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Research and Historical Documents, 1908-1924, 1970-1983
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The research and historical documents series (1908-1924, 1970-1983) contains research for Kepper's thesis in Oneonta, New York, and in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are correspondence, notes, photographs, questionnaires, a thesis final draft, and transcripts of oral histories conducted for Kepper's thesis on the Fusileers.
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Collection Name: Anna Dean Kepper Papers
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Audio clip from interview with Katherine M. Joseph, October 25, 2004
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Part of an interview with Katherine Joseph, October 25, 2004. In this clip, Joseph describes her dancing career, including a stint in Cuba, and her interactions with Josephine Baker and Pearl Bailey at the Cotton Club in Las Vegas in the 1950s.
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Crocker, Clark Hamilton, 1920-
Clark Crocker was born in 1920 in Westfield, Massachusetts and had various careers such as a pilot in the United States Navy and a teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Earl, H. Wayne, 1926-
H. Wayne Earl was born on June 21, 1926 in St. George, Utah. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1940. He worked as a pharmacist.
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Chatterson, Harold, 1901-
Harold Chatterson was born in Miles City, Montana in 1901. He moved to Nevada on December 9th, 1950. He worked as a construction worker.
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Byrne, William
William Byrne was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. When he became mayor of Henderson, Nevada, he introduced gaming into the city through legislation in 1959.
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Newton, Mabel B., 1908-1984
Mabel B. Newton was born in Kansas on February 2, 1908. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945. Mabel passed away in May 1984.
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