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Photograph of Roosevelt Toston's aunt, Annie Markham, circa 1958
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Roosevelt Toston's "surrogate mother," Annie Markham. She was known as Aunt Babe, and was Roosevelt's father's sister.
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Photograph of Roosevelt Toston, 2001
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Archival Collection
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Color portrait photograph of Roosevelt Toston from his 40th High School Reunion.
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Portrait photograph of Theron Goynes, 1952
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Archival Collection
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Tinted color portrait photograph of Theron Goynes as a United States Air Force aviation cadet, dated 1952.
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Film negatives of a man and woman standing in front of a western themed wall painting, May 5, 1955
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Series of two black and white film negatives of a man and woman standing in front of a western themed wall painting, dated May 5, 1955.
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Film negatives of guests on the Martin Black Show, March 13, 1962
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Series of twelve negatives from Nevada State Museum [Dick Gregory and Dr. Sid Saltzman on the Martin Black Show, Channel 2-TV, March 13, 1962 (l-r: Dick Gregory; Dr. Sid Saltzman; Martin Black)]
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Transcript of interview with Johnny Pate and Jillean Williams by Claytee D. White, March 4, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Johnny Pate and Jillean Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on March 4, 2004. As a jazz pianist and composer, Pate was a close friend to legendary singer Joe Williams. Pate and Williams share fond memories of touring with Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra, cruises on the Norwegian line, and playing at the Dunes. Williams recalls moving to Las Vegas with Joe in 1968 and their first home on the Las Vegas Country Club golf course, where they were visited by the likes of Joe Lewis, Perry Como, and Andy Williams. Pate also details his long career, which began with teaching himself piano, tuba, and bass fiddle in the Army, and progressed to arranging and composing, which led over time to record company deals and film scores. Teaching at UNLV, Pate continues the yearly benefit concert to raise money for the Joe Williams scholarship fund.
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Transcript of interview with Dr. Angela Clarke by Lisa Gioia-Acres, October 3, 2008
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Dr. Angela Clarke conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on October 3, 2008. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Clarke spent a great deal of time reading medical texts and started working at Social Security by the age of fourteen. Following high school, she joined the women's Air Force and attended Morgan State College on the GI Bill. Clarke recalls instances of racism and the efforts she personally made to mitigate or change circumstances for blacks. Among her many awards, she was given a plaque for integrating Air Force swimming pools. Later accepted at University of Maryland, her first year's tuition was paid by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. Clarke lived and practiced medicine in Beverly Hills until 1976, when a friend suggested that she was needed in Las Vegas as a board-certified family practitioner.
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Alex X. Porter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Alex X. Porter conducted by Claytee D. White on April 16, 2022 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Porter mainly discusses his membership of and devout role in the Nation of Islam. He discusses how he became involved with the religion after trying to enact change in the Black community through the NAACP. He discusses how his stance on education sets him apart from the majority of the Black community; he believes that a college degree is not necessary to teach intellectual topics to young people. Porter is active in the Las Vegas Black community as either a member or supporter of the Minister's Alliance, Shepherd's Breakfast, NAACP, Black Lives Matter, and the Nation of Islam.
Archival Collection
Nathaniel Barlow oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Nathaniel Barlow conducted by Claytee D. White on May 14, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. Barlow begins the interview by sharing his experiences growing up in rural Louisiana and shares how he ended up moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1962 as a teenage boy. Barlow shares his views and experiences of Las Vegas at that time, sharing the ways the town has changed and talks about the economic opportunities that were available to him when he moved to Las Vegas. He shares his views on the history of the unions and union leaders in Las Vegas during the times he was a member of the Teamsters Local 881 and later the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. Barlow also talks about the Selective Service Draft for the Vietnam War and his experiences with that. He recalls the history of Las Vegas' historic Westside and shares his roles in the area's history.
Archival Collection
Film negative of James "Stump" Cross, Nate Schlaifer, Harold "Stumpy" Cromer, and Rosita Davis at Moulin Rouge, July 30, 1955
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Black and white negative of James "Stump" Cross, Nate Schlaifer, Harold "Stumpy" Cromer, and Rosita Davis at the Moulin Rouge, dated July 30, 1955. Cross and Cromer performed as the comedy team Stump and Stumpy.
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