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Russell Harvey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Russell Harvey conducted by Claytee D. White on May 20, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Harvey discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside community. He talks about recreation activities he participated in, the discrimination he experienced, and integration in Las Vegas in 1960. Harvey remembers attending Nevada Southern University (now University of Nevada, Las Vegas), working stage production for shows on the Strip, and being a member of the Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local Union 720. Lastly, Harvey discusses his involvement with the Nevada Minority Purchasing Council.
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Transcript of Interview with Marzette Lewis, 2012
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Marzette Lewis is an outspoken community activist, especially in the area of local education. She is the founder of the WAAK-UP group. The interview took place over two sessions, session 1 was recorded October 30, 2012 and session 2 was recorded November 14, 2012.
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Group photograph of entertainers at the Dunes, including Anna Bailey and Frank Sinatra
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Black and white group photograph by Jay Walker of Anna Bailey with other entertainers, including Frank Sinatra, at the Dunes Hotel and Casino.
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Tyrone Levi oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Tyrone Levi conducted by Veomia Hopkins on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project. Levi discusses the segregation African Americans faced in the areas of housing, education, and employment in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about being the Director of State and Equal Rights Commission and a member of the Congressional Fellowship Program. Levi lastly recalls the above ground atomic tests and how Las Vegas, Nevada changed throughout his lifetime.
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Margo Knowles oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Margo Knowles conducted by Sonny Neighbors on March 25, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Knowles discusses jobs, governors, her family, and African American life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margo speaks about growing up and going to school in Las Vegas. She also discusses her work as a telephone operator in Las Vegas, and at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada.
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Photograph of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille greeted at the airport in Honolulu, no date
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Black and white photograph of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille in the doorway of an airplane being greeted at the airport in Honolulu. Associated Booking Corp logo at lower right.
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Photographs of Nat King Cole on stage and performing at the Sands Hotel, 1958-1964
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Group of black and white prints, color prints, film negatives and film transparencies of Nat King Cole on stage at the Sands Hotel.
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Photographs of Nat King Cole on stage at the Sands Hotel
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Set of black and white prints of Nat King Cole performing on stage at the Sands Hotel.
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Photographs showing Sammy Davis, Jr. performing onstage at the Sands Hotel
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Group of black and white photographs of Sammy Davis, Jr. performing on stage at the Sands Hotel.
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Transcript of interview with Daisy Lee Miller by Claytee White, March 22, 2013
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Daisy Lee Miller talks about being born and raised as an only child in Louisiana before moving to Las Vegas in her 20s. For a time, Daisy worked in the powder room at the California Club. It was while she was employed here that she realized she wanted something better, and she wanted to be a good example tor her kids. Daisy began attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to get her degree. Daisy is very proud of the fact that she graduated from UNLV at the same time that her daughter graduated from high school. Family has always been very important to Daisy, and she enjoyed spending time with her children while they were growing up. Sundays always found Daisy and her children at church while other leisure-time activities included trips to the lake or Mt. Charleston. While going to school, Daisy worked at the Economic Opportunity Board in the family planning program. Following graduation, Daisy began working for the Clark County School District where she rapidly advanced
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