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Transcript of interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs by Claytee D. White, February 1, 1996

Information

Narrator

Jacobs, Essie, 1925-1999

Date

1996-02-01
1996-04-15

Description

Interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs conducted by Claytee D. White on February 1, 1996. Jacobs arrived in Las Vegas 1963 and worked in housekeeping at Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. Active in the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, she worked as a supervisor and shop steward.

Digital ID

ohr000192

Physical Identifier

F849.L35 J33 1997

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1cz35587
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project

Interviewer

White, Claytee D.

Subject

Casinos -- Employees
Hotel housekeeping--Management
Labor unions--Officials and employees

Place

West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

Essie Shelton Jacobs oral history interviews

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Citation

Essie Shelton Jacobs oral history interviews, 1996 February 01, 1996 April 16. OH-00932. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, La

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Standardized Rights Statement

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Language

English

Format

image/tiff