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Ann L. Stewart oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01764

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ann L. Stewart conducted by Mari C. Snyder on February 24, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stewart discusses her personal history and Las Vegas, Nevada history. She describes working at the Nevada Test Site, observing nuclear weapons tests, and working on the Kelso-Turner housing project. Stewart discusses her non-fiction writing and the subjects of her writing, as well as being published by local newspapers. She describes the history of higher education in Las Vegas and the struggles senior citizens face as they get older. Stewart also talks about her Methodist faith, historic structures in Las Vegas, racial segregation in the city, and the criminal activity of juveniles.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of several people posed for a picture, Las Vegas, 1908

Date

1908

Description

Black and white image of several people posing for a photograph. Handwritten text on the image indicates some of their names: 1. Tweed Wilson; 2. Mrs. Ball; 3. Joe McQuade; 4. Spud [Lake]: 5. Jim Wilson; 6. Olive [Lake]; 7. Wanda [Ball]; 8. Lois Ball; 9. Ada [Lake]. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records

Identifier

MS-01014

Abstract

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega (AKA TTO) Chapter records (1965-2020) are comprised of organizational records, conference programs, digitized copies of the chapter's scrapbooks, and copies of Ivy Leaf, the organization’s national newsletter. The records include chapter and committee agendas and meeting minutes, Far Western Regional Conference reports, and fliers for events hosted by AKA TTO. Also included are archived web captures of AKA TTO's website and digital audio and video files for the chapter's oral history project interviewing Charter, Golden, and Silver members from 2019 to 2020.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, November 28, 2004

Date

2004-11-28

Description

Interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on November 28, 2004. Duncan moved to Las Vegas in 1977, worked with Nevada Motion Picture Services, and owned a travel agency. She started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.

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Photograph of William Boyd, Toni Clark, Grace Boyd and Wilbur Clark in Hawaii, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

L-R: actor William Boyd, Toni Clark, Grace Boyd and Wilbur Clark at Don the Beachcomber's, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. They are dressed in Hawaiian themed clothing and wearing leis. William Boyd was best known for his portrayal of the character Hopalong Cassidy in western films of the 1930s-1940s. Actress Grace Bradley Boyd was Boyd's wife from 1937 until his death. Site Name: Don the Beachcomber (Restaurant : Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii) Street Address: Kalakaua Avenue

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Ruby Amie-Pilot oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02430

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruby Amie-Pilot conducted by Barbara Tabach on August 07, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Amie-Pilot discusses various topics including the importance of the Zion United Methodist Church, experiences of segregated schools in the lower grades, and change in racism over time, from Texas to Las Vegas, Nevada. Amie-Pilot also talks about leaders of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) members including Hank Greenspun and members of the local black community.

Archival Collection

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 21, 1980

Date

1980-10-21

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 10 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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"Musings": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1991 (year approximate) to 1992 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On law enforcement's obligation to protect and serve and Rodney King.

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"Saddle Up": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black individuals serving in the U.S. military historically and now.

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"And Justice for All: Part III": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On law enforcement mistreatment/discrimination Mexican Americans.

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