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Transcript of interview with Viola Johnson by Claytee D. White, March 12, 1996

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Date
1996-03-12
Description

Interview with Viola Johnson conducted by Claytee D. White on March 12, 1996. Johnson lived in a tent when she moved from Fordyce to Las Vegas in 1942. She describes working conditions for maids and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 strikes between 1969 and 1984.

Digital ID
ohr000190
Physical Identifier
F849.L35 J647 1997
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hq3w033
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project
Interviewer
White, Claytee D.
Subject
Casinos -- Employees
Food service
Hotel cleaning personnel
Hotel housekeeping
Hotels -- Employees
Kitchens
Labor unions
Strikes and lockouts
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
oral histories (literary works)
transcripts
Digital Project
African American Experience in Las Vegas
Citation

Viola Johnson oral history interview, 1996 March 03. OH-00961. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada

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Language

English

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