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Maxine Butler oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02657

Abstract

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.

Archival Collection

Anne Davis Mulford and Strutt Hurley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01348

Abstract

Oral history interview with Anne Davis Mulford and Strutt Hurley conducted by Dennis McBride on June 7, 2002 and July 22, 2002 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. Mulford discusses her early life in the Northeast, including her experiences with a lesbian mother and how that affected her early life. She discusses her coming out and her move to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1990s. Anne recalls her involvement in the LGBTQIA+ community in Las Vegas, including her work on the Las Vegas Pride parade and the beginnings of the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada. Finally, she talks about her work building AFAN, the Aid for AIDS of Nevada.

Archival Collection

James Perkins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01464

Abstract

Oral history interview with James Perkins conducted by Janel Houldsworth on June 22, 2005 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Perkins reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). He describes the process by which he chose to pursue special education, and eventually became a teacher and administrator at several elementary and special education schools throughout the school district. He discusses issues such as student and staff diversity, and his interactions with Native American students through the development of Ute V. Perkins Elementary School in Moapa, Nevada. He also describes his approach to school administration, and his daily routine as a principal.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 16, 1992

Date

1992-09-16

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about senate bills. CSUN Session 22 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

Text

Pamela DiMiceli, Leslie Fox-Priest, Jenna Fox, Steven Fox, and Jeffrey Fox oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03649

Abstract

Oral history interview with Pamela DiMiceli, Leslie Fox-Priest, Jenna Fox, Steven Fox, and Jeffrey Fox conducted by Claytee D. White on November 22, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, siblings Pamela, Leslie, Steven, and Jeffrey talk about their family background and upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pamela and Jeffrey remember attending Las Vegas High School, going to the movies at the Fremont, El Portal, and the Fox theaters, and school integration. Steven describes his childhood in Las Vegas and his educational experience. Jenna is the daughter of Leslie and also participates in the interview.

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