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Coleen York Wilson oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Coleen York Wilson conducted by Claytee D. White on June 4, 1996 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Wilson talks about growing up in Fordyce, Arkansas before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953 at the age of eighteen. She mentions that her parents had moved to Nevada in 1940 to work at Basic Magnesium, Incorporated (BMI), living in a trailer before returning to Fordyce two years later. She then discusses moving to Las Vegas to join an older sister and relates that she did not remember any discrimination in seating or eating meals during her bus trip. After this, Wilson lists the jobs she held in Las Vegas before her retirement in 1984, including work at the Las Vegas Cleaners, serving as a school crossing guard, and working as a housekeeping supervisor at the Stardust Resort Hotel, the Hacienda Resort Hotel, and Circus Circus Hotel and Casino before taking a job at the Nevada Test Site. She also talks about her family, her church activities, and her regret at not attending college.
Archival Collection
Crane weight testing on top of the Stratosphere: video, 1993 September 07
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Clip showing workers doing crane weight testing on site of Stratosphere construction Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 37
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Tropicana Park, 1989 April 04
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This set includes: floor plans, site plans and exterior elevations.
This set includes drawings for the Mueller Group (client).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 565
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Skating Rink: Parking, 1980 March 05
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This set includes drawings for Las Vegas Marquee (client).
This set includes: site plans and redlining.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 491
Archival Component
East Charleston Office: Addition, 1990 May 14
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Scope and Contents
This set includes: site plans, preliminary sketches, building sections, floor plans, exterior elevations, wall sections and foundation plans.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 146
Archival Component
Automotive Service Center, 1982 June 08
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Scope and Contents
This set includes: site plans, floor plans, construction details, framing plans, building sections, wall sections and exterior elevations.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 032
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Patrick P. Keenan interview, February 28, 1977: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
On February 28th, 1977, collector Clyde C. Caldwell interviewed Patrick P. Keenan (born January 24th, 1905 in New York) at his house in Henderson, Nevada. Mr. Keenan discusses Las Vegas and Henderson in the 1950s. He also speaks about working on the Strip and the changes he has seen in Las Vegas over time.
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