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Photograph of Special Enforcement Detail, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
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Archival Collection
Description
Greg McCurdy (front row, far left) with Special Enforcement Detail.
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Frank Wright, Richard Bryan, and Thomas J. Hickey panel discussion
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Abstract
Panel discussion entitled Las Vegas: Past, Present, Future with Frank Wright, Richard Bryan, and Thomas J. Hickey moderated by Robert Tracy on January 11, 2002 for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) of Nevada annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this discussion, the three panelists discuss Las Vegas' past and the history that both created the city and informs public opinion about it, the present and the challenges the growing city faces socially and economically, and the potential future directions the city might take to ensure continued prosperity. The discussion began with the panelists presenting prepared remarks and continued to an extended question and answer session with the meeting attendees.
Archival Collection
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records
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Abstract
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega (AKA TTO) Chapter records (1965-2020) are comprised of organizational records, conference programs, digitized copies of the chapter's scrapbooks, and copies of
Archival Collection
Audio clip from interview with Hermina Washington, March 2, 2013
Date
Archival Collection
Description
In this clip, Hermina describes her family roots and early schooling in Las Vegas.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with J. David Hoggard, February 1, 1999
Date
Archival Collection
Description
In this audio clip, J. David Hoggard discusses the local chapter of the NAACP in Las Vegas and the Human Relations Commission.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with Beverly Mason, December 21, 2012
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Beverly Mason, December 21, 2012. In this audio clip, Mason discusses the importance of church in her upbringing and in the African American community.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with Essie Lee Jones by Claytee White, June 5, 1996
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Essie Lee Jones, June 5, 1996. In this clip, Jones describes racism she encountered while she was working as a waitress.
Sound
Audio recording clip from interview with Sonny Thomas by Barbara Tabach, February 28, 2013
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an inverview with Sonny Thomas conducted by Barbara Tabach, February 28, 2013. Thomas describes job options when he arrived in Las Vegas in 1959.
Sound
Audio recording clip of interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1997
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee White on March 3, 1997. Bailey describes her arrival in Las Vegas and opening night at the Moulin Rouge.
Sound
Audio recording clip of interview with Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, June 5, 1997
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on June 5, 1997. Preddy recalls her pleasant residence in Hawthorne, the opening of the Moulin Rouge, and meeting entertainers as a keno dealer.
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