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Monroe Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Monroe Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 15, 2000 and August 22, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Monroe Williams discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943, living in the historical Westside neighborhood, and being one of the first black fire fighters in Las Vegas. He also talks about being involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples (NAACP), being in the Navy for two years, and his real estate and property management companies.
Archival Collection
Fanny Soss celebrating her 60th birthday, Las Vegas, 1953 July 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Fanny's Dress Shop Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Fanny Soss celebrating her 99th birthday, Las Vegas, 1982 July 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Fanny's Dress Shop Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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721 E Street, west Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print and negative, 1965 July 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Milton Norman Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02, Box SH-030
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 22, 1980
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Brenda Mason oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Brenda Mason conducted by Claytee D. White on December 20, 2006 and December 22, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Mason discusses attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 1970s. She also recalls serving two terms on the Nevada Board of Regents and being recognized for her efforts in affirmative action. She then discusses her work as a paralegal in the U.S. Attorney's office in San Diego, California.
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Guy Hamblin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Guy Hamblin conducted by Barry Merrell on February 22, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hamblin discusses moving from different towns in Nevada before settling down in Southern Nevada, viewing the above-ground atomic bomb tests, early Fremont Street, and his work on the railroad. Hamblin also discusses the demographic and economic changes that he has seen in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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