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Photograph of Lloyd and Edythe Katz, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Image of Lloyd and Edythe Katz, approximately 1970s.

Image

Edythe Katz oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00986

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edythe Katz conducted by Walter Duttweiler on March 01, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Katz discusses the Jewish community, Ralph Denton, atomic testing, and integration in movie theatres.

Archival Collection

Lloyd and Edythe Katz, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Edythe and Lloyd Katz Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00250
Collection Name: Edythe and Lloyd Katz Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Awards and certificates for Edythe Katz, 1968-2001

Date

1968 to 2001

Archival Collection

Description

Select awards and certificates given to Edythe Katz for her involvement in the community.

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Selected correspondence to Edythe Katz, 1948-2002

Date

1948 to 2002

Archival Collection

Description

Selected corresondence to Edythe Katz from political figures, community members, and friends.

Text

Edythe Katz-Yarchever oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01617

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edythe Katz-Yarchever conducted by David Schwartz in 2006 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Katz-Yarchever discusses 1960s Las Vegas, Nevada, the opening of the Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino, Nate Jacobson, and William "Billy" Weinberger and his wife Jean. She also talks about Jake Freedman, president of the Sands Hotel and Casino. She also spends time talking about race relations and discrimination in Las Vegas businesses and community, the Westside, and the three movie theatres she and her husband, Lloyd Katz, owned in the city.

Archival Collection

Edythe Katz-Yarchever oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02038

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edythe Katz-Yarchever conducted by Claytee White on December 09, 2000, February 11, 2003, March 11, 2003, and December 06, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas History Project. In the interviews, Katz-Yarchever discusses her life in Las Vegas, Nevada, owning movie theaters with her husband, Lloyd Katz, and the strides they made in civil rights. She talks about her service in Civil Defense and the National Guard, moving to various places, and working in Los Angeles, California. She also discusses becoming involved in the community in various ways with Operation Independence and Holocaust education.

Archival Collection

Sperling, Edythe Katz, 1937 to 1946

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00376
Collection Name: Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Correspondence to Edythe Katz, 1948 to 2002

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00376
Collection Name: Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component