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Transcript of interview with Rosina Goodwin by Bruce Eubank, March 15, 1978

Date

1978-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1978, Bruce Eubank interviewed Rosina Goodwin (born 1918 in Sweet Springs, Missouri) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Goodwin first talks about her family background before discussing the Las Vegas Strip, the Stewart Ranch, and Twin Lakes. She also talks about schools, Boulder Dam, the atomic testing, and her work as a telephone operator. The latter part of the interview includes discussion on changes in Las Vegas, the Helldorado Parade, and changes in weather.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 27, 1988

Date

1988-10-27

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about senate bills. CSUN Session 18 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Saharan Magazine from the Sahara Hotel and Casino, February 1966

Date

1966-02

Description

The February 1966 edition of The Saharan Magazine, a magazine created by the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlines in the magazine include: "Sahara Winder Lineup: Kinds and DeCastros", "Canadian Tops Winners in Sahara Anniversary", "Sahara Airlines Attendance Soars Over 6,000 Mark", "Sahara Becomes "Shooting Headquarters" in 1966", and "Thunderbird Cash Binge!"

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter graduate advisor report

Date

1997-12 to 1998-11-07

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Davis, Chester K., 1929-

From: https://uwf.edu/library/library-collections/chester-davis-music-collection/

I, Chester Davis, was born in Long Beach, California, June 22, 1929.

There was always music in the home. Two maiden aunts who visited regularly, encouraged their nephew to sing songs. He had a good ear and sang in tune. The wind-up "Victrola" was regularly heard playing Stephen Foster and Victor Herbert.

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Audio clip from interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo, March 6, 2013

Date

2013-03-06

Description

In this clip, Nathaniel Whaley talks about the differences between the opportunities for weekend entertainment for black and white young people in Las Vegas in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Audio clip from interview with Katherine M. Joseph, October 25, 2004

Date

2004-10-25

Description

Part of an interview with Katherine Joseph, October 25, 2004. In this clip, Joseph describes her dancing career, including a stint in Cuba, and her interactions with Josephine Baker and Pearl Bailey at the Cotton Club in Las Vegas in the 1950s.

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Audio clip from interview with Ruby Amie-Pilot, August 7, 2012

Date

2012-08-07

Description

Part of an interview with Ruby Amie-Pilot on August 7, 2012. In this clip Amie-Pilot talks about plans to picket Floyd Patterson fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center, because blacks not allowed to attend.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Greg McCurdy by Claytee D. White, August 31, 2013

Date

2013-08-31

Description

Part of an interview with Greg McCurdy by Claytee White on August 31, 2013. McCurdy talks about one of his mentors, Herman Moody, the first African American police officer in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

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