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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 21, 2003
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Postcard of the Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960-1975
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Tonopah Rodeo: photographic print
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Robert Allen III oral history interview
Oral history interview with Robert Allen III conducted by Leonardo Gray on March 21, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Allen discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada from his perspective, high schools in Nevada, casinos, local television stations, sports and recreation, and the Las Vegas Strip.
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Joseph Gemma oral history interview
Oral history interview with Joseph Gemma conducted by Dan Murphy on March 1, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Gemma discusses employment opportunities, construction work, housing developments, and hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. Gemma also recalls social and environmental changes, local recreation, sports, and the importance of gambling in Nevada.
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Curtis, Archie, 1941-
Archie Curtis was a local sports enthusiast and blackjack dealer. He discusses athletics in Nevada, and racial discrimination on the strip. He also talks about playing sports and against other schools in Las Vegas, Moapa, Virgin Valley, and Caliente.
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Musiette McKinney oral history interview, 2024 July 02
Oral history interview with Musiette McKinney conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 2, 2024 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Musiette KcKinney recalls a childhood in Illinois and Pomona, California. She describes being recruited out of high school to play at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1975, and then being drafted to the San Francisco Pioneers, an expansion team in the first women's professional basketball league, the Women's Basketball League. Returning to Pomona, McKinney coached basketball part time for Mount San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC) and earned her A.A. in Criminal Justice. In 1992, McKinney arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada as UNLV's Assistant Women's Basketball Coach for four years under Head Coach Jim Bolla. After two years at the Andre Agassi Academy, McKinney returned to UNLV to work with the Center for Academic Enrichment & Outreach. McKinney was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame with her former team, the San Francisco Pioneers, and the entire Women's Professional Basketball League as "Trailblazers of the Game." Digital audio and photographs available.
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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