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Brochure from Berkley Square Historic District: 1st of Its Kind

Date

2013-02-09

Description

Community brochure produced by City of Las Vegas to commemorate the National Historic District designation.

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Brochure from the Unveiling of Community Banners and Plaques program, 2013

Date

2013-02-09

Description

Program listing speakers for the community event held to unveil banners and plaques in the Berkley Square Historic District, February 9, 2013.

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Invitation to Berkley Square Historic District unveiling of Community Banners, February 9, 2013

Date

2013-02-09

Description

Invitation from Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow to the ceremonies to unveil Berkley Square Historic District banners and plaque, February 9, 2013.

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Black and white group photograph of (L-R) Judge Robert Reid, Mabel Hoggard, Aaron Williams, Bill Evans (Education), Herschel L. Williams (2nd row), Claude Perkins (2nd row), Theron Goynes, Claude Parson, Helen Anderson Toland, James Pughsley, John Shippe, and Judge Robert "Moon" Mullen

Date

unspecified year in XXXX

Description

Group portrait: (L-R) Judge Robert Reid, Mabel Hoggard, Aaron Williams, Bill Evans, Herschel L. Williams (2nd row), Claude Perkins (2nd row), Theron Goynes, Claude Parsons, Helen Anderson Toland, James Pughsley, John Shippe, and Judge Robert Moon Mullen.

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Black and white photograph of Roosevelt Toston and Dr. Paul Meacham (President of the College of Southern Nevada)

Date

unspecified year in XXXX

Description

Roosevelt Toston holds a plaque with with Dr. Paul Meacham. The back of the photograph is stamped with "Las Vegas News Bureau 54195 Convention Center Las Vegas, NV 89109." Handwritten on back in pen: "Roosevelt + Dr. Meacham Pres. CSN".

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Newspaper clipping, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Luncheon, Las Vegas Sun, February 13, 1972

Date

1972-02-13

Description

Pictured are members of Delta Sigma Theta (from left): Joan Pughsley, Savannah Brown, Gertrude Woods, Lajuana Bailey, Dorothy Williams, Grace McGlothen, Gwen Booker and Charlotte Cook.

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Photograph of women gathered at the Delta Sigma Theta Sepia Fashion Show, circa 1972

Date

1972 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of women, including Gertrude Toston, gathered for the Delta Sigma Theta Sepia Fashion Show.

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Evolution of a Black Community in Las Vegas: 1905 - 1940

Date

1981

Description

Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald exploring the history of the black community in Las Vegas from its founding in 1905 through the 1930s.

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Black Entertainers in Las Vegas: 1940 - 1960

Date

1988

Description

Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald reflecting on black entertainers during the early days of the Las Vegas Strip, dated 1988.

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Essay, A Demographic Impact of Basic Magnesium on Southern Nevada, by Roosevelt Fitzgerald, May 12, 1982

Date

1982-05-12

Description

Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald focusing on demographic changes in southern Nevada from 1940-1945 and the war industry's effect on black employment, particularly the impact of Basic Magnesium, dated 1982.

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