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Transcript of interview with Bernard Lee Brown by Marcus Brown, February 27, 1979

Information

Narrator

Brown, Bernard Lee, 1915-1999

Date

1979-02-27

Description

Marcus Brown interviews his father, Bernard Lee Brown (born 1915 in New Albany, Indiana) about his experiences living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bernard discusses his work at various gaming properties on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, owning his own shoe business, working at the Nevada Test Site, racial discrimination, the role of unions, and overall changes in Las Vegas over time.

Digital ID

OH_00261_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d12n52m4r
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Brown, Marcus B.

Subject

Gambling industry
Businessmen
Cities and towns -- Growth
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Race discrimination
Labor unions

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Bernard Lee Brown oral history interview

Citation

Bernard Lee Brown oral history interview, 1979 February 27. OH-00261. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d12n52m4r

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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