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Boggs, Joy, 1971-
Joy Boggs is leaving UNLV after two years as the Business Manager for the College of Fine Arts. She also served as the Public Scholar in Residence for the Womxn of Color Arts Festival hosted by the Barrick Museum. Her mission in Fine Arts was to transform the financial performance of the College beginning with full transparency and implementing a new internal structure and procedures. Her work was hampered. Her personal education was on full scholarship from DePaul University where she holds a MA in Gender Studies.
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Carter, Leon, Sr., 1930-
Leon Carter, Sr. migrated to Las Vegas in 1942 at 12 years of age. After attending elementary school on the Westside, he enrolled for high school at Las Vegas High. Because of his schedule, he played baseball with the city team - The Cowboys. Baseball skills let him to play in Canada and Mexico. Later, when he returned to Las Vegas, his job skills in drafting and carpentry took him to the Nevada Test Site and then into the construction industry. When that did not yield enough income, He entered the gaming industry as a dealer.
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Jimerson-Carter, Ruth, 1954-
Ruth is the spouse of Leon Carter Jr. and daughter-in-law of Leon Carter Sr. She previously worked in Las Vegas casinos and was interviewed with her husband and father-in-law about their experiences.
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Carter, Leon, Jr., 1952-
Leon Carter Jr. is the son of Leon Carter Sr., the brother of Lonnie Carter, and the husband of Ruth Jimerson-Carter. He works in food service for the Clark County School District and was interviewed with his family about his experiences.
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Carter, Lonnie R., 1954-
Lonnie Carter is the brother of Leon Carter Jr. and the son of Leon Carter Sr. He is currently retired and was intereviewed with his family about his experiences in Las Vegas.
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Jimerson, Herman, Jr.
Herman is the brother of Ruth Jimerson-Carter, daughter-in-law of Leon Carter Sr.
The family was interviewed about their experiences in Las Vegas, and Herman contributed to the talk by sharing his experience of living on the West Side of Las Vegas.
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Behn, Harry
Harry Behn was born September 24, 1898, in McCabe, Yavapai County, Arizona, the son of Henry K. Behn, a miner, and Maren (Christensen) Behn. He graduated from Harvard University with an Bachelor of Science. in 1922. He worked as a screen writer for motion pictures, including The Racket in 1928 and Hell's Angels in 1930. Behn taught writing at the University of Arizona from 1938 to 1947 and founded the University of Arizona Press in 1960.
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Bland, Ora L., 1933-
Ora Bland migrated to Las Vegas in 1953 from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Her husband was a radiologist and worked in Area 51 of the Nevada Test Site. He never shared information about his work and would sometimes stay at the Test Site for a week or more without coming into the city. Bland remembers the Westside business community when the Brown Derby, the Mexican store, Johnson Malt Shoppe, and Bravo Market existed. An extremely independent person, she handled most of the childcare and worked at the downtown post office (now MOB Museum) for 20 years.
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McGee, Trula E., 1952-
Trula McGee grew up in a military family where children were well behaved, intelligent, and an asset to the family's community representation. She migrated to Las Vegas in 1952 and lived for a short time in Carver Park in Henderson and attended Basic High School. McGee lived on the Westside as a young adult and remembers the Golden West Shopping Center, Reubens Supper Club (H and Owens), Larry's Sight and Sound, and other Westside locations. The family shopped for clothing at Sears and JC Penney in the downtown area.
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