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Photograph of D.D. Cotton with friends at a Westside Club, 1950s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1950s

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of D. D. Cotton (center) and two friends at a Westside clubs.

Image

Audio recording clip of interview with Helen Anderson Toland by Claytee D. White, February 21, 2007

Date

2007-02-21

Description

Part of an interview with Helen Anderson Toland by Claytee White on February 21, 2007. Toland discusses her husband, civil rights activist Jim Anderson, and the people who worked in the Las Vegas NAACP.

Sound

Ruby Duncan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00501

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruby Duncan conducted by Claytee D. White on February 13, 2007 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Duncan discusses growing up and working in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses how she became the leader of the Las Vegas Welfare Rights Movement by protesting the way Nevada cared for its poor families. Duncan then discusses instituting the first library on the Westside, lobbying the legislature, and traveling the world on behalf of women's rights.

Archival Collection

Sammie Armstrong oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03152

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sammie Armstrong conducted by Claytee D. White on March 08, 2017 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Armstrong discusses his early life in Camden, Arkansas and growing up working on a farm. He recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963, and describes the Westside at that time. Armstrong talks about the businesses on Jackson Street, churches on the Westside, and integration in Las Vegas. Later, Armstrong discusses co-founding a transportation business in the early 1980s, Ray & Ross Transport, and providing transportation for Nevada Test Site employees. Lastly, Armstrong talks about growing his business into one of the largest bus companies in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Patricia Morse Jarman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03430

Abstract

Oral history interview with Patricia Morse Jarman conducted by Claytee D. White on May 01, 2018 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Jarman discusses her early life and joining the United States Air Force. She remembers moving to North Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974, being stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, and her decision to stay in Las Vegas after her military service. Jarman talks about her interest in sports analytics, becoming a boxing judge, and being appointed to the Nevada Consumer Affairs Commission. Lastly, Jarman discusses working with local government to prevent the development of apartment buildings on golf courses, and the 1 October shooting.

Archival Collection

Regina Cone, Lotea Cone, and Maurice Cone oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03400

Abstract

Oral history interview with Regina Cone, Lotea Cone, and Maurice Cone conducted by Claytee D. White on March 01, 2018 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Lotea discusses her upbringing in Fordyce, Arkansas and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953. She remembers the Westside during the late 1950s and discusses businesses in that area. Maurice talks about growing up in the Westside, the increase of organized crime, and attending Rancho High School. Lastly, Lotea and Maurice recall segregation in Las Vegas and changes in the Westside community. Regina is the daughter of Lotea and briefly participates in the interview.

Archival Collection

Ora Bland oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03750

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ora Bland conducted by Claytee D. White on March 04, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.

Ora Bland speaks to what she knew of her husband's secretive work at Area 51 of the Nevada Test Site, businesses in the Westside community, and her work in the downtown Las Vegas post office. In addition to her life experiences, Ora shares her thoughts on her community, the state of homelessness that many experience in her surrounding neighborhood, and her activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Archival Collection

Ida Perkins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02204

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ida Perkins conducted by Alexa Sweeny on November 25, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Perkins discusses her personal history growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. Perkins talks about recreational activities she participated in, being involved in church, and living in the Windsor Park housing area in North Las Vegas. She then recalls her educational experience in Las Vegas, being involved in school sports, and West Las Vegas housing. Later, Perkins describes businesses on the Westside, attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and playing on the women’s basketball team, the Lady Rebels. Lastly, Perkins discusses her contributions in forming the Foxy Ladies Organization, and also changes in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Issues of The Voice newspaper: March 25, 1954; April 15, 1954; May 1, 1954

Date

1954-03-25
1954-04-15
1954-05-01

Archival Collection

Description

First three issues of Las Vegas Voice newspaper from March 25 (Volume 1, Number 1), April 15 (Volume 1, Number 2), and May 1, 1954 (Volume 1, Number 3).

Text

Photograph of Debbie Conway hosting the radio show "Economic Empowerment into the 21st Century," circa 1998

Date

1998 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Debbie Conway (left) in the studio hosting the KCEP Power 88.1 radio talk show "Economic Empowerment into the 21st Century.

Image