Oral history interview with Ida Webb conducted by Claytee D. In this interview, Webb discusses her childhood in the American South. Webb shares her experiences as a young African American mother in Las Vegas in the s and the things her and her husband did to provide for their family. She shares her views on her marriage and her views on African American culture of the time. Webb discusses her husband's civic involvement and his job at the Las Vegas Sun. She shares her own civic involvements and her participation in the Culinary Workers Union Local In this interview, Erickson discusses starting work at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas libraries in and his first impressions of the library.
Erickson discusses the organizational and catalog systems of the library and his efforts to improve library organization. Root begins by discussing his upbringing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he developed an early interest in being a musician due to encouragement from his father, who was also a musician.
He describes playing baritone saxophone in the Philadelphia Orchestra, performing at the Apollo Theater in Ella Fitzgerald's orchestra, and going on tour with a predominantly African American jazz band in the Southern United States during segregation. Root details his interactions and impressions of various celebrities, such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, attending Playboy parties, and eventually deciding to settle in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He discusses working as a professional musician in Las Vegas, where he performed in such casinos as the Dunes and the Desert Inn. He concludes by discussing his retirement and his family. Baldus discusses his involvement in the Catholic Church and the church history of Nevada. Oral history interview with Robert Ballance, Jr. Ballance, Jr.
They also discuss performing in casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, and teaching tap and jazz dancing for the dance company. William H. He then discusses how the closing of the Moulin Rouge after a few months of operation propelled him into services on the Equal Rights Commission as well as a career in the television industry, ownership in several local gaming establishments, and formation of the NEDCO Nevada Economic Development Company. Banks discusses African American history in Nevada, specifically in the context of job opportunities, relationships with whites, and the social and political changes that took place over time.
