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Krystal Ramirez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-10-30

Description

Oral history interview with Krystal Ramirez conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Barbara Tabach on October 30, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Krystal talks about her personal history growing up in Texas and spending summers with her family in Mexico. She shares her thoughts about how Las Vegas has changed and how she has contributed to the city's art scene as a staff photographer for Vegas Seven (a local magazine), the New York Times, and the Marjorie Barrick Museum. Subjects discussed include: Texas; Chihuahua, Mexico; Latinx Identity; Vegas Seven; Beat Coffee House; Downtown Las Vegas.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter retreat and workshop agenda and documents

Date

1999-08-29

Description

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

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Transcript of interview with Vicki Richardson by Claytee D. White, August 19, 2003

Date

2003-08-19 to 2004-01-29

Description

Interview with Vicki Richardson conducted by Claytee D. White on August 19, 2003. As a high school junior in Wilmington, Delaware, Richardson was one of twelve African American students chosen to integrate the school system. A civil rights activist in high school and college, Richardson wrote letters to local newspapers and engaged in protests to desegregate public spaces. Inspired by Harlem Renaissance painters, Richardson paid her way through college by teaching art at a recreation center. She went on to Vanderbilt University and later the University of Chicago where she had a Ford Foundation Fellowship to study inner-city education. She taught at Forestville High School in Chicago where she was Chairwoman of the Art Department and later at Rancho High School in Las Vegas. Richardson owns Left of Center Art Gallery in North Las Vegas and several other local businesses.

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Transcript of interview with Judge Lee Gates by Claytee D. White, December 5, 1996

Date

1996-12-05

Description

Interview with Judge Lee Gates conducted by Claytee D. White on December 5, 1996. Born in Louisiana, Gates moved to Las Vegas around 1960. Following high school, he attended UNLV, where he was a member of the Black Student Association and studied under professor Roosevelt Fitzgerald, who raised his awareness of black history. Gates participated in the civil rights movement and worked as a lawyer before becoming a judge. He discusses Jackson Street, Dr. Charles West, attorney Charles Kellar, and his own involvement with Ruby Duncan's group.

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Samuel Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02429

Abstract

Oral history interview with Samuel Smith conducted by Claytee White on June 17, 2011 and June 22, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Smith discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978 and working as a fire inspector until he retired in 2003. He also discusses organizing free reading and math classes to help people prepare for the firefighter exam.

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Photograph of school children with hats on, Pahrump (Nev.), September 26, 1954

Date

1954-09-26

Description

Pahrump school children stand in rows wearing special hats for "Red Blanchard Day," honoring the beloved comedic radio personality.

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Patricia Ann Ross oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02780

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Oral history interview with Patricia Ann Ross conducted by Judy Harrell on March 19, 2014 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods--an Oral History Project of Ward 1. Ross discusses mob-dominated gambling, Mormonism, the Helldorado Rodeo, medical advances, and Clark County School District’s Sixth Grade Centers within Las Vegas, Nevada.

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