"A Passage through Time": Original Artwork for Elko Street-scape Project
The original concept art for "A Passage through Time," the Elko Street-scape public art project undertaken by the Nevada Department of Transportation in Elko in the spring and summer of 2015. The artwork was produced by John L'Etoile, Senior Landscape Architect of Nevada DOT
John L'Etoile
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
2015
Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
<a title="Video Interview with John L'Etoile" href="/omeka/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Elko Street-scaping Project: Interview with Nevada DOT Architect John L'Etoile" - http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/115</a>
.pdf file
Vidual only
"Anacabe's Store: The First Fifty Years"
<p>The Elko General Merchandise Company, known locally as Anacabe's Store, has been an Elko institution for almost 80 years. Operating out of the same location on Idaho Street, the store is a testament both to the Anacabe family and the Basque traditions of multi-generational community.</p>
<p><a title="Anacabe's Store article pdf" href="/omeka/files/original/6decf42d58226cd9e5b799b7786113f0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read "Anacabe's Store: The First Fifty Years" as pdf</a></p>
Carol Hendershot
<em>Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly</em> 86.4 (Fall 1986): 104-117.
Northeastern Nevada Museum
Fall 1986
Gretchen Skivington [GBC]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
VHC Deposit Agreement on file:
http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/185
[administrator access only]
pdf; 15 pages
English
"Elko's Overland Hotel: A Family, a Culture . . . and a Memory"
<p>A history of the Overland Hotel in Elko, Nevada, USA, under original owners Domingo (Dan) and Gregoria Sabala from 1908 until 1938. The second largest of the Basque-owned hotels in town, the Overland served as a hostel for new Basque immigrants and one of the centers of the Elko Basque community.</p>
<p><a title="Elko's Overland Hotel article" href="/omeka/files/original/cb3be7c3bae97957c68f710ebe5e7699.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View "Elko's Overland Hotel" as pdf</a></p>
Gretchen Holbert [Skivington]
<em>Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly</em> 5.3 (Winter 1975): 13-20.
Northeastern Nevada Museum
Winter 1975
Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
VHC Deposit Agreement on file:
http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/185
[administrator access only]
pdf; 10 pages
English
1907-1957
"It Began in Elko: Big-Name Entertainment in Nevada"
The early history of national big-name entertainment acts in Nevada, focusing on the role of Elko.
Angela Aguirre (de Braga)
Northeastern Nevada Museum Quarterly 2011, no. 4, pgs. 119-134
Northeastern Nevada Museum
1982
Scott A. Gavorsky
<p>VHC Deposit Agreement on file:<br />http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/185<br />[administrator access only]</p>
pdf file
English
2013 GBC Scrapbook
Great Basin College
Collection of newspaper articles that were written during the year 2013. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College in 2013.
GBC Library
Elko Daily Free Press, etc.
GBC Library Archives
2013
Geneva Blackmer / GBC Library
Scrapbook
2014 GBC Scrapbook
Great Basin College
Collection of newspaper articles that were written during the year 2014. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College in 2014.
GBC Library
Elko Daily Free Press, etc.
GBC Library Archives
2014
Geneva Blackmer / GBC Library
Scrapbook
English
2017-2018 GBC Scrapbook
Great Basin College
Collection of newspaper articles that were written in the Elko Daily Free Press during the year 2017-2018. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College in 2017-2018.
GBC Library
Elko Daily Free Press
GBC Library Archives
2017-2018
Geneva Blackmer / GBC Library
English
Newspaper
Bryce Kimber: Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Elko Basque resident Bryce Kimber, conducted on 15 October 2015 by Dr. Gretchen Skivington.
<p>Bryce Kimber of Montello, NV ("Mr. Montello") is the son of Grouse Creek, UT homesteaders, W. C. "Bill" and Bertha Kimber. Born on the Kimber Ranch in 1929 he moved with his family to Montello, NV to attend school in 1939. He has lived in Montello all his life 1929 to present and was a most integral part of its history since he returned from service in Korea in 1948.</p>
<p>Topics he discusses include: the Montello Bar, & Montello Store (both which he owned), Pacific West States & Spring Creek subdivision projects (for which he contracted the road construction); the Gamble & Winecup Ranches (hay, fencing & livestock contractor); the SP Railroad and Montello history, UC Construction, the Montello Citizens' Committee and "buying" the town from SP; the Montello School (which burned down, rebuilt), people from Montello and the W.C. Kimber Diaries (1907-1972).</p>
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<p><a title="Oral History Interview with Bryce Kimber" href="http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/3nqxb" target="_blank;">Click here for direct access to video (if embed above is not functioning).</a></p>
<p>Interview conducted on 15 October 2015 by Dr. Gretchen Skivington.</p>
Gretchen Skivington
Original Oral History Interview
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
15 October 2015
Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
Memorial Bizia Oral History Consent Form on File:
http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/XXX [administrator access only]
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Howard Hickson's Histories</span></p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Wilkins, Nevada" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/Wilkins.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Wilkins, Nevada"</a></li>
<li><a title="Wagon Train Rest Stop" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/HumboldtWells.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Wagon Train Rest Stop" </a></li>
<li><a title="Tobar, Nevada" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/Tobar.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Tobar, Nevada"</a> </li>
<li><a title="Pocket Change Robbery" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/AaronRoss.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Pocket Change Robbery"</a> </li>
<li><a title="Robbed Twice the Same Day" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/CPRR.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Robbed Twice Same Day"</a> </li>
</ul>
streaming video [.mp4 file]
English; little Basque
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Key words:</strong> </span>Grouse Creek, Charles & William Kimber, Kimber Ranch, Grouse Creek LDS Church, sheep & hog raising, Kay/Merrill/Bryce Kimber, Montello Bar, Gamble & Winecup Ranches, Pacific West States Subdivision: road contracting, hay & fencing contracts, Slim Olsen's & Standard Oil bulk plants, Spring Creek road contracts, Montello Store, Southern Pacific Railroad leases, town of Montello, Montello Citizens' Committee, water rights, Montello School, W.C. "Bill" Kimber Diaries</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Names of People mentioned in/fom Montello:</strong> </span>William & Bertha Kimber, Barbara/Kay/Jack/Bryce/Merrill Kimber: Pete Ludwig, Norma Johnson, John Grandeen, Lucy Daz, Wallace Bettridge, Bill Hargrove, Pearsons, Allan Wilson, Bill Brooks, MW Johnson, Milo Craig, Ray Browning, Tolefson, Delaplian, Lee, John Ala, Mcfarlane & Holling, Gil Hernandez, Jim Thomas, Bill Addington, Jimmy Steward, Russell Wilkins, Joyce Palmer, Mary Jo Johns</p>
Elizabeth "Liz" Brady - Oral history (11/29/2006)
Oral history interview with Elizabeth "Liz" Brady, Western Shoshone from Elko, NV on 11/29/2006
<p>Elizabeth “Liz” Brady was born in Elko, NV between the Elko Smoke Shop and I-80 where the old Elko Senior Citizens Center was located. Her father’s name was Sontag Jackson whose grandparents were from the Austin area and were part of the Dubba Diccada. Her mother was Mary Horton who belonged to the Dosa Wihi near Battle Mountain, NV. Liz talks about how she grew up around ranches while her father ran mustangs. She speaks about her experience going to Battle Mountain for grammar school, and her experience at Stewart Indian School where she was punished for speaking her language. She also speaks about how her grandfather partook in contact with the emigrants and their wagons. She also speaks about growing up in tzsogogotti (Antelope Valley) and how her family was ran out of the area. She also tells the audience about the history of Elko including the start-up of a lot of the old businesses including who ran them. She also speaks about living on the outskirts of Battle Mountain and the diseases impacting the Shoshone there.</p>
Video pending <br /> <a title="Elizabeth 'Liz' Brady Oral History Transcript" href="/omeka/files/original/90464b5a0a4119cfb22d242bdcdb1531.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read Elizabeth 'Liz' Brady Oral History Transcript [pdf file]</a>
Great Basin Indian Archives
Great Basin Indian Archives - GBIA 013
Great Basin Indian Archives
11/29/2006 [29 November 2006]; 2006 November 29
Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America
Non-commercial scholarly and educational use only. Not to be reproduced or published without express permission. All rights reserved. Great Basin Indian Archives © 2017.
Consent form on file (administrator access only): http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/admin/items/show/356
English
Elko Street-scaping Project: Interview with Nevada DOT Architect John L'Etoile
Interview with John L'Etoile, Nevada DOT Senior Landscape Architect on the Elko Street-scaping project.
Angie de Braga (GBC VHC) interviews John L'Etoile, Senior Landscape Architect for the Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT), about the design of the Elko Street-scaping project, using the theme "A Passage through Time."<br /> <br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TFxgxvF45Kw" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Angie de Braga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxgxvF45Kw&feature=youtu.be
Nevada Department of Education
July 2015
Angie de Braga [interviewer]; John L'Etoile [interviewee]; Nevada DOT [editing]
Rights pending
YouTube video link
English