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Transcript of interview with Mary Ellen Osborn Lake by Fred Wilson, February 18, 1951
On February 18, 1951, Fred Wilson interviewed Mary Ellen Osborn Lake (born 1870 in Mercer County, Missouri) and her son, Thomas Lake (born 1889 in Missouri). Wilson first asked Mary Ellen questions about when she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1904. Much of the relatively brief interview involved questions related to the first Methodist churches in Las Vegas and the Lakes’ involvement and recollections of the locations and members of the church community.
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Connecticut: Mohegan Tribe of Indians: informational and history booklets, magazine, "Ni Ya Yo" newspaper, casino and community guidebooks, table games informational booklet, map, flier about church, postcards, and 2002 Annual Report, 1995, 2002-2004
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 14
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Jocelyn L. Oats oral history interview
Oral history interview with Jocelyn L. Oats conducted by Rebecca Snetselaar on April 29, 2016 for the Folklife Program of the Nevada Arts Council and the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries. Oats begins the interview by talking about her childhood and family. She explains what she was allowed to have in terms of media and music, what gospel music means to her, and which members of her family are singers. Oats talks about religion, traditions in church, and what it means to sing in church. Lastly, Oats tells stories of her life and where to find gospel music in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Michael Loewy, Robert Gentry, and Reverend Rusty Carlson at the Metropolitan Community Church Gay Pride religious service held at Continental Hotel and Casino, 4100 South Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide, 1984 June 03
Collection Name: Christie Young Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
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