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

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Narrator
Jones, Essie Lee
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.

Digital ID
ohr000888
Physical Identifier
F850.N4 J645 2012
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1513xw92
Details
Contributor
Contributor: African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project
Interviewer
White, Claytee D.
Subject
African American women
Casinos -- Employees
Hotels -- Employees
Place
West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
oral histories (literary works)
transcripts
Digital Project
African American Experience in Las Vegas
Citation

Essie Lee Jones oral history interview, 1996 June 05. OH-02107. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevad

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Language

English

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