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Transcript of interview with Ruth Eppenger D'Hondt by Claytee D. White, August 25, 2011, and July 9, 2012

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Narrator
D'Hondt, Ruth Eppenger
Date
2011-08-25 to 2012-07-09
Description

Interview with Ruth Eppenger D'Hondt conducted by Claytee D. White on August 25, 2011 and July 9, 2012. Born and raised in Las Vegas, D'Hondt was one of the early black cocktail servers on the Las Vegas Strip, working at Caesars Palace for twenty-six years. D'Hondt's family owned a restaurant, Mattie's Cafe, and her father also worked at the Nevada Test Site.

Digital ID
ohr000317
Physical Identifier
F850.N4 E66 2012
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dv1gp5r
Details
Interviewer
White, Claytee D.
Subject
African American businesspeople
Businesswomen
Cocktail servers
Restaurants
Waitresses
Place
Berkley Square
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

Ruth Eppenger D'hondt oral history interview, 2011 August 25, 2012 July 9. OH-00446. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Ve

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Language

English

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