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Audio clip from interview with Jean S. Childs, December 2, 2013

Date

2013-12-02

Description

Part of an interview with Jean S. Childs, December 2, 2013. In this clip, Jean Childs describes an experience she had helping someone at the Concentrated Employment Program.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Lucille Bryant by Claytee D. White, December 13, 1995

Date

1995-12-13

Description

Part of an interview with Lucille Bryant conducted by Claytee D. White on December 13, 1995. In the clip, Bryant compares economic opportunities in Tallulah and Las Vegas in the 1950s.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Alma Whitney by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1996

Date

1996-03-03

Description

Alma talks about the 2-3 day long car ride from Tallulah, LA to Las Vegas in 1952.

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"Thesis Problem: Studying Southern Nevada Migration": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs by Claytee D. White, February 1, 1996, and April 15, 1996

Date

1996-02-01
1996-04-15

Description

Part of an interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs by Claytee White on February 1, 1996 and April 15, 1996. Jacobs discusses her role as a shop steward in the Culinary Union and describes community relations with the union.

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Photograph of Marcia Washington, age 8, 1961

Date

1961

Description

Color photograph of Marcia Washington growing up in Tallulah, Louisiana.

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Transcript of an Interview with Sonny Thomas by Barbara Tabach on February 28, 2013

Date

2013-02-28

Description

Sonny (Sandy C.) Thomas is from Fordyce AR. He worked in hotels for over 30 years before securing job as funeral director for which he was trained.

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Transcript of interview with Lucille Bryant by Claytee D. White, December 13, 1995

Date

1995-12-13

Description

Interview with Lucille Bryant conducted by Claytee D. White on December 13, 1995. Moving to Las Vegas in 1953 from Tallulah, Louisiana, Bryant worked in the housekeeping departments of the Algiers Hotel, the Silver Slipper, the Sands, and the Stardust. Bryant provides an overview of pre-Civil Rights era conditions in Tallulah and Las Vegas including housing, schools, and working conditions as well as her experiences with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226.

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Transcript from interview with Essie Lee Jones by Claytee White, June 5, 1996

Date

1996-06-05

Description

Essie Lee Jones moved from the Tallulah, Louisiana, area to Las Vegas in 1969. In the interview, Jones discusses her employment in various positions such as maid, waitress, and casino porter at the Stardust, Frontier, and Aladdin Hotel/Casinos.

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Transcript from interview with Rejoyce Williams by Claytee White, June 12, 1996

Date

1996-06-12

Description

Rejoyce Williams moved to Las Vegas with her husband and their six children in 1960. Williams grew up in Fordyce, Arkansas, and has also lived in California. When she arrived in Las Vegas, she worked as a maid at the Las Vegas Hilton and participated in the Culinary Union strike in 1970. In the interview, she discusses her involvement in church activities, and other anecdotes from her employment.

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