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Set of photographs including Sarann's, Title V Summer Program party, Otis Harris and family, Elder Sanders, baseball trophy winners at Doolittle, and Reverend Bennett and family

Date

1968

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: #II-9, Sarann's, Title V Summer Program party, Otis Harris & family, 8-68, Elder Sanders, Baseball trophy winners at Doolittle 8-68, Rev. Bennet & Family.

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A meeting of black Las Vegas leaders: photographic print

Date

1960 (year approximate)

Description

From Clarence Ray Photograph Collection (PH-00326). Charles Kellar, Woodrow Wilson, Clarence Ray, Jim Anderson and Reverend Davis (identified from left to right).

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Transcript of interview with D. D. Cotton by Claytee D. White, February 14, 1997

Date

1997-02-14

Description

Interview with D. D. Cotton conducted by Claytee D. White on February 14, 1997. Raised in New York City, Cotton arrived in Las Vegas as a dancer in Cab Calloway's traveling production "The Cotton Club." During a period of strained race relations, she stood for equal rights as the first black cocktail waitress on the Strip and one of the first black dealers.

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Set of photographs including senior citizens at Zion, Credit Union program at Doolittle, a carnival and a fair

Date

1968

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: Senior citizens at Zion, 10-68, Credit Union program at Doolittle, Carnival at Marble Manor, J.C. County Fair 68.

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Set of photographs including a pet show, Mary Louise wedding, Operation Independence Planning Board, and Pride of the West District Association

Date

1965

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: Pet Show - Rec. P[?], Wedding - Mary Louise, Operation Ind. Planning board, Pride of the West Dist. Association.

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Set of photographs including drugs and narcotics clinic at Concentrated Employment Program, mountain, Hermina's party, and Jerry's Nuggett sign

Date

1971

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: Feb 71, Clinic on drugs & narcotics at CEP, Mountain, copy for Dunn, Black Extravaganza, Hermina's party, Jerry's Nuggett.

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Catherine Buchanan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00983

Abstract

Oral history interview with Catherine Buchanan conducted by Claytee D. White on March 26, 1997 as part of the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Buchanan speaks at length about her child and young adulthood in Louisiana and explains how she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1971. She discusses her first job as a maid at the Landmark Hotel and Casino and how she applied to the Teamsters Union to move into front desk work in the hotels, which led to a job at the Sahara Hotel and Casino. She then talks about discrimination and the small percentage of African Americans in the more "visible" jobs at the hotels.

Archival Collection

David Yancy oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03882

Abstract

Oral history interview with David Yancy conducted by Claytee D. White on September 19, 2022 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Yancy recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with his parents in 1963, living on the Westside, and many of the businesses within the area's commerce and entertainment corridor. He attended Rancho High School, and went to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, one of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). After graduation, Yancy worked in insurance and then became the auditor for the State of Arkansas. In 1976, he returned to Las Vegas and worked thirty-one years for the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), and he recalls laying out the grids and designing the bus routes for Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Leslee Thomas oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03350

Abstract

Oral history interview with Leslee Thomas conducted by Claytee D. White on March 13, 2024 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Thomas is the granddaughter of Larry Wilburn and daughter of Terry Wilburn, owners of Larry's Sight & Sound, a business institution in the Westside. The business, first located at 1318 D Street, was initially called Larry's Music Bar. The Music Bar moved to Owens Avenue and was renamed Larry's Sight & Sound. For 35 years until 1992, the music shop drew in stars and locals for its vinyl records, record players, and casssettes. In the interview, Thomas shares how she learned to work in the business, stay connected to family, and be a contributing member of the community. She describes her dreams for the Westside, which include giving tourists reasons to visit the Black community, capital investments, and marketing. Digital audio available; no transcript available.

Archival Collection

Set of photographs including Progressive Women's Club installation, and bridal shower

Date

1968

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: 8-31-68 Progressive Womens Club installation 8, Bridal Shower: Deloris Ware.

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