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Transcript of interview with June and Lewis Whitley by Claytee D. White, November 2, 2007

Date

2007-11-02

Description

Transcript of interview with June and Lewis Whitly by Claytee D. White on November 2, 2007. June and Lewis Whitley moved to Las Vegas as newlyweds in 1958. June worked as a maid and then found a position with Centel Telephone and was on the Board of the Clark County Community College. Lewis worked at Test Site as a cook and later for the Clark County Fire Department.

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Transcript of interview with Mustafa Richards by Claytee D. White, March 10, 2013

Date

2013-03-03

Description

Transcript of interview with Mustafa Richards by Claytee D. White on March 10, 2013. Richards arrived in Las Vegas in 1976 and worked for 25 years at the Imperial Palace, where at one time he was the only black bellman. He is the imam at the Masjid as-Sabur in Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo, March 6, 2013

Date

2013-03-06
2013-03-08

Description

Interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo on March 6 and March 8, 2013. Whaley talks about growing up in Las Vegas and his adult life on the Westside. Nathaniel had a successful high school career as an accomplished athlete and Eagle Scout in the first black Boy Scout troop in the area. Nathaniel would go on to have a fruitful career as a mason and contractor, literally helping build the city of Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Ricki Y. Barlow by Claytee D. White, April 10, 2013

Date

2013-04-10

Description

Transcript of interview with Ricki Y. Barlow by Claytee D. White, April 10, 2013. Barlow is a native of Las Vegas, attended Vo-Tech High School and served as student body president. He is a graduate of UNLV, and in 2007 was elected as Las Vegas City Councilman for Ward 5.

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Transcript from interview with George Simmons conducted by Claytee D. White, December 13, 2013

Date

2013-12-13

Description

Transcript from interview with George Simmons by Claytee White on December 13, 2013. Simmons talks about how he came to Las Vegas in 1963, and his wife, Eva. Simmons was a designer for Sproul Homes and later worked for Holmes and Narver, an engineering firm. He discusses his education at Texas Southern and the University of Texas.

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Transcript of interview with Jean S. Childs conducted by Claytee White, December 2, 2013

Date

2013-12-02

Description

Transcript of interview with Jean Childs by Claytee White, December 2, 2013. Childs served as director of Head Start in Las Vegas for twenty-six years starting in 1972. She was also Regional Head Start Director and worked as a private consultant. In this interview, Childs discusses moving to Las Vegas in 1962, and the areas in which she lived, including Berkley Square. She attended UNLV and worked at Head Start after college. She also discusses the Penguin Club, which was owned by her father.

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Transcript of interview with Beverly Mason conducted by Claytee White, December 21, 2012

Date

2012-12-21

Description

Transcript of interview with Beverly Mason by Claytee White, December 21, 2012. Mason grew up in West Las Vegas and was part of the school integration movement in the 1970s. Her involvement in the Las Vegas School System has continued throughout her life. In the interview, she discusses her family and faith, and working at the Nevada Test Site. Beverly attended Whittier College in California, where she majored in Biology. She later received her Masters in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She brought her experience back to Nevada and went to work for the Nevada Test Site as an industrial hygienist. She chose to leave that job to focus on her family, and found a new career in the School Community Partnership Office as a program manager. She focuses on connecting students with professionals in the science, math, and technology fields to bolster interest in those careers. Beverly has always been involved in her community and her church. Beverly attended the Church of God in Christ when she was growing up, and continues to participate in services today. Her family and her faith are extremely important parts of her life. She is married to Marcus Mason and has a daughter named Cassidy.

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Transcript of interview with Eva Whaley conducted by Claytee White, May 13, 2013

Date

2013-05-13

Description

Whaley moved to Las Vegas from rural Arkansas in the early 1960s. She and her husband owned restaurants

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Transcript of interview in two sessions with Samuel Smith conducted by Claytee White, June 17, 2011, and June 22, 2011

Date

2011-06-17
2011-06-22

Description

Transcript from interviews with Samuel Smith by Claytee White, June 17, 2011, and June 22, 2011. Smith was a police officer in New York and moved to Las Vegas in 1978, where he became a fire inspector with the Las Vegas Fire Department. In this interview he discusses issues facing the Westside including racism, business development and education.

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Transcript of interview with Lovey M. McCurdy conducted by Greg McCurdy, March 19, 1981

Date

1981-03-19

Description

Transcript of interview with Lovey McCurdy by Greg McCurdy, March 19, 1981. Mrs. McCurdy discusses her memories of Las Vegas when she arrived in 1951, as well as her employment and family.

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