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Andrew Jackson III oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Andrew Jackson III conducted by Claytee D. White on September 26, 2000 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Jackson discusses his family background and his early life in Arkansas and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1940s. He remembers the Cotton Club on the Westside, entertainers performing on the Westside, and racial tensions in Las Vegas at the time. Jackson talks about being a casino dealer at the Moulin Rouge, its closure in 1955, and integration on the Las Vegas Strip. Lastly, Jackson discusses being the only African American dealer at a major Las Vegas hotel, and the switch from privately-owned casino properties to corporate ownership.
Archival Collection
Dr. William H. Bailey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with William H. "Bob" Bailey conducted by A. D. Hopkins on February 17, 1999 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. In the interview, Bailey discusses his birth in Detroit, Michigan and his early life and education in Cleveland, Ohio. Bailey moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. He describes racial segregation in the neighborhoods he lived in, and in Las Vegas in general. He also talks about entertainers and business associates he worked with at the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas. Other subjects Bailey discusses include the Great Society programs during the 1960s, affirmative action during the 1970s, the Las Vegas Black Chamber of Commerce, and minority business growth and development in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Donn Arden scrapbook 03
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Archival Collection
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Series 7: Scrapbooks. Press clippings and publicity including advertisements, photographs, show reviews and programs on Arden's shows at the Moulin Rouge, Desert Inn, Latin Quarter (New York and Miami), and C'est Magnifique (Paris Lido). Stars featured include Noel Coward, Betty Grable, Helen Traubel, Gordon McRae, and Marie MacDonald. Also includes a typescript letter signed by Joan Crawford. Some press clippings are in French.
Mixed Content
Maxine Butler oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Maxine Butler conducted by Frank Johnson on April 22, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Butler discusses her early life in Jonesboro, Louisiana. She talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965, the Westside, and businesses on Jackson Street. Butler recalls working at The Cove as a cocktail waitress, the reopening of Moulin Rouge Hotel, and the African American community on the Westside. Later, Butler discusses her involvement at Greater Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, the importance of church to the African American community, and compares church life in Jonesboro and Las Vegas. Lastly, Butler talks about changes in the Westside.
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