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Transcript of Interview with Dean Ishman, July 2, 2009
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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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Transcript of Interview with Estralita Williams
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Archival Collection
Description
Estralita Williams is a native of Las Vegas. Her father was a pastor; she and her sisters sang with choir that backed up celebrity musicians such as Paul Anka. Estralita worked for the EOB.
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Transcript of Interview with Eddie & Johnie Wright
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Archival Collection
Description
Eddie & Johnie Wright met met, married in 1957, and raised their family in Las Vegas. Johnie arrived in Las Vegas in 1941, teaching first grade at the Westside school, eventually becoming a nurses aide. Eddie came to Las Vegas from Arkansas, and became the first black ticket agent at the local Greyhound station.
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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 interview with Henry L. Regan Jr., October 12, 2012
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Henry grew up on Westside as a self-described "wild" boy. He was employed as skycap for 32 years at McCarran International Airport.
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Transcript of an interview with Gertrude Toston by Claytee D. White on July 21, 2006
Date
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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Transcript of an interview with Hazel Geran by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2000
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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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