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| Narrator | Date | Project | Content | Transcript | Tapes |
| Weaver, Ruth Moore | 11/25/1986 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | City of Henderson | no | 1 |
| Weddington, Sarah | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Weekly, Lawrence | 4/22/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Weekly serves as a Clark County Commissioner with an area that serves the Historic Westside. His major goal is the help develop the area. Aspires to become a university professor. | yes | 0 |
| Weeks, Gwen | Early Las Vegas-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Weeteling, John J. | 04/07/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history | no | 1 |
| Weide, David L. | 05/31/2007 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | no | 0 | |
| Weil, Aubrey Bud | 12/09/2003 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project | CT247 .W45 2007 Bud Weil worked as a disc jockey and radio broadcaster at the KENO radio station in Las Vegas. He interviewed stars that came to town on his show. Later he got out of broadcasting and sold Musak, which allowed him to meet many people in Las Vegas. Bud also seved in the Army during World War II | yes | 3 |
| Weiner, Stanley | 03/02/1978 | Early Las Vegas-Roske | Early Las Vegas history | no | 1 |
| Weiss, Sam | 05/26/1974 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Weiss, Walter | 11/02/2010 | Boyer Early Las Vegas Project | Walter Weiss was a boxer who came to Las Vegas to escape his personal troubles and find work with a local bookmaker. He worked at various positions in casinos including executive positions and also worked as a Wall Street broker. His writings regarding the passing of his Rabbi Ephraim Wolf are included | yes | 0 |
| Welch, Don | 03/15/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Las Vegas history 1932's - | no | 1 |
| Welch, Raquel | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| Welles, David | 02/27/2002 | Educator | no | 2 | |
| Wellman, Henry | 03/14/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City Alcohol | no | 1 |
| Wells, Herb | February 24, 2005 | Blue Diamond Oral History Project | This is the history of Blue Diamond Village. Blue Diamond is located 26 miles southwest of Las Vegas. The village, originally known as Cottonwood Springs, changed its name when the Blue Diamond Company took ownership of the Gypsum mine and built corporate housing for the workers in the early '20s. Near the base of the Red Rock canyon, Blue Diamond Village was originally a stop on the Old Spanish Trail for traders from Santa Fe, N.M., to California between 1830 and 1848, according to the history committee's findings. road for the The Blue Diamond School opened in 1929. The company built bunk housing and homes for the workers that it started selling to the public in 1965. | yes | 5 |
| Wells, Herbert C. | 03/08/2006 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.W44 2007 Herbert C. Wells is currently professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at UNLV, and is considered the father of engineering at the university | yes | 0 |
| Wells, Herbet | 03/08/2006 | UNLV | yes | 3 | |
| Wells, Herbet C. | 02/24/2005 | Educator | no | 2 | |
| Wells, William A. | UNLV | no | 1 | ||
| Wells, William R. | 05/22/2006 | UNLV @ Fifty Oral History Project | LD3745.W442 2007 Dr. William R. Wells was the first dean of engineering at UNLV. He is an aerospace enginner and also taught in Ohio and Illinois. He saw the enginnering college throught several rounds of accreditation with the ABET | yes | 0 |
| Welsh, Anna Jennings | 07/05/1975 or 06/18/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history | no | 1 |
| Wengert, Ree | 02/28/1980 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| Wengert, Ward | 03/01/1976 | Early Las Vegas-Roske | Nevada history, personal history/newspaper clippings | no | 2 |
| Wesley, Mary | History of the 1970's | no | 6 | ||
| West Side Community | 07/19/1977 | Early Las Vegas-Roske | no | 2 | |
| West, Bonita (Bonnie) | May 5, 2008 | Blue Diamond Oral History Project | This is the history of Blue Diamond Village. Blue Diamond is located 26 miles southwest of Las Vegas. The village, originally known as Cottonwood Springs, changed its name when the Blue Diamond Company took ownership of the Gypsum mine and built corporate housing for the workers in the early '20s. Near the base of the Red Rock canyon, Blue Diamond Village was originally a stop on the Old Spanish Trail for traders from Santa Fe, N.M., to California between 1830 and 1848, according to the history committee's findings. road for the The Blue Diamond School opened in 1929. The company built bunk housing and homes for the workers that it started selling to the public in 1965. | no | 0 |
| West, Charles Dr. | Early Las Vegas-Roske | Medical history | no | 2 | |
| West, Dottie | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment | no | 1 | |
| West, Jack | 06/12/1972 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 1 | |
| West, John | 08/10/2000 | BOYER EARLY LAS VEGAS OHP | Son of the first black medical doctor in Las Vegas. He speaks of growing up in the Westside community, friends of other racial groups, and his parents' role in the community. | yes | 4 |
| West, Keith | 03/12/1981 or 03/12/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Lumber Industry | no | 1 |
| Wexler, Jerry | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Wexler, Jerry | 03/02/1976 | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 |
| Wexler, Jerry & Shirley | Arnold Shaw | Entertainment. Interviewer: Arnold Shaw | no | 1 | |
| Whalen, Lillian | 09/20/1974 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Boulder City | no | 1 |
| Whaley, Carolyn | Airforce-1960's | no | 1 | ||
| Whaley, Eva | 5/13/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Community changes - before, during, and after gang activity. Community involvement and church activities. Desire to engage in reverse migration. | yes | 0 |
| Whaley, Nathaniel | 3/6/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Explained the racial make-up of the Westside with Latinos, blacks and whites. Whaley spoke of the many black businesses on Jackson, E and D streets. | yes | 0 |
| Wham, Harry | 03/07/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Underwater diving, entertainment | no | 1 |
| Wharton, Fred 0. | 03/10/1976 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Older Timer Lincoln and Nye County | no | 1 |
| Whipple, Elsie J. | 03/05/1978 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history | no | 1 |
| Whitcher, Jean | 03/12/1981 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Nevada history Costumes | no | 1 |
| White, Glynda | 3/12/2013 | AfAm Collaborative | Growing up in an activist family. Early work in the law in Las Vegas. Community networks. | yes | 0 |
| White, Robert | March 28, 2007 | Blue Diamond Oral History Project | This is the history of Blue Diamond Village. Blue Diamond is located 26 miles southwest of Las Vegas. The village, originally known as Cottonwood Springs, changed its name when the Blue Diamond Company took ownership of the Gypsum mine and built corporate housing for the workers in the early '20s. Near the base of the Red Rock canyon, Blue Diamond Village was originally a stop on the Old Spanish Trail for traders from Santa Fe, N.M., to California between 1830 and 1848, according to the history committee's findings. road for the The Blue Diamond School opened in 1929. The company built bunk housing and homes for the workers that it started selling to the public in 1965. | yes | 0 |
| Whitmore, Mark | 03/03/1979 or 03/03/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Family history, Father, City Official | no | 1 |
| Whitmore, Roxton | Early Las Vegas-Roske | no | 1 | ||
| Whitney, Alma | 04/28/1996 | Gaming & Entertainment | no | 2 | |
| Whitney, Alma | 3/24/1997 | Las Vegas women in gaming and entertainment | F849.L35 W55 1997 "This interview provides information on the African American migration to Las Vegas during the 1940s, post-war race relations in Las Vegas, the daily work of hotel maids, and the culinary union." | yes | 0 |
| Wieking, Henry | 08/30/1975 and 08/20/1975 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | Old Fort as Concert Lab | no | 4 |
| Wiener, Louis | 02/09/1990 and 02/23/1990 | Local Oral History Project-Roske | no | 8 |