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

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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.

Digital ID
ohr000030
Physical Identifier
F849.L35 B79 1997
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Details
Contributor
Contributor: Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project
Interviewer
White, Claytee D.
Subject
Casinos -- Employees
Hotels -- Employees
Hotel housekeeping
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
oral histories (literary works)
transcripts
Digital Project
African American Experience in Las Vegas
Citation

Lucille Bryant oral history interview, 1995 December 13, 1996 March 01. OH-00136. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Language

English

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