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Gertrude and Roosevelt Toston photographs and newspaper clippings including photographs of Roosevelt Toston's childhood home in Epps, Louisiana; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority event photographs and newspaper clippings, 1958 to 2002
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gertrude and Roosevelt Toston Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Black and white photograph of Roosevelt Toston and Dr. Paul Meacham (President of the College of Southern Nevada)
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Roosevelt Toston holds a plaque with with Dr. Paul Meacham. The back of the photograph is stamped with "Las Vegas News Bureau 54195 Convention Center Las Vegas, NV 89109." Handwritten on back in pen: "Roosevelt + Dr. Meacham Pres. CSN".
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Photograph of (left to right) Roosevelt Toston, Frank Hawkins, Zelda Puryear-Williams, and Wendell Williams, early 1990s
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Black and white photograph of (left to right) Roosevelt Toston, Frank Hawkins, Zelda Puryear-Williams, and Wendell Williams attending the NAACP banquet.
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Photograph of Roosevelt Toston, Juana Hart, and Ray Willis at Martin Luther King, Jr. banquet, November 5, 1993
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Black and white photograph of former and present television news reporters (left to right): Roosevelt Toston, Juana Hart, and Ray Willis.
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Film transparency of Roosevelt Toston, Jackie Brantley, Faye Todd and unidentified man lounging outdoors at the Desert Inn, circa 1970
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Color slide film transparency of poolside photoshoot at Desert Inn: (L-R) unidentified man, Roosevelt Toston, Jackie Brantley, Faye Todd.
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Newspaper article, CCCC '75' Graduates, publication unknown, May 1975
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Newspaper article announcing the Clark County Community College graduates, including Roosevelt Toston.
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Toston, Roosevelt
Roosevelt Toston was born May 7, 1942 and raised in Epps, Louisiana, He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of 15 to live with his brother after his father's death. He graduated from Las Vegas High School and the first jobs he held were at the Fremont Hotel and the Nevada Test Site.
Person
Toston, Gertrude
Gertrude Toston was born May 09, 1947 in Galveston, Texas, and grew up in Austin, Texas. Her parents moved to Seattle, Washington, to provide more opportunities for their children but ended up separating. Toston’s mother brought the children to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1960 to have the support of her sister while she divorced. Her sister's husband, Reverend Coleman, was the pastor of Second Baptist Church, and the family became very involved in church activities.
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Film transparency of Lonnie Chaney, Reverend Marion D. Bennett, and James Chaney, circa 1975
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Color slide film transparency of Rev. Marion Bennett (center) with brothers Lonnie and James Chaney.
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Newspaper clipping, Specialization Now, Las Vegas Voice, June 1, 1972
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Newspaper article about a career clinic sponsored by Les Femme Douze, featuring Gertrude Toston.
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