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Transcript of Interview with Otis & Tisha Harris, September 15, 2010
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Archival Collection
Description
Otis and Tisha Harris detail the businesses that existed in West Las Vegas.
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Transcript of Interview with Eleanor Walker, June 3, 2004
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Eleanor Walker served as President of the Las Vegas Chapter of NAACP from 1971-1975.
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Transcript of Interview with Lovell Gaines, July 1, 2009
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Archival Collection
Description
Lovell Gaines moved to Las Vegas from Reno in 1975, becoming the local NAACP President in early 1980s. Lovell worked at the Nevada Department of Corrections for over 30 years.
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Transcript of Interview with Rev. Jesse Scott, June 29, 2009
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Archival Collection
Description
Rev. Jesse Scott served as executive director and four-term president of Las Vegas NAACP branch.
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Transcript of Interview with James Rogers, June 30, 2009
Date
Archival Collection
Description
James Rogers was President of the local NAACP from 1996-2000. He is also the Pastor of Greater New Jerusalem Church.
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Transcript of Interview with Gene Collins, July 16, 2009
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gene Collins served as President of Las Vegas chapter of NAACP 1998-2001. He aslso worked at the Nevada Test Site as an electrician.
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Transcript of Interview with Dean Ishman, July 2, 2009
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Dean Ishman moved to Las Vegas in 1995, becoming the Las Vegas NAACP branch president in 2003.
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Transcript of Interview with Andrew Brewer, July 1, 2009
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Andrew Brewer became Las Vegas NAACP president in 2008.
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Transcripts of interview with Helen Anderson Toland, February 21, 2007
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Archival Collection
Description
Helen recalls coming to Las Vegas in the 1960s. She married early civil rights activist Jim Anderson in 1964. Helen was the first black female school principal in the Clark County School District.
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Transcript of an interview with Gertrude Toston by Claytee D. White on July 21, 2006
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Archival Collection
Description
Gertrude Toston moved to Las Vegas in 1960. She worked for Western Airlines for 27 years, then earned Masters in Education.
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