From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On PGA Tournaments being closed to Black individuals.
The Don T. Walker Photograph Collection (1900-1995) is comprised of black-and-white and color photographs taken by or belonging to Las Vegas photographer and Nevada historian Don Travis Walker. The photographs taken by Walker include ghost towns in Nevada, Arizona, and California, as well as a series on Phil Benson, editor and publisher of the Southern Nevada Times. Other items in the collection include photographs taken by other people related to the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, various photographs of historic sites in Nevada, and a program from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society for its "Moulin Rouge: History in the Making" exhibition.
Sixteen photos taken at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. Individuals include Judge John F. Mendoza, attorney Bob Faiss, Paula Mendenhall, Chris Hall, Judge John McGroarty, Blanche Zucker, Leigh Schaller, Harriet Schaller, Joan Doubrava, Kathy Stewart and John Walsh. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street
Former Boulder City (Nevada) High School teachers honor former student Russell Farnsworth (class of 1950) with a banner reading "Russ Farnsworth Fan Club." L-R: Seated, Lillian Honeycutt, Bernice Jonasen, Violet Muchow, Edna French. Standing: Elton Garrett, Martha King, Russ Farnsworth, Madelaine Garrett, Elbert Edwards.
Variety Club event in Mexico City honoring Las Vegas philanthropists and businessspeople. L-R: contractor Ira Goldring (mostly cut off), Lucille Goldring, unidentified man, Fern Kozloff, attorney Art Ham, Doris Ham, Benny Goldstein (partner of Davie Berman at the Flamingo and the Riviera), Mary Murphy, Toni Clark, Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, Hotel Last Frontier owner Jake Kozloff, hotel owner Davie Berman.
Oral history interview with Eleanor Walker conducted by Claytee D. White on June 03, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Eleanor Walker discusses serving as President of the Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter of the NAACP in the early 1970s and holding several jobs throughout her lifetime, being among the first black individuals to hold a position in many of the companies for which she worked. She also talks about how she was a pioneer as a black woman in the Las Vegas community.
Oral history interview with Patricia Bryan conducted by Stephen Kulifay on February 20, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Patricia Bryan discusses her education at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Northwestern and her move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947. Bryan also discusses her family’s involvement in the soda bottling industry and eventual involvement in real estate. She goes on to describe a wide range of topics including the first hotel properties in the city, the entertainers at the time, minority communities, the railroad, shopping, and housing. She also discusses the popularity of Las Vegas, with a focus on tourists and gaming. Digital audio and transcript available.
From the Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls, MS-00604. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings about the Bluebell Girls, Folies-Bergère, and dancer Catherine Dunne's experiences in Milan, Italy at the start of World War II.