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"Let's Celebrate": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Independence Day shortcomings for minorities.

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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, date unknown, image 005

Date

1967 to 1972

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 22, 1981

Date

1981-01-22

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, July 1, 1971

Date

1971-07-01

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George

Date

1917-02 to 1917-03

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter hospitality committee reports

Date

2002

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Edith Fernandez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-09-27

Description

Oral history interview with Edith Fernandez conducted by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo and Claytee D. White on September 27, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Fernandez discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Charleston Heights neighborhood. She recalls living in a predominantly white community, and the growth of Latinx families in that area. Fernandez talks about her educational experience in the city, her father's involvement with Culinary Worker Union Local 226, and identifying as a Chicana American. Later, Fernandez remembers her involvement with opening the Cambridge Center, working with the Latino Youth Leadership Conference (LVLC), and becoming the District Director for Representative Steven Horsford. Lastly, Fernandez discusses her role as the Associate Vice President at Nevada State College (NSC).

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Transcript of interview with Freddie Glusman by Barbara Tabach, October 29, 2015

Date

2015-10-29

Description

In this interview Glusman discusses his early memories of being raised in Vancouver, Canada and how he ended up in Las Vegas. He reflects on how he first got his start in the town and his early dealings with casinos and their owners while he was working as a carpet and drapery salesman and while working for Fabulous Magazine. Glusman explains how he started his restaurant and tells about the people he encountered while doing this that where significant to both the Jewish community and Las Vegas as a whole. He recounts stories that include such people as Meyer Lansky, Al Sachs, and Moe Dalitz.

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