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Transcript of interview with Charles T. "Blackie" Hunt by Cork Proctor, July 3, 2003

Date

2003-07-03

Description

Charles T. "Blackie" Hunt, born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1930, started accordion lessons at age five. He recounts learning from experienced musicians, then teaching others at age twelve because his teacher was drafted. He attended West Chester State Teachers College where, among other accomplishments, he put together a group with Nick Carlino as tenor sax player. Blackie shares detailed memories of the many musicians with whom he worked and toured. They played in venues that included Harrisburg, Toronto, and Montreal, and eventually were offered a booking at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas. The group that Blackie worked with in Las Vegas, Tahoe, and Reno came up with the name "The Characters" (backward 'e'), and the show featured comedy and music. It was during this time that he met Lorraine (stage name Lauri Perry), who had her own group. They were married after a couple of years and Lauri joined The Characters. Blackie and Lorraine Hunt opened Blackie's Bar on Tropicana and Eastern Avenues in the seventies. He talks about the jazz sessions that took place and the musicians who sat in on them, and how he and Lorraine eventually decided to bow out of show business themselves. The Hunts went on to open the Bootlegger, a restaurant/piano bar on Las Vegas Boulevard. They started a little comedy/music session called "Off the Cuff', in which local or touring musicians, comedians, and singers often participate. Blackie and Lorraine have been part of the vibrant history of Las Vegas and the state of Nevada for many years, and continue to make their home here.

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

Date

2003-01-04
2003-02-01
2003-05-10
2003-10-04
2003-06-07

Description

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

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Leslie Mujica oral history interview: transcript

Date

2020-06-02

Description

Oral history interview with Leslie Mujica conducted by Barbrara Tabach on June 2, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project and The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic. In this interview, Mujica talks about her childhood growing up in Guatemala and immigrating to Southern California with her family in 1980. She discusses her move to Las Vegas in 2005 and her employment history both in nonprofit work and in construction, which led to the pursuit of her current position as the Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Las Vegas Power Professionals. Leslie also shares her educational history with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is where she obtained her Master's Degree in Public Administration and where Leslie currently serves as a board member of the Latinx Voices Project and the Alumni Legacy Board.

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Interview with Joyce Anne (Reese) Parkhurst, November 27, 2004

Date

2004-11-27

Description

Narrator affiliation: Protester, Nevada Desert Experience

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Roadrunners Internationale A-12 session, October 5, 2005

Date

2005-10-05

Description

Narrator affiliation: Panel discussion of Area 51 work

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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, January 1999 - June 1999

Date

1999

Archival Collection

Description

Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.

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Interview with Robert William Mackenzie, January 1, 2005

Date

2005-01-05

Description

Narrator affiliation: Atomic Veteran, Pacific Proving Ground; Curtiss Atomic Marines

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Interview with Frankie Lou (Louise) Mayer, July 26, 2004

Date

2004-07-26

Description

Narrator affiliation: Benefits Specialist, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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Interview with Bruce Lee Wilhelm, June 22, 2005

Date

2005-06-22

Description

Narrator affiliation: Mining engineer, Project manager, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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