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Transcript of interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs by Claytee D. White, February 1, 1996

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Narrator
Jacobs, Essie, 1925-1999
Date
1996-02-01
1996-04-15
Description

Interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs conducted by Claytee D. White on February 1, 1996. Jacobs arrived in Las Vegas 1963 and worked in housekeeping at Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. Active in the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, she worked as a supervisor and shop steward.

Digital ID
ohr000192
Physical Identifier
F849.L35 J33 1997
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1cz35587
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project
Interviewer
White, Claytee D.
Subject
Casinos -- Employees
Hotel housekeeping--Management
Labor unions--Officials and 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 Shelton Jacobs oral history interviews, 1996 February 01, 1996 April 16. OH-00932. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, La

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Language

English

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