Elko: The First 100 Years
Story from Howard Hickson's Histories regarding the first 100 years of the city of Elko, Nevada's history.
Story from Howard Hickson's Histories regarding the first 100 years of the city of Elko, Nevada's history.
Howard Hickson
Website for Howard Hickson's Histories and the story, Elko: The First 100 Years. http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/elkohist.html
Great Basin College
03/29/1998
Great Basin College
c. 1998 Howard Hickson
Website for Howard Hickson's Histories and the story, Elko: The First 100 Years. http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/elkohist.html
PDF format.
English
Story from Howard Hickson's Histories regarding the first 100 years of the city of Elko,, Nevada's history.
Elko, Nevada, northeastern Nevada, history, articles, Great Basin
Halley's Comet
Story from Howard Hickson's Histories regarding the visit of Halley's Comet.
Story from Howard Hickson's Histories regarding the visit of Halley's Comet.
Howard Hickson
Website for Howard Hickson's Histories and the story, Halley's Comet: The First 100 Years. http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/Comet.html
Great Basin College
04/21/2001
Great Basin College
c. 2001 Howard Hickson
Website for Howard Hickson's Histories and the story, Halley's Comet: The First 100 Years. http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/Comet.html
PDF format.
English
Story from Howard Hickson's Histories regarding the visit of Halley's Comet.
Elko, Nevada, northeastern Nevada, history, articles, Great Basin
"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
GBC Founder Interview: Dr. Hugh Collett
Interview with original GBC Founder Dr. Hugh Collett, 13 March 2015.
<p>Dr. Hugh Collett was a member of the original committee which founded Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC) in 1967. Dr. Collett discusses Elko in the 1960s, the motives for the establishment of the Elko Community College, and the successes and struggles of its early years.</p>
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Dr. Mark A. Curtis
Great Basin College Virtual Humanities Center
13 March 2015
Scott A. Gavorsky; Lynne Owens; Frank Sawyer (VHC)
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Streaming video
English
Oral History
1960s; 1970s;
Mayor Bing Crosby: Elko, Nevada (1948-1977)
The story of Bing Crosby and his Honorary Mayorship told by Howard Hickson.
Singer and actor Bing Crosby owned a number of ranches in the North Fork area and frequented Elko with his family when vacationing on the ranches. In 1948, Bing became the honorary mayor of Elko, a position he held until his death in 1977, The article relates the story of how Bing Crosby became mayor, as told by Howard Hickson.<br /> <br /><a title="Mayor Crosby story original webpage" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/howh/MayorCrosby.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View Original webpage [archive website]</a>
Howard Hickson
Howard Hickson's Histories archive: <a title="Mayor Crosby original webpage" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/howh/MayorCrosby.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.gbcnv.edu/howh/MayorCrosby.html</a>
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
2003
Northeastern Nevada Museum [photos]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
© Copyright 2003 by Howard Hickson. Used with permission of author.
http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/103 [admin access only]
html
English
GBC Founder Interview: Mark and Kathy Chilton
Interview with original GBC Founders Mark and Kathy Chilton, 5 June 2015.
<p>Mark and Kathy Chilton played key roles in helping to found Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC), particularly in acquiring the land for the college. The Chiltons discusss Elko in the 1960s and share stories of the community and the college.<br /> <br />Interviewed by Dr. Mark A. Curtis, 5 June 2015.</p>
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Dr. Mark A .Curtis
Original document
Great Basin College Virtual Humanities Center
5 June 2015
Scott A. Gavorsky, Frank Sawyer [VHC]
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English
Hardly a High School: University of Nevada, Elko (1874-1885)
Brief history of the University of Nevada's original location in Elko, NV.
<p>The University of Nevada's first home was actually in the new community of Elko, NV, between 1874 and 1885. Hickson recounts the formation of the new school, the trials and tribulations of its first decade, and the legislative debates which resulted in the University's move to Reno in 1886.</p>
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Howard Hickson
Howard Hickson's Histories archive: <a title="Hardly a High School original webpage" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/howh/UNElko.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.gbcnv.edu/howh/UNElko.html</a>
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
2001
Northeastern Nevada Museum; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
© Copyright 2001 by Howard Hickson. Used with permission of author.
http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/103 [admin access only]
html
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
Frankie and Jay Bilbao: Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Elko Basque residents Frankie and Jay Bilbao, conducted 25 September 2015 by Dr. Gretchen Skivington.
<p>Tom Bilbao, son of Basque immigrants Vicente & Paula Bilbao was born at Jack Creek, NV in 1925. His wife Frances "Frankie" Vicondoa Bilbao and son Jay Bilbao talk about prospecting & mining in northern Elko County and their "Aita", father Tom who was one of the discoverers of different veins along the famous Carlin Trend. Frankie Bilbao talks about her parents Fermin & Madilyn Vicondoa Basque immigrants to Susanville, CA and her move in 1947 to Elko, NV and subsequent marriage to Tom Bilbao. She discusses what it meant to be Basque-American and to be raised in an "Old Country" household.<br />Jay Bilbao, Tom's son discusses how and where his Dad staked claims and mined independently, his interactions with the big mining companies, contracts and working for and with his Dad. Both interviewees speak of Old Country & New World values and what kind of man Tom Bilbao was and how his legacy lives on.</p>
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<p>Interview conducted on 25 September 2015 by Dr. Gretchen Skivington.</p>
Gretchen Skivington
Original Oral History Interview
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
25 September 2015
Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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<p style="font-size: 14px;">Howard Hickson's Histories - articles</p>
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<li><a title="Rio Tinto Stock story" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/RioTinto.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rio Tinto Stock: Some People Papered Their Bathroom Walls With Them (1920-1847)</a></li>
<li><a title="How a Gold Rush Begins story" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/hickson/JarbidgeRush.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How a Gold Rush Begins: Jarbidge, Nevada - 1909</a></li>
</ul>
streaming video [.mp4 file]
English; little Basque
Basques, Basque sheepherding, Jack Creek/Gold Creek/Tuscarora/Mountain City/Elko, Jerritt Canyon, mining in the north country, Carlin Trend, early prospecting 1940s- 2000, mining companies, process of claim staking/mine maintenance, trapping, Old Country vs. New World Values, Stockmen's Hotel, Elko, Basque culture in Elko
"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>
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Vidual only