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Transcript of interview with Dr. Jack Cherry by Cheryl Mawhinney, March 20, 1978

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Narrator
Cherry, Jack C., 1897-
Date
1978-03-20
Description
Las Vegas history from the perspective of medical care. Senator Pat McCarran aiding patients. Water. Charleston Blvd underpass. Influx of specialists beginning in the 1950s. Expansion of valley hospitals beginning in the 1950s. Southern Nevada Memorial and Las Vegas hospitals. Working in the Clark County jail. Reflections on living in Reno, Goldfield, and Tonopah. Walker Scott and Scotty's Castle. Sunday services during the construction of Scotty's Castle. Comparison of medical care between Reno and Las Vegas. Local gaming. Bugsy Siegel's mistress. Critic of modern doctors. Reno medical school.[Interview summary on file]
Digital ID
OH_00368_transcript
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1930rx97
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas
Interviewer
Mawhinney, Cheryl
Subject
Medical care
Schools
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts
Citation

Jack Cherry oral history interview, 1978 March 20. OH-00368. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1930rx97

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Language

English

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