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Transcript of interview with Anna Sipl Meyers by Leita Kaldi Davis, February 12, 2012, February 29, 2012, March 27, 2012, April 6, 2012, April 24, 2012, May 3, 2012, May 9, 2012, May 16, 2012, October 19, 2012, November 16, 2012, & December 7, 2012
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Archival Collection
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From concentration to ownership of Las Vegas casinos, Meyers owned the Cashbah and the and Queen of Hearts in downtown Las Vegas. Interview dates: 2/12/2012, 2/29/2012, 3/27/2012, 4/16/2012, 4/24/2012, 5/3/2012, 5/9/2012, 5/16/2012, 10/19/2012, 11/16/2012, 12/7/2012.
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Set of photographs including Nevada State Chorus visit in San Francisco bay area, and Madison Neighborhood Council
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Archival Collection
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Photographer's notations: Nevada State Chorus visit San Francisco Bay area, 4-22/4-23-67, Madison Neighborhood council.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Lawrence Lermusiaux by Suzanne Becker, July 14, 2005
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Archival Collection
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Audio recording clip of interview with Richard Wyman by Suzanne Becker, July 7, 2005
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Archival Collection
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Brochure, Pioneer Trail of West Las Vegas community
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Archival Collection
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Brochure highlights and maps historic points of interest in West Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Viola Johnson by Claytee D. White, March 12, 1996
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Viola Johnson conducted by Claytee D. White on March 12, 1996. Johnson lived in a tent when she moved from Fordyce to Las Vegas in 1942. She describes working conditions for maids and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 strikes between 1969 and 1984.
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Transcript of interviews with J. David Hoggard, Sr. by Claytee D. White and an unnamed interviewer in 1997, 1998, and 1999
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interviews with J. David Hoggard, Sr. by Claytee D. White, and unnamed interviewers in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Hoggard moved to Las Vegas in 1945 and became involved in civil rights through the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Economic Opportunity Board.
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Transcript from interview with George Simmons conducted by Claytee D. White, December 13, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Transcript from interview with George Simmons by Claytee White on December 13, 2013. Simmons talks about how he came to Las Vegas in 1963, and his wife, Eva. Simmons was a designer for Sproul Homes and later worked for Holmes and Narver, an engineering firm. He discusses his education at Texas Southern and the University of Texas.
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