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Transcript of Interview with Andrew Brewer, July 1, 2009
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Archival Collection
Description
Andrew Brewer became Las Vegas NAACP president in 2008.
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Transcript of interview with Jean Bennett by Claytee D. White, July 8, 2008
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Archival Collection
Description
Interview with Jean Bennett conducted by Claytee D. White on July 8, 2008. Bennett's early rock-and-roll career blossomed with music producer Buck Ram, who sold her the legal rights to the Platters in 1966. Bennett's assistant Gayle Schreiber also contributes to the interview.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Hattie Canty by Claytee D. White, February 27, 1998
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Hattie Canty by Claytee D. White, February 27, 1998 . Canty describes picketing for employment rights with the Culinary Union and union relations with various hotels.
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Transcript of Interview with Marion Bennett, July 2, 2009
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Archival Collection
Description
Marion Bennett has served twice as local NAACP President. He also talks about the integration of casinos, schools, and housing. Marion has been the pastor for Zion Methodist for over 40 years.
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Transcript of Interview with Gene Collins, July 16, 2009
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Archival Collection
Description
Gene Collins served as President of Las Vegas chapter of NAACP 1998-2001. He aslso worked at the Nevada Test Site as an electrician.
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Vincent Frey (identified on the right) in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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McCann, E. W. 2000. "Summary of Waste Management Activities by the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP) for Calendar Year 1999." Letter from E.W. McCann (CRWMS MandO) to S.A. Wade (DOE/YMSCO), LV.ECO.KOW.03/00.T2-022, with enclosure., 2000 March 24
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 39
Archival Component
Net Council Advisory Board of Directors; Application for near Funding; Under National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Section 402 - Highway Safety Act of 1966; Project Administration, Evaluation, Budget and Development - Program Monitoring by Shawbridge, Claudette, approximately 1979 October 01 to 1980 September 30
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 74
Archival Component
Chester Hodson interview, March 4, 1981: transcript
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On March 4, 1981, collector Marlene L. Larson interviewed Chester Albert Hodson, Jr. (born December 21st, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada) at the Sizzler restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Mr. Hodson speaks about working in the restaurant industry in Las Vegas, as well as his father’s experience working in the industry. He also talks about living in Las Vegas and the changes he has seen throughout his life.
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Transcript of interview with LaVerne Ligon, BJ Thomas, and Leonard Polk conducted by Claytee D. White, July 9, and July 18, 2012
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Archival Collection
Description
LaVerne Ligon was born in 1942 in Washington D.C. Around the age of nine, she started dancing at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet, which started her career in dance. She took her first job as a professional dancer when she was eighteen with the Capitol Ballet Company. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. In 1974, she successfully auditioned for a touring cast of Hello, Dolly! After completing that show, Ligon performed in a number of productions in Las Vegas, including Hallelujah Hollywood and Jubilee. She retired from dancing in the early 1980s after sustaining an injury and she opened the Simba Talent Agency, a dance school for at-risk youth. She also worked for Family Services, but is now retired. She continues to work on projects with the Simba Talent Agency. BJ Thomas was born in 1935 in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. He moved to Las Vegas in 1968 after working for the Post Office in San Francisco. He worked a number of jobs for two years before beginning to pursue work as a stage hand. Thomas worked for shows at the Tropicana and Caesars Palace. He is currently retired. Leonard Polk Jr. was born in 1948 in Monroe, Louisiana. He and his mother moved to Las Vegas in 1949 when he was just two months old. His father worked on the Hoover Dam. Polk grew up in West Las Vegas and remembers the movement to integrate the schools in the city. As a young adult, he joined the Marines and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Polk began to work for shows in Las Vegas after he finished his military career. He worked for the Aladdin Baghdad Theater and for the MGM Grand Hotel. He is currently retired, but remains active with the First African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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