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Dave and Marcia Washington and their children: photograph

Date

2000 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Marcia and Dave Washington (seated) and their children (standing, left to right): Amber, Ray, Angel and April. Framed certificates and plaques are on the wall behind the group.

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Transcript of Interview with Dean Ishman, July 2, 2009

Date

2009-07-02

Description

Dean Ishman moved to Las Vegas in 1995, becoming the Las Vegas NAACP branch president in 2003.

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Photograph of unidentified musicians and singer at Carver House Hotel and Casino

Date

unspecified year in XXXX

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of unidentified musicians and singer at Carver House Hotel and Casino.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter youth in aviation project reports

Date

2001-02-07
2001-03-03
2001-05-19
2001-06-02

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Roosevelt Toston oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01365

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roosevelt Toston conducted by Chanelle Pickens on October 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Toston discusses his career in broadcast journalism in the Las Vegas, Nevada market and then at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Archival Collection

Millicent Washington, Susan Nwogbe, Samuel Collins, and Tamara Collins-Golden oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03739

Abstract

Oral history interview with Millicent Washington, Susan Nwogbe, Samuel Collins, and Tamara Collins-Golden conducted by Claytee D. White on April 10, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. These siblings, Millicent, Tamara, Susan, and Samuel grew up on the Westside and remember the fun of their young lives, schooling that was excellent, and a tight-knit family. Tamara and Susan attended Howard University because of a tour that Susan attended that took her to Black Colleges and Universities throughout the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) system. Both sisters acquired patronage jobs through the Nevada Congressional delegation. The family owned property that may have been inappropriately acquired by the City of Las Vegas. Tamara, as did her grandmother, works for the Economic Opportunity Board with an office in the Westside School. They talk about school desegregation, businesses on Jackson Avenue, COVID-19, and family dynamics. Other subjects discussed include: Economic Development Board, Nevada Test Site, Howard University, School desegregation, Jackson Avenue businesses.

Archival Collection

Elmer Grayson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00724

Abstract

Oral history interview with Elmer Grayson conducted by Keith Baldwin on March 09, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Grayson discusses atomic testing, education, the Old Frontier Casinos, and African-American entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Film negatives of staff preparing for the opening of Moulin Rouge, May 6, 1955

Date

1955-05-06

Description

Series of six black and white film negatives of casually dressed entertainers waiting to be addressed by Moulin Rouge security head Merle Longnecker (not pictured), dated May 6, 1955.

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Shirley and Mackie Edmond, Althia Taylor, and Larry McCollum oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03757

Abstract

Oral history interview with Shirley and Mackie Edmond, Althia Taylor, and Larry McCollum conducted by Claytee D. White on May 30, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.

Shirley, Althia, Mackie, and Larry discuss their experiences growing up and living in Las Vegas, Nevada including their respective employment histories; Shirley and Althia worked in the postal service for over 30 years, Mackie worked at the Stardust Hotel and Casino, and Larry mentored children as a sports coach for the Clark County School District (CCSD). The narrators talked about businesses that thrived on the Westside and ended their discussion with how COVID-19 has impacted their families and daily lives.

Subjects discussed include: Stardust Hotel and Casino; Parks & Recreation; and Westside businesses

Archival Collection

Audio clip 2 from interview with Dr Ed Goldman, April 4, 2016

Description

Dr. Goldman discusses the lawsuit and ensuing "war" that resulted in the school district hiring more minorities in teacher and administrator positions.