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"Collecting Family History": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black families in the United States and family reunions.
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Transcript of interview with Marie Jordan by Edward Gentry, February 27, 1981
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Archival Collection
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On February 27, 1981, Edward Gentry interviewed Marie Jordan in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss social differences between Arizona and Las Vegas, particularly in the ways schools were segregated in Las Vegas. Jordan also discusses the “Whites Only” policy on the Strip and Downtown. The interview concludes with Jordan sharing her views on the importance of helping others.
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Transcript of interview with Beverly J. Britton by Jeff Neher, February 26, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Grand Hôtel National Lucerne, menu, August 22, 1887
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Archival Collection
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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), December 17, 1951
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Archival Collection
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Letter discussing the leasing of water and how all involved parties were optimistic about the deal.
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