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Honkers and Shouters, interviews, undated

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Arnold Shaw Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00432
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 28

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Shelly Mann Interview, undated

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Arnold Shaw Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00432
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 15

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Miguel Villarba oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-12-06

Description

Oral history interview with Miguel Villarba conducted by David Islas on December 6, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Miguel Villarba shares his family's history growing up in Manila, Philippines and immigrating to the United States in 2016. He talks about first living in Chattanooga, Tennessee before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to be near family when Miguel was in high school. Miguel Villarba shares stories of his grandfather's farm in Pangasinan, Philippines, the differences in city and town life across Manila, Chattanooga, and Las Vegas, and his educational plans. He also talks about Filipino culture and traditions, and racial discrimination.

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Mary Habbart oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00759

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary Habbart conducted by David R. Patt on March 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview offers an overview of life in Las Vegas, Nevada in the early days, which included: atomic testing, floods, prostitution on Block 16, early Fremont Street and Duck Creek. Also discussed during this interview: Sunset Park, The Roosevelts, Bugsy Siegel, local government and the Hoover Dam.

Archival Collection

Interview tapes, 2005-2008

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File

Archival Collection

Cork Proctor Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00445
Collection Name: Cork Proctor Papers
Box/Folder: Box 09

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Wider Opportunities Interviews, 1992

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File

Archival Collection

Frontier Girl Scouts Records
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Collection Number: MS-00421
Collection Name: Frontier Girl Scouts Records
Box/Folder: Box 10

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Alice Woodward oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01742

Abstract

Oral history interview with Alice Woodward conducted by an unnamed interviewer in 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Woodward discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1935 because her husband found a mining job in the state. She talks about her experiences teaching, the mining industry, and camping with her family. Woodward recalls her husband dying of asbestosis and discusses the smog levels in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Chet Buchanan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03344

Abstract

Oral history interview with Chet Buchanan conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 28, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. Chet Buchanan begins this interview with a discussion of his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999 after he was offered a job as a radio show host for 98.5 KLUC. He talks about the specifics of his job, including his career background as well as the Chet Buchanan Toy Drive. For this interview, he specifically goes into detail on his coverage of the Las Vegas October 2017 mass shooting and discusses being in San Diego, California at the time, yet still striving to reach people through his broadcast with the help of CBS San Diego. Throughout the interview, Buchanan examines his desire to make a difference in the community with his show and his interactions with the public.

Archival Collection

Crites, Betty: interview, 1984

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File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files
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Collection Number: MS-01049
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files
Box/Folder: Box 02

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Speer, Albert: interview, 1971

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files
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Collection Number: MS-01049
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Biographical Files
Box/Folder: Box 07

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