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Newspaper clipping, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Luncheon, Las Vegas Sun, February 13, 1972
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Archival Collection
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Pictured are members of Delta Sigma Theta (from left): Joan Pughsley, Savannah Brown, Gertrude Woods, Lajuana Bailey, Dorothy Williams, Grace McGlothen, Gwen Booker and Charlotte Cook.
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Photograph of women gathered at the Delta Sigma Theta Sepia Fashion Show, circa 1972
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of women, including Gertrude Toston, gathered for the Delta Sigma Theta Sepia Fashion Show.
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Photograph of the audience at the Delta Sigma Theta Sepia Fashion Show, circa 1972
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of women gathered for the Delta Sigma Theta Sepia Fashion Show.
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Evolution of a Black Community in Las Vegas: 1905 - 1940
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Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald exploring the history of the black community in Las Vegas from its founding in 1905 through the 1930s.
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Black Entertainers in Las Vegas: 1940 - 1960
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Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald reflecting on black entertainers during the early days of the Las Vegas Strip, dated 1988.
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Essay, A Demographic Impact of Basic Magnesium on Southern Nevada, by Roosevelt Fitzgerald, May 12, 1982
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Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald focusing on demographic changes in southern Nevada from 1940-1945 and the war industry's effect on black employment, particularly the impact of Basic Magnesium, dated 1982.
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Appendix items from transcript of interview with Marzette Lewis: the Appendix
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Archival Collection
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Appendix to the transcribed interview includes: Nevada Journal article, WAAK-UP mission, 6th Grade Plan
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Video of Las Vegas African American Community Conversations, Part 1: Migration, Work, and Community Emergence
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The Las Vegas African American Community Conversations is a four part, one hour round table conversation with local Las Vegans. They share their powerful stories and great history, with topics ranging from “Migration, Civil Rights, Education, Church, Entertainment and the Early Legal Community”. Part One: A conversation about “Early Migration, Work and Community Emergence”. MODERATOR- Trish Geran ( Author/Community Activist) PANELISTS- Lucille Bryant (Community Activist) Jackie Brantley (Former Director-Office of Governor Kenny Guinn) Hannah Brown (Urban Chamber of Commerce) David L. Washington (1st Black Chief of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department) Brenda J. Williams (President-Westside School Alumni Foundation)
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James A. Gay III interview, 1973: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Joyce M. Wright in 1973. Edited by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, and transcribed for the project "Black Experience in Southern Nevada, Donated Tapes Collection," James R. Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1978. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter regional conference report
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Archival Collection
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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