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Mary Wesley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Wesley conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2007 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Wesley discusses her early life in Quitman, Mississippi. She recalls the racism she experienced during her youth, the church community in Quitman, and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada by train. She talks about the welfare rights movement in Las Vegas, Operation Life, and businesses on Jackson Street. Lastly, Wesley describes the entertainment on the Westside, and integration on the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection
Ellen DeLand oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ellen DeLand conducted by Dennis McBride on January 19 and 20, 1996 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project.
Archival Collection
Emma Stampley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Emma Stampley conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2007 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Stampley discusses her early life in Fayette, Mississippi and growing up in a family of farmers. She remembers segregated schools, the living conditions during that time, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968. Stampley talks about participating in the civil and welfare rights movements, and the foundation of Operation Life. Lastly, Stampley recalls traveling to civil and welfare rights movement marches, police harassment, and the African American experience in Las Vegas during that time.
Archival Collection
Daniel Long oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Daniel Long conducted by John Griebling on February 28, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Long talks about his job history with Southwest Gas Company. He specifically talks about the growth of the company and his experiences there.
Archival Collection
Photograph of library at the Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The library at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of menorah at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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An ornate menorah sits in the sanctuary in the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Memoriam, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Memoriam lights honoring those who have passed as seen in the sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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