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Richard Steele and Zakeisha Steele-Jones oral history interview (OH-02263)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard Steele and Zakeisha Steele-Jones conducted by Claytee D. White on February 12, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Richard Steel discusses his life in the Marine Corps, his life as a boxer, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, and working as a referee for boxing. Zakeisha Steele-Jones discusses how her father was an actor and campus police officer. Richard Steele then describes his most memorable fights that he refereed.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

2015 February 12

Extent

2 digital_files (0.166 GB) MP3, PDF/A

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Richard Steele and Zakeisha Steele-Jones conducted by Claytee D. White on February 12, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Richard Steel discusses his life in the Marine Corps, his life as a boxer, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, and working as a referee for boxing. Steele then describes his most memorable fights that he refereed. Zakeisha Steele-Jones, Richard Steele's daughter, discusses how her father was an actor and campus police officer. Digital audio and transcript available.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Some transcripts do not exist in final form, therefore any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked.

Preferred Citation

Richard Steele and Zakeisha Steele-Jones oral history interview, 2015 February 12. OH-02263. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

This interview was conducted and transcribed by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2017. Minaam Baseer wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio and/or transcript files.

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::OH02263

Existence and Location of Originals

A bound transcript is available for use in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives: F850.N4 S74 2012

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