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Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Community Improvement meeting minutes, April 22, 1968, 1968 April 22

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File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection on the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe
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Collection Number: MS-00961
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection on the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe
Box/Folder: Box 01 (Restrictions apply)

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Financial history of the project, 1997-2016

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File

Archival Collection

Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
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Collection Number: MS-00836
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

Identifier

MS-00818

Abstract

The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records (approximately 1950-2008) consist of oral histories collected by University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of History for the Nevada Test Site Oral History Project. The collection includes digital audio recordings of interviews, print and digital transcripts, and a small selection of digital video recordings. Some interviews have also been supplemented with photographs, letters, scientific articles, brochures, news clippings and ephemera about the Nevada Test Site.

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Las Vegas Israelite newspaper, Section B, June 22, 2001

Date

2001-06-22

Description

Issue of the Las Vegas Israelite newspaper.

Text

Vegas PBS Interviews for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project

Identifier

OH-03598

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Ruby Amie Pilot, Eva G. Simmons, Melvin Sanders, Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold, Hannah Brown, Sonny Thomas, and Claytee White conducted by Vegas PBS on April 01, 2013, April 02, 2013, April 12, 2013, and November 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In these interviews, the participants discuss their early lives and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Pilot talks about segregation on the Las Vegas Strip, integration, and the importance of church activities in the African American community. Simmons describes her career as a teacher, the schools on the Westside, and businesses on Jackson Street. Thomas describes the funeral industry and his role as a funeral director. McMillan-Arnold talks about segregated Las Vegas, African American entertainers, and the issue of homelessness on the Westside. Brown remembers growing up on the Westside, segregated schools, and her role as President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Las Vegas chapter. Lastly, Sanders discusses his childhood in Las Vegas, being the son of a preacher, and the redevelopment of the Westside.

Archival Collection

Women Lawyers L.A. History Project, 2009

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File

Archival Collection

Southwest Oral History Association Records
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Collection Number: MS-00559
Collection Name: Southwest Oral History Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 11

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