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Transcript of interview with Lee Gray by Claytee D. White, November 20, 2006
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Interview with Lee Gray conducted by Claytee D. White on November 20, 2006. Gray came to Las Vegas as a child in the 1950s and attended school at Westside Elementary, K. O. Knudsen Jr. High, and Rancho High School. Following high school, Gray worked for Bob Williams during the summer, helping with Bob's comedy act. After two years of college at Central Arizona College in Glendale, Gray transferred to Regis College in Denver, Colorado, where he worked as a teacher's aide for a school district before returning to Las Vegas to work at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Beginning in grounds keeping, Gray rose to become supervisor of UNLV's HV/AC Department.
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Transcript of interview with Ida Bowser by Claytee D. White, August 30, 2007
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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.
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Photograph of Mary Fountain, Marcia Washington's mother, circa 1953
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Color photograph of Mary Fountain, Marcia Washington's mother.
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Photograph of Marcia Washington, junior year of high school, 1970
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Color photograph of Marcia Washington in her junior year at Valley High School, Las Vegas, 1970.
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Yearbook page featuring Marcia Washington on the Valley Viking Kadettes Drill Team, 1970
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Archival Collection
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The Valley High School Yearbook featured a page on the school's drill team, in which Marcia participated.
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Photograph of Marcia and Dave Washington at Marcia's promotion, 2006
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Color photograph of Dave and Marcia Washington when Marcia was promoted to Clark County Fire Inspector, September 2006.
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Photograph of Debbie Conway at the Community Outreach Awards Ceremony, 1993
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Debbie Conway (second from right) and others at the Community Outreach Awards Ceremony.
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Photograph of Debbie Conway with an unidentified woman at the Summer Business Institute Fundraiser, circa 1997
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Archival Collection
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Debbie Conway stands with an unidentified woman at the Summer Business Institute Fundraiser.
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Photograph of Debbie Conway chairing the Small Business Development Advisory Council, 1995
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Debbie Conway (center left) presiding over a meeting of the Small Business Development Advisory Council.
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