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Luella Knuckles oral history interview
Oral history interview with Luella Knuckles conducted by Paul Gentle on February 28, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Knuckles talks about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s and 1960s. She specifically talks about the conditions and treatment of the African-American community.
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Nancy Cummings-Schmidt oral history interview
Oral history interview with Nancy Cummings-Schmidt conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on October 18, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Cummings-Schmidt discusses her family background in Nevada dating back to the 1800s. She talks about her educational experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada and her work as a library aid at Nevada Southern University (now University of Nevada, Las Vegas). Later, Cummings-Schmidt discusses her role as the Young People’s Library Coordinator for the Sunrise Library in 1973 and talks about racism and sexism in children’s literature. Lastly, Cummings-Schmidt describes the technological development and changes in libraries.
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Marilyn Armstrong and Brenda Williams oral history interview
Oral history interview with Marilyn Armstrong and Brenda Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on April 13, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Marilyn Armstrong discusses her employment history becoming a beautician and business owner in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also talks of her husband's decision to start the Ray and Ross Bus Company, the largest transportation firm in the state in the 1950s and 1960s, and what it was like growing up in the Westside community. Finally, she mentions the businesses that flourished on Jackson Avenue, inlcuding her mother's beauty shop.
Subjects discussed include: Margie's Beauty Shop; Cadillac Arms; Berkley Square; Cosmetique; Miss Elizabeth Coiffure; and Ray & Ross Bus Company
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Campbell, Felicia, 1931-
Felicia Florine Campbell is an English professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). As of 2018, she is the longest serving faculty member at UNLV.
Person
I. SNAWA Board Members, 1979-2016
This series is comprised of administrative files created by SNAWA board members including past presidents, secretaries, and treasurers from 1979 to 2016. Materials created by SNAWA presidents include board meeting agendas, minutes, and notes and various records pertaining to organizing SNAWA luncheons and events, including CLE seminars.
Materials created by SNAWA secretaries include board meeting minutes, membership files, and information related to SNAWA bylaws.
Materials created by SNAWA treasurers include financial reports related to membership dues and expenses associated with events and luncheons. This series also includes some records on SNAWA’s tax exemption status as a non-profit organization.
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys Records
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