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Transcript of an interview with Hazel Geran by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2000
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Archival Collection
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Hazel Geran was an employee of the Equal Opportunity Board in 1972, and was still working there at time of this interview. Her first job in Las Vegas in 1948 was as a keno writer at Cotton Club on the Westside.
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Transcript of an interview with Lindell Blake by Claytee D. White on January 12, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Lindell Blake is a self-taught dancer in the tradition of Sammy Davis Jr and others. He performed in Las Vegas at Sands, New York, New York, and Luxor hotels.
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Transcript of Interview with Ruby Duncan by Claytee D. White on February 13 and March 2, 2007
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Ruby Duncan conducted by Claytee White in two sessions on February 13, 2007 and March 2, 2007. Duncan discusses her employment history and dependence on public assistance in Las Vegas, as well as her participation in the Welfare Rights Movement and Operation Life.
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Transcript of an Interview with Marcia Washington by Claytee D. White, February 14 and March 14, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Marcia moved to Las vegas in 1966 as a young teen; became first African American on the State Board of Education (2000-2008)
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Transcript of an Interview with Simeon Holloway by Claytee D. White, April 19 and 20, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Simeon Holloway by Claytee D. White on April 19 and 20, 2013. Holloway was a member of the first all-black Navy band in the 1940s. He moved to Las Vegas in 1985 and has been active in music and land investment.
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Transcript of Interview with Greg McCurdy, by Claytee D. White, March 7, 2013 and August 21, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Greg McCurdy, Assistant Sheriff of Las Vegas police department's Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Investigations Group. McCurdy talks about growing up in Las Vegas, his schooling, jobs as a youth and career as a police officer.
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Transcript of Interview with Debbie Conway by Claytee D. White, March 13, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Interview of Debbie Conway by Claytee D. White, March 13, 2013. Conway is the first African American to hold office of Recorder in Clark County and in the state of Nevada. She speaks about her previous civilian jobs and working with small businesses and granting agencies.
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Transcript of an interview with Clinton Wright by Claytee D. White, October 13, 2005
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Archival Collection
Description
Clinton Wright worked as a photographer for the Las Vegas Voice for fifteen years. In his interview, he discusses living and working in Las Vegas, and raising his family.
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Transcript of an interview with Eva G. Simmons by Claytee D. White, February 4, 2013
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Archival Collection
Description
Eva Simmons is a retired educator and school administrator. She has lived in Las Vegas since 1963. In this interview, she talks about Prestige Schools and Sixth Grade Centers.
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Transcript of an interview with Flora Jones conducted by Claytee D. White, July 19, 2007
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Flora Jones by Claytee D. White, July 19, 2007. Jones discusses her upbringing in Mississippi and her employment at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the Admissions Office.
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