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Transcript from interview with Essie Lee Jones by Claytee White, June 5, 1996

Information

Narrator

Jones, Essie Lee

Date

1996-06-05

Description

Essie Lee Jones moved from the Tallulah, Louisiana, area to Las Vegas in 1969. In the interview, Jones discusses her employment in various positions such as maid, waitress, and casino porter at the Stardust, Frontier, and Aladdin Hotel/Casinos.

Digital ID

ohr000888

Physical Identifier

F850.N4 J645 2012

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1513xw92
Details

Contributor

Contributor: African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project

Interviewer

White, Claytee D.

Subject

African American women
Casinos -- Employees
Hotels -- Employees

Place

West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

Essie Lee Jones oral history interview

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Citation

Essie Lee Jones oral history interview, 1996 June 05. OH-02107. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevad

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf