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Hope Foye and Melody Woolley oral history interviews
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Oral history interview with Hope Foye and Melody Woolley conducted by Claytee D. White on February 07, 2019 and March 01, 2019 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In these interviews, Foye discusses her early life and her career as a singer. She remembers performing with Paul Robeson, living through McCarthy Era restrictions, and segregation in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1950s. Foye talks about performing in Mexico, and experiencing discrimination as a performer in Las Vegas. Woolley, Foye’s daughter, remembers Mexico and describes her childhood there. Lastly, Foye and Woolley discuss the changes in Las Vegas entertainment.
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José Luis Gutiérrez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with José Luis Gutiérrez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón and Barbara Tabach on October 1, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Also present during this interview is José’s close friend Sergio Salgado, who was interviewed separately for the Latinx Voices project in 2018.
José discusses his early life growing up in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and his migration to Tijuana and then Santa Barbara, California as a teenager. He talks about his restaurant employment history both in California and in Las Vegas, including his time working at the Jolly Parrot, the Dunes Hotel and Casino, and his own eatery: Tortilleria Los Arcos.
Subjects discussed include: Tortilleria Los Arcos; Club Social Mexicano.
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Photograph of a cathedral, Taxco (Mex.), 1900-1910
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Professional work outside the United States: show production materials, 1976-2003
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The professional work outside the United States: show production materials (1976-2003) contain papers created by Jerry Jackson during the course of his professional work in England, France, Mexico, the Bahamas, Australia, and Guam. Included are production notes, set design drawings, costume design drawings, lyrics, sheet music, music scores, correspondence, photographs, news clippings, show outlines, budgets, choreography notes, and publicity materials.
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Collection Name: Jerry Jackson Papers
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