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Series of two Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with her Charles I. West Middle School students at lunch
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Series of two color Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with her students in the cafeteria.
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Wendell Phillips Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Wendell Phillips Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on October 4, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Wendell Phillips Williams discusses his childhood and education in Louisiana before moving to Las Vegas in 1977. Williams talks of his time teaching for the Clark County School District (CCSD), his radio program "Straight Talk" on KCEP's Power 88.1 radio station, the Crystal Apple Award he received as an educator from CCSD, and how he started the now-longest standing Martin Luther King Jr. parade in the United States. Williams shares his passion for Black history and education as well as the bills he championed as a Nevada State Assemblyman from 1987-2001. He also discusses the historical details of how Madison Elementary School was rebuilt and became the Wendell Phillips Williams Elementary School in 2002.
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Arthur Williams Jr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Arthur Williams Jr. conducted by Claytee D. White on April 19, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Williams discusses his employment with Reynolds Electric and Engineering Company and his career in law. He talks about his experience as an African American in law school, aiding African American and Hispanic students getting into law school, and the establishment of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA).
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Transcript of interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette by Shannon Smith, February 26, 1980
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette conducted by Shannon Smith on February 26, 1980. Lockette moved to Nevada to be an elementary school teacher and an early childhood education professor at UNLV. She reviews the evolution of education in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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Transcript of Interview with Greg McCurdy, by Claytee D. White, March 7, 2013 and August 21, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Greg McCurdy, Assistant Sheriff of Las Vegas police department's Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Investigations Group. McCurdy talks about growing up in Las Vegas, his schooling, jobs as a youth and career as a police officer.
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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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Transcript from interview with George Simmons conducted by Claytee D. White, December 13, 2013
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Transcript from interview with George Simmons by Claytee White on December 13, 2013. Simmons talks about how he came to Las Vegas in 1963, and his wife, Eva. Simmons was a designer for Sproul Homes and later worked for Holmes and Narver, an engineering firm. He discusses his education at Texas Southern and the University of Texas.
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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 Louisiana Club owner, Mr. Lee, no date
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of Mr. Lee at the Louisiana Club, which was a popular spot located at 1322 N. F Street from 1955 to 1970.
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Photograph of an unidentified man and woman from NAACP golf tournament, circa 1970
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of a man swinging a golf club, as a woman poses for the camera, at an NAACP golf tournament.
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