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Transcript of interview with Hermina Washington by B. Leon Green, March 2, 2013

Date

2013-03-02

Description

Hermina Washington discusses growing up in West Las Vegas, her elementary school education and her family. She has worked for the State of Nevada for over 30 years.

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Transcript of interview with Thelma Turner by Claytee D. White, October 21, 2004

Date

2004-10-21

Description

Interview transcript with Thelma Turner by Claytee D. White, October 21, 2004. Turner lived on the Westside, then later moved to North Las Vegas. She talks about her early jobs at the Moulin Rouge and later work at the Town Tavern and Villa d'Este.

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Transcript of interview with Roosevelt Toston by Chanelle Pickens, October 19, 2013

Date

2013-10-19

Description

Interview transcript with Roosevelt Toston by Chanelle Pickens, October 19, 2013. This interview focuses primarily on Roosevelt's career in broadcast journalism in the Las Vegas market and then at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

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Transcript of interview with Johnny Griffin by Claytee D. White, September 13, 2010

Date

2010-09-13

Description

Interview transcript with Johnny Griffin by Claytee D. White, September 13, 2010. Griffin grew up in Mississippi where he held a job as a golf caddy. He earned a golf scholarship to Jackson State University, and moved to Las Vegas in 1982. He became involved in Municipal Golf Course and the Tiger Woods Foundation.

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Transcript of interview with Ed May by Claytee D. White, July 22, 2010

Date

2010-07-22

Archival Collection

Description

Interview transcript with Ed May by Claytee D. White, July 22, 2010. Ed's family was one of the founders of Victory Missionary Baptist Church where they became lifetime members. He was educated at UNLV, Cornell and Harvard, and became an avid golfer.

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Transcript of interview with Courtney Hunt by Claytee D. White, October 2, 2013

Date

2013-10-02

Description

Courtney Hunt, born and raised in Las Vegas, is a co-founder of a CONVICTS a local mototorcycle club involved in community projects.

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Transcript of interview with Lawrence Weekly by Claytee D. White, April 22, 2013

Date

2013-04-22

Description

Transcript of interview with Lawrence Weekly by Claytee D. White on April 23, 2013. Weekly is a native Las Vegan, and grew up on the Westside. He has held positions on the City Council and the Clark County Commission, representing District D.

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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

Date

1997-11-12
1997-11-17 to 1999-03-30

Description

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 of interview with June and Lewis Whitley by Claytee D. White, November 2, 2007

Date

2007-11-02

Description

Transcript of interview with June and Lewis Whitly by Claytee D. White on November 2, 2007. June and Lewis Whitley moved to Las Vegas as newlyweds in 1958. June worked as a maid and then found a position with Centel Telephone and was on the Board of the Clark County Community College. Lewis worked at Test Site as a cook and later for the Clark County Fire Department.

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Transcript of interview with Mustafa Richards by Claytee D. White, March 10, 2013

Date

2013-03-03

Description

Transcript of interview with Mustafa Richards by Claytee D. White on March 10, 2013. Richards arrived in Las Vegas in 1976 and worked for 25 years at the Imperial Palace, where at one time he was the only black bellman. He is the imam at the Masjid as-Sabur in Las Vegas.

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