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Transcript of interview with Kenneth F. Johann by Gloria Banks, March 1, 1980

Date

1980-03-01

Description

On March 1, 1980, Gloria Banks interviewed her business acquaintance, Kenneth F. Johann (born 1924 in New York City) about his work life in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss the origins of Johann’s business and early land prices in Southern Nevada. Johann explains the history of his investments as well as how land development progressed in Las Vegas from the 1950s and onward.

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José Luis Gutiérrez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-10-01

Description

Oral history interview with José Luis Gutiérrez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón and Barbara Tabach on October 1, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Also present during this interview is José's close friend Sergio Salgado, who was interviewed separately for the Latinx Voices project in 2018. José discusses his early life growing up in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and his migration to Tijuana and then Santa Barbara, California as a teenager. He talks about his restaurant employment history both in California and in Las Vegas, including his time working at the Jolly Parrot, the Dunes Hotel and Casino, and his own eatery: Tortilleria Los Arcos. Subjects discussed include: Tortilleria Los Arcos; Club Social Mexicano.

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Donn Arden Papers

Identifier

MS-00425

Abstract

The Donn Arden Papers (1910s-1990s) document Arden's sixty-plus years in the entertainment industry working in showrooms and nightclubs all over the world including Paris, France, Las Vegas, Nevada, New York, New York, and Los Angeles, California. Donn Arden worked as a choreographer, producer and director known for creating extravagant production shows that combined spectacular scenery and disaster with sequined and feathered showgirls. The collection is comprised of production notes, programs, photographs, posters, sheet music, correspondence, costume design sketches, press clippings, and magazine articles.

Archival Collection

National Organization for Women artwork and ephemera, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Zine, artwork, and magazine for the National Organization for Women (NOW).

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Interview with Luciano Acevedo Lopez, July 8, 2004

Date

2004-07-08

Description

Narrator affiliation: Miner, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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Interview with Donald R. Owen, June 23, 2004

Date

2004-06-23

Description

Narrator affiliation: Mining inspector, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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Interview with Vernon Henry Jones, October 4, 2005

Date

2005-10-04

Description

Narrator affiliation: Electrical technician, Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier (EG&G)

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