Reno Casino Dealers Interviews
Scope and Contents
Reno Casino Dealers Interviews by Dwayne Kling and Patti Mooney of Reno and Sparks, Nevada, contain interviews of casino workers from the 1940s-1960s and include Joe Snyder, Betty Hoover, Billie Martinez Hallum, Joe Merhar, Reva Jolly, and Dwayne Kling. These individuals were "21" and dice dealers; one, Kling, was also a pit boss and a casino general manager.
Dates
- 1986-1987
Creator
- Kling, Dwayne, 1929- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
Interviewer Dwayne Kling was a Reno, Nevada, casino dealer, pit boss, and casino general manager.
Extent
0.43 Linear Feet (12 sound cassettes (6 original, 6 user copies) (ca. 360 min.), analog; 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Dwayne Kling was a Reno, Nevada casino dealer, pit boss, and casino general manager. Interviews by Dwayne Kling and Patti Mooney of Reno and Sparks, Nevada, casino workers from the 1940s-1960s include Joe Snyder, Betty Hoover, Billie Martinez Hallum, Joe Merhar, Reva Jolly, and Dwayne Kling. These individuals were "21" and dice dealers; one, Kling, was also a pit boss and a casino general manager (1986-1987).
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Elaine Pedersen in 1998.
Creator
- Kling, Dwayne, 1929- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Reno Casino Dealers Interviews
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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