There are materials pertaining to specific Operation Life projects including the Overall Economic Development Plans and miscellaneous material relating to governmental agencies and economic development and job development organizations.
Archival Collection
Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life
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Collection Number: MS-00367 Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life Box/Folder: N/A
Covered are grant applications and information pertaining to various grants. Grants included the Community Development Block grant and funding sources that Operation Life utilized to fund their services and projects, such as the city of Las Vegas, Clark County, the state of Nevada, the Community Services Administration, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and various private funding sources, such as the Ford Foundation.
Archival Collection
Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life
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Collection Number: MS-00367 Collection Name: Ruby Duncan Collection on Operation Life Box/Folder: N/A
Interview with Ida Bowser conducted by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2007. Born in Tallulah, Louisiana, Bowser came to Las Vegas as a child. Her first job after high school was as a teacher's aide. Later, she worked as a maid at the Sahara and Flamingo hotels. Disenchanted with maid's work, Bowser applied to the welfare office for on-the-job training and began working for the UNLV library, where she remained for thirty-seven years. Bowser recalls Ruby Duncan and the civil rights movement, notable individuals and places, and a discrimination lawsuit.