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Transcript of an interview with Nafeesa Sallee by John Gyrgo, March 21, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Nafeesa Sallee by John Grygo, March 21, 2013. Sallee moved to Las Vegas from Cleveland in 1978 and entered into a 34-year banking career from which she retired in 2013.
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Transcript of interview with Ed May by Claytee D. White, July 22, 2010
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Archival Collection
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Interview transcript with Ed May by Claytee D. White, July 22, 2010. Ed's family was one of the founders of Victory Missionary Baptist Church where they became lifetime members. He was educated at UNLV, Cornell and Harvard, and became an avid golfer.
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Transcript of interview with Johnny Griffin by Claytee D. White, September 13, 2010
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Archival Collection
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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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Photograph of Marzette Lewis with band director Anthony Marentic
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Marzette Lewis and Anthony Marentic accepting a five hundred dollar donation to Charles I. West Middle School Band.
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Newspaper clipping, Photograph with black community leaders, Homecoming Committee, publication and date unknown
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Newspaper clipping of photograph with caption: Homecoming Committee -- Left to right - Sarann Knight, Rev. Willie Davis, Lubertha M. Johnson, Rev. Jesse D. Scott, and Judge Addelair D. Guy.
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Proclamation certificate for "That's What Friends are For" Day, October 10, 1987
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Archival Collection
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City of Las Vegas document announcing 1987 fundraiser that roasted Louis Conner at the Moulin Rouge.
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Transcript of an interview with Hazel Geran by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2000
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Archival Collection
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Hazel Geran was an employee of the Equal Opportunity Board in 1972, and was still working there at time of this interview. Her first job in Las Vegas in 1948 was as a keno writer at Cotton Club on the Westside.
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Transcript of an interview with Eva G. Simmons by Claytee D. White, February 4, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Eva Simmons is a retired educator and school administrator. She has lived in Las Vegas since 1963. In this interview, she talks about Prestige Schools and Sixth Grade Centers.
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Transcript from interview with Essie Lee Jones by Claytee White, June 5, 1996
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Archival Collection
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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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Eugenia and Elijah Green oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eugenia and Elijah Green conducted by Claytee D. White on January 20, 2017 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Elijah discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside. He recalls his father’s employment at the Basic Magnesium Plant, attending the Westside School, and the recreational activities he participated in as a young adult. Elijah talks about becoming a card dealer, his employment at the El Morocco Motel, and the businesses on Jackson Street. Eugenia describes moving to Las Vegas in 1975, her initial reaction to the city, and nightlife entertainment at the time. Later, Elijah talks about leaving work on the Westside to be a card dealer on the Strip. Lastly, Elijah and Eugenia discuss the future of Westside businesses.
Archival Collection