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Transcript of interview with Mary Louise Williams by Claytee D. White, June 19, 1998

Date

1998-06-19

Description

Interview with Mary Louise Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on June 19, 1998. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Williams was musically trained and worked as a dancer at the opening of the Moulin Rouge in 1955. Following her career in social work and teaching in New York, she retired to Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Thelma Turner by Claytee D. White, October 21, 2004

Date

2004-10-21

Description

Interview transcript with Thelma Turner by Claytee D. White, October 21, 2004. Turner lived on the Westside, then later moved to North Las Vegas. She talks about her early jobs at the Moulin Rouge and later work at the Town Tavern and Villa d'Este.

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Transcript of interview with Johnny Griffin by Claytee D. White, September 13, 2010

Date

2010-09-13

Description

Interview transcript with Johnny Griffin by Claytee D. White, September 13, 2010. Griffin grew up in Mississippi where he held a job as a golf caddy. He earned a golf scholarship to Jackson State University, and moved to Las Vegas in 1982. He became involved in Municipal Golf Course and the Tiger Woods Foundation.

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Transcript from interview with Waldemar Jackson conducted by Claytee D. White, May 5, 2013

Date

2013-05-05

Description

Transcript from interview with Waldemar Jackson by Claytee White on May 5, 2013. Jackson's family was one of the first black families in the West Las Vegas neighborhood Vegas Heights. Jackson joined the Air Force and traveled overseas, encountering racism. He returned to Las Vegas and his employment history includes construction, slot floor man at the Marina, aircraft fueler and baggage screener. He discusses his troubles with substance abuse since his mother's death in 1999.

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Transcript from interviews with Katherine M. Joseph by Claytee White, October 25, 2004 and September 5, 2007

Date

2004-10-25
2007-09-05

Description

Two-session interview with Katherine M. Joseph by Claytee White, October 25, 2004, and September 5, 2007. Joseph is a community activist and was a co-worker of Lubertha Johnson, and involved with Operation Independence. In the interview, Johnson discusses her family, her employment, and life on the Westside.

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

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.

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MS-00102 Ruby Amie-Pilot Papers. Box 1, Folder 2: Memorial Program for Ronald Amie, 2002

Date

2002

Archival Collection

Description

Box 1, Folder 2: Memorial Program.

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MS-00102 Ruby Amie-Pilot Papers. Box 1, Folder 4: Newspaper clippings, 1963 - 1991

Date

1963 (year uncertain) to 1991

Archival Collection

Description

Box 1, Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings.

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MS 95-47 Alice Key Collection. Box 1, Folder 01: Certificates and Awards, 1980-1995

Date

1980 (year uncertain) to 1995 (year uncertain)

Archival Collection

Description

MS 95-47 Alice Key Collection. Box 1, Folder 01: Certificates and Awards, 1980-1995.

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MS 95-47 Alice Key Collection. Box 1, Folder 02: Correspondence, 1989-1995

Date

1989 (year uncertain) to 1995 (year uncertain)

Archival Collection

Description

MS 95-47 Alice Key Collection. Box 1, Folder 02: Correspondence, 1989-1995.

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