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Isabelle Rice oral history interview
Oral history interview with Isabelle Rice conducted by Angela Tampol in November 2021 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Rice discusses her childhood in moving around the United States as a child in a military family until settling down in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2018. She reflects on the concept of a "model minority" and shares her experiences with racism and stereotypes that surround that idea. Rice also reflects on her memories of Taiwan, her grandparents, and her family.
Archival Collection
Clara M. Crisler Papers
The collection contains papers of Clara M. Crisler dated from about 1875 through 1947. The collection includes newspaper clippings, personal correspondence, and the 1931 yearbook of the Twentieth Century Club in Reno, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Kenneth Miller oral history interview
Oral history interview with Kenneth Miller conducted by Patrick Carlton on January 28, 2004 for the Las Vegas Rotary Club Oral History Project. Miller opens his interview by discussing his education and military service during World War II. He describes his career as an accountant, recalling banks where he worked, supervisors, and prominent people in the Nevada finance industry. Miller then talks about joining the Las Vegas Rotary Club in 1983 and how he was involved with the organization. He also describes the club's philanthropy, activities, and membership. Lastly, Anderson discusses the growth of Las Vegas and changes in the city.
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Faculty Publications (1950-2008) is comprised of reports, scholarly journal articles, and books that were written by UNLV faculty and staff. Publications also include book reviews and conference presentations. Subjects include biology, chemistry, English, and sociology.
Archival Collection
McMillan, James B., 1917-1999
Civil rights leader James B. McMillan was born in 1917 in Aberdeen, Mississippi and moved to Michigan in 1931 with his family. He finished his high school education in Hamtramck, Michigan where he was the first African-American captain of the football and track teams. In 1936, he opted to enroll at the University of Detroit rather than the segregated University of Michigan. After graduation, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.
Person
Hecht, Chic, 1928-2006
Nevada businessman and Republican politician Jacob "Chic" Hecht (1928-2006) was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1982. As a senator, he used quiet diplomacy skills to help Soviet Jews gain permission to emigrate. During the Korean War, Hecht served as a counterintelligence agent in Berlin. After the war he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and operated several businesses. Hecht also represented Clark County in the Nevada State Senate for eight years.
Person
Dill, David Bruce, 1891-
David Bruce Dill was a physiologist in the study of exercise, sports medicine and applied sciences. His research focused on the effects of temperature exposure, high-altitudes, diet, age and fatigue on the human body. Dill received his bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and both his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University in Stanford, California. He began his physiology career at Harvard’s Fatigue Laboratory in its inaugural year, 1927.
Person
Transcript of interview with Marie Jordan by Edward Gentry, February 27, 1981
On February 27, 1981, Edward Gentry interviewed Marie Jordan in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss social differences between Arizona and Las Vegas, particularly in the ways schools were segregated in Las Vegas. Jordan also discusses the “Whites Only” policy on the Strip and Downtown. The interview concludes with Jordan sharing her views on the importance of helping others.
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