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Q. B. Bush Papers
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The Q. B. Bush Papers are comprised of Q. B. Bush's personal papers dating from 1957 to 2018 and document Bush's work in Westside Las Vegas, Nevada casinos including the Moulin Rouge, Town Tavern, and the El Morocco. The collection also documents Bush's involvement with the Dealers Security Association and the association's effort to provide better working conditions for African American casino employees. Included are both original photographs and copies of photographs that document the African American casinos where Bush worked, as well as the Bush family at various events.
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Greg McCurdy oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Greg McCurdy conducted by Claytee D. White on March 7, 2013 and August 21, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. McCurdy discusses growing up in the early Westside neighborhood as a boy and his work as a police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). He then talks about retiring after 30 years of service and his following career overseeing the Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Investigations Group at the LVMPD.
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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 of an interview with Flora Jones conducted by Claytee D. White, July 19, 2007
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Interview with Flora Jones by Claytee D. White, July 19, 2007. Jones discusses her upbringing in Mississippi and her employment at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the Admissions Office.
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Transcript of interview with Hermina Washington by B. Leon Green, March 2, 2013
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Hermina Washington discusses growing up in West Las Vegas, her elementary school education and her family. She has worked for the State of Nevada for over 30 years.
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Transcript of an interview with Nafeesa Sallee by John Gyrgo, March 21, 2013
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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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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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Photograph of Marcia Washington, age 8, 1961
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Marcia Washington growing up in Tallulah, Louisiana.
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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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Rejoyce Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rejoyce Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on June 12, 1996 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Williams discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and six children in 1960, working in several positions at hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, and participating in the Culinary Union strike in 1970.
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