the birth of her second child. At that time, she retired from the Las Vegas showroom, but not from show business. Her involvement in both film and stage has remained rich and varied. This interview focuses on the time Betty spent performing on the Las Vegas strip, including her long involvement with the acclaimed afternoon show Bottoms Up. The interview provides information on workin

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Transcript of interview with Mary Ellen Campbell by Ronald Robinson, March 6, 1977

Date

1977-03-06

Description

On March 6, 1977, Ronald Robinson interviewed Mary Ellen Campbell (born 1886 in Panaca, Nevada) about her life in Nevada. Campbell first talks about her parents’ move to the United States from England and her own life growing up in Panaca. She also talks about living in Pioche and the conditions of living in these two small Nevada towns. Also present during the interview is Mary’s grandson, Allen Campbell, who sometimes asks a few questions as well.

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Mabel Hoggard: recipes

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. This folder contains a book with cooking recipes (not digitized in its entirety), a memo, and other documents containing recipes.

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Anita Tijerina Revilla oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-10-09

Description

Oral history interview with Anita Tijerina Revilla conducted by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo on October 09, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Revilla discusses her early life in San Antonio, Texas. She talks about her decision to make education a priority, figuring out the college application process on her own, and her initial interest in social justice. Revilla talks about how her critical consciousness was developed, and her pedagogical approach to teaching. Revilla describes her role in the 2006 May Day march, advocating advocating for the queer community, and disrupting oppressive systems to increase educational access for students. Lastly, Revilla discusses ethnic studies and the history of inequality in the United States.

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Interview with Wendell D. Weart, April 18, 2006

Date

2006-04-18

Description

Narrator affiliation: Geophysicist: Sandia National Laboratories

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Interview with Julia Occhiogrosso, June 17, 2004

Date

2004-06-17

Description

Narrator affiliation: Protester, Loyal Dissenter

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Interview with Robert Elmer Friedrichs, February 25, 2005

Date

2005-02-25

Description

Narrator affiliation: Radiation Safety, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo); Sr. Scientific Adviser, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George

Date

1929-07-12

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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