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Harvey's coin collection and gaming archives, artifacts
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Archival Collection
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Bridge Digital Archive Information, 2014 June
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Archival Collection
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Security Archives: insurance and lien releases, 1987
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Archival Collection
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Security Archives: operation and maintenance manuals, 1987
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Archival Collection
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Security Archives: project manager documents, 1987
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Archival Collection
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Historic Newspaper Archives certificate of authenticity, undated
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Archival Collection
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Archives workshop notes, 1978 June 05
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Archival Collection
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Jewish Women's Archive memoranda and correspondence, 2001
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Archival Collection
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Mary Wesley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Wesley conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2007 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Wesley discusses her early life in Quitman, Mississippi. She recalls the racism she experienced during her youth, the church community in Quitman, and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada by train. She talks about the welfare rights movement in Las Vegas, Operation Life, and businesses on Jackson Street. Lastly, Wesley describes the entertainment on the Westside, and integration on the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection
Louis Conner oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Louis Conner conducted by John Grygo on March 22, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Conner discusses his personal history and growing up in Tallulah, Louisiana. He talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with his family for job opportunities in the late 1950s. Conner describes his employment at the Stardust Hotel, segregation, and living in West Las Vegas. He then talks about integration in the mid-1960s, Jackson Street entertainment, and the changing demographic of the Westside. Lastly, Conner discusses the development of Las Vegas, families moving out of the Westside, and new businesses in the area.
Archival Collection