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Transcript of interview with Arlone Scott by Glen Ette Davis, July 3, 1975

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1975-07-03

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Interview with Arlone Scott conducted by Glen Ette Davis on July 3, 1975. Born in Louisiana, Scott moved to Las Vegas in 1951, eventually becoming a hotel maid supervisor. She shares her early experiences of positive race relations among churches in Las Vegas and notes that the Culinary Union improved job opportunities for minorities. Scott concludes with comments on the effects of discrimination and segregation on entertainment and recreation for blacks.

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Transcript of interview with Danel Boone by Daniel Pope, February 22, 1977

Date

1977-02-22

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Danel Boone oral history interview

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Daniel Pope interviews barber Danel Boone, at his home in Nevada. Boone, born in 1932 in Illinois, first moved to Nevada in 1953 before relocating to California in 1956, only to return to Nevada in 1964. During this interview Boone discusses why he came to Las Vegas, the Helldorado parade, church activity, the weather, city parks, Boy Scouts, schools, above ground atomic tests, local history of Southern Nevada, and the ways in which Las Vegas has changed over the years.

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Denning, Teresa Jones, 1912-2006

Teresa Jones Denning was born March 29, 1912 in Overton, Nevada. She grew up living on a farm and experienced the 1919 flu epidemic. She graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1929. Denning met her husband, Robert, at a dance in the newly-opened Mormon Church in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1934. They married the year after. Denning’s career revolved around being a bookkeeper and an insurance agent. She passed away September 14, 2006.

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