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Interview with Ernest Benjamin Williams, October 27, 2004
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 29, 2004
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Interview with Charles McWilliam, January 11, 2005
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Interview with Robert William Mackenzie, January 1, 2005
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Interview with Duane C. Sewell, May 20, 2004
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Transcript of interview with Lynn Leshgold Rosencrantz by Barbara Tabach, January 7, 2016
In this interview, Rosencrantz discusses at length her involvement as a founder of the city?s Jewish Federation?s Young Leadership Program, including other local leaders she worked with to promote Jewish community engagement in Las Vegas. She also talks about her spiritual journey as an adult, leading to her participation at Stillpoint Center for Spiritual Development.
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Irma I. Varela interview, March 5, 2019: transcript
Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Born and raised in Zacatecas, Mexico, Irma moved to Las Vegas in 1989. She is the Cultural Program Supervisor at Winchester Community Center and has devoted much of her career to preserving Hispanic cultural traditions in Las Vegas. She has been an active leader in local events such as Community Roots, International Food & Folk Life Festival, World Vibrations, and Dio de Los Muertos.
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Chapter from autobiography by Bella Stern, 1980
In this chapter, Stern describes her upbringing in Russia and fleeing to Poland. It is accompanied by a letter to the publishing company William Morrow.
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Transcript of interview with Mary Ellen Campbell by Ronald Robinson, March 6, 1977
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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Transcript of interview with Dorothy Kelsey by James M. Greene, January 20, 1975
On January 20, 1975, collector James M. Greene interviewed housewife, Dorothy Kelsey (born May 28, 1916 in Kingman, Arizona) in her home in Nelson, Nevada. This interview covers the early days of Nelson, Searchlight, and Las Vegas, as Mrs. Kelsey offers an in-depth personal narrative on the life of a local old-timer. The interview concludes with a discussion on hotels and casinos.
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