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Photographs of Chubby Checker performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, August 1962
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Archival Collection
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Set of black and white photographs of Chubby Checker performing at the Sands Hotel in August 1962.
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Juan Chacon oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Juan Chacon conducted by Claytee White on August 28, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Chacon discusses his upbringing, early life in Mexico and the United States, his education, segregation, anti-communism, becoming a U. S. citizen, his military career, and his work in Las Vegas, Nevada since retirement.
Archival Collection
Lucille Bryant oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lucille Bryant conducted by Claytee White on December 13, 1995 and March 01, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Bryant begins the interview discussing her early life in Tallulah, Louisiana. Next Bryant discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to look for work in 1953. Bryant discusses at length life in Tallulah from work to race relations. Bryant goes on to discuss her husband and children and to describe their family life. Bryant lastly discusses her experiences as an African American woman employed as a housekeeper on the Strip and her involvement in the Culinary Union local 226.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the first boy to attend Carver School, October 13, 1943
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of the first boy to attend Carver School in Carver Park, Henderson, Nevada, dated October 13, 1943.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter committee chairs and members lists
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Archival Collection
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Audio clip from interview with J. David Hoggard, February 1, 1999
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Archival Collection
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In this audio clip, J. David Hoggard discusses the local chapter of the NAACP in Las Vegas and the Human Relations Commission.
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Transcript of Interview with Otis & Tisha Harris, September 15, 2010
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Archival Collection
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Otis and Tisha Harris detail the businesses that existed in West Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Ivory Blue II by John Grygo, February 22, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Ivory H. Blue II was born and raised Las Vegas, specifically in the Westside neighborhood projects during the 1980s and 1990s. He describes his early childhood and what he remembers as a strong sense of community. Though grade school had its challenges, Ivory excelled in sciences and came under the watchful mentoring of Dr. Eugene McGaugh, a professor at UNLV. Ivory graduated with a master’s degree and has a long career already with NV Energy. Theresa Harris, Ivory’s mother, was from Hawthorne, Nevada and his father, Ivory Blue I, was originally from Edwards, Mississippi.
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Publicity and performance photographs of Louis Armstrong, 1953-1968
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Archival Collection
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Set of black and white photographic prints, black and white negatives and color slide transparencies showing Louis Armstrong performing.
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Publicity photographs of Louis Armstrong
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photographs from the Associated Booking Corp. for Louis Armstrong.
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