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Shelley Berkley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00112

Abstract

Oral history interview with Shelley Berkley conducted by Michael Geeser on January 9, 2006 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. Berkley talks about her career as a Jewish woman legislator, about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and about issues such as Medicare, education, and Israel. She also answers questions from the audience.

Archival Collection

Justice Michael Cherry oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00178

Abstract

Oral history interview with Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Cherry conducted by Michael Geeser on April 10, 2006 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. Cherry talks about his legal career, and about being Jewish in Las Vegas. He also discusses his board membership at Temple Beth Sholom and serving as president of Temple Ner Tamid, as well as his activities in B'nai B'rith District 4. The interview concludes with questions from the audience.

Archival Collection

Burton Cohen oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00221

Abstract

Oral history interview with Burton Cohen conducted by Michael Geeser on November 14, 2005 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. He talks about his career as a casino executive, celebrities in Las Vegas, Nevada, the role of organized crime in the city, and about executives of other casinos. He also answers questions from the audience.

Archival Collection

Michael Green oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00729

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Michael Green conducted by Michael Geeser on October 10, 2005 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. Green talks about the history of Jewish people in Las Vegas, their social clubs and religious temples, and their involvement in the running of casinos and in organized crime in Las Vegas. Dr. Green also answers questions from the audience.

Archival Collection

Carrie Neal oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02512

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carrie Neal conducted by Aireona Bradford on November 15, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Neal discusses her upbringing and migration from the South, her marriage and move to Las Vegas, Nevada, her work in the back-of-the-house at multiple casino-hotels, the Black church and the influence of the Culinary Union.

Archival Collection

Jon E. Cobain Papers

Identifier

MS-01105

Abstract

The Jon E. Cobain Papers (1963-2009) contains material representing Cobain's experience as the first official graduate of Nevada Southern University (later University of Nevada, Las Vegas) in 1964. Materials include photographs of Cobain and his family, a scrapbook from his 1964 graduation day, newsletters, a copy of Beau's Bits Handbook, personal correspondence, and his diploma. This collection is comprised exclusively of digital surrogates.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Chinese and Soviet Union Communist Party Publications

Identifier

MS-01123

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Chinese and Soviet Union Communist Party Publications (1960-1968) consists of small format publications in English by the Chinese and Soviet Union Communist Parties. Topics covered in the literature include labor disputes, trade unions, housing, higher education, and general education about the Communist Party. The majority of the material is published by either the Foreign Languages Press in Peking or the Novosti Press Agency Publishing House in Moscow. The collection also contains three issues of Peking Review and an anti-Vietnam War pamphlet produced by the Socialist Workers Party.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Collection

Identifier

MS-01124

Abstract

The Las Vegas Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Collection (approximately 1960-2012) contains photographs of Teenbeat Club (located at 4416 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada) founders Keith Austin and Steve Miller from 1962 to 1968, as well as a reprodution of a poster from the club. The collection also contains Hall of Fame (HOF) Induction Ceremony and Concert program and ticket stubs, HOF Board of Directors minutes from 2010, and an advertisement and digital file of the "Strip Away the Years: the Story of the Las Vegas Rock Reunion Concert" film produced in 2012.

Archival Collection

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Family Diary

Identifier

MS-01108

Abstract

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana Family Diary (1848-1860) is a single item that contains personal accounts, diary entries, as well as handwritten and newspaper recipes, in different hands, by approximately three individuals. The first diary section begins in 1848 and mostly contains personal religious reflections and meditations on church sermons and activities. The second set of diary entries cover the years 1858 through 1860 and concerns farming, crops, and general accounts. The farm was located in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area and its primary crops were cotton, sugar cane, and corn. The third section of diary entries contain pages of handwritten recipes and some clipped from a local Baton Rouge newspaper. All the diarists are unidentified, but it was likely kept within a single family.

Archival Collection

Maria Banks oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00073

Abstract

Oral history interview with Maria Banks conducted by Barbara Hoyt on September 23, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Banks discusses her experiences managing a jukebox company, owning and operating two restaurants, and working for a music company. She also discusses her Mormon religion and the relationship she had with her late husband. Banks also discusses the change in climate over time, specifically the increasing humidity.

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