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This segment from the Boyer Early Las Vegas History Project highlights the memories of Rose Hamilton and friends. Rose, Carolyn, Marilyn, Deloris and Bobbie grew up together in Las Vegas and they are still very good friends.
The interview by Claytee White, Director of the Oral History Research Center, was taped in Bobbie's home on January 20, 2007.
By Claytee White, Director of the UNLV Oral History Research Center
Dr. Marcia Robinson, Director of the West Las Vegas Arts Center, called my attention to a group of older women who enjoy tap dance classes at her facility several time per week.
One Sunday afternoon, I met the leader of the group, Carolyn Freeman, wife of jazz great, Russ Freeman. Her enthusiasm captured my attention. That following week, Andres Moses, Regent Awards Program Student, and I went over with the video camera.
When the average person talks about Las Vegas as decadent, sinful, dangerous and seedy, I am always the person in the room who argues the opposites. From my vantage point I see a cit
On Thursday, May 23, the Neon Museum will host a special program commemorating the 58th anniversary of the opening of Las Vegas’ famed Moulin Rouge Casino. Las Vegas filmmaker Stan Armstrong will screen portions of his latest project, the documentary titled “The Misunderstood Legend of the Las Vegas Moulin Rouge.” Stan will also serve on the panel with Claytee White, director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries, and others that may include Katherine Joseph and Jerushia McDonald. Dr.
The African American Collaborative Project is holding the third in a series of three Town Hall Meetings on Saturday, 11 May 2013. This meeting will be held at the West Las Vegas Library (951 W.
NATIONAL PRESERVATION WEEK
April 21 -27, 2013
This year, University Libraries will participating in National Preservation Week.
Libraries all over the country will present events, activities, and resources that highlight what we can do, individually and together, to preserve our personal and shared collections.
UNLV Libraries and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts are hosting the annual conference of The Southwest Oral History Association (SOHA) from Thursday, April 4 through Saturday evening April 6, 2013. Caryll Dziedziak, history professor, is conference chair and assumes the organization’s presidency this year.
The Oral History Research Center has reached its Tenth Year of collecting the history of Southern Nevada!
The African American Collaborative Project is collecting oral interviews, photographs, and manuscript materials depicting the overarching, pivotal experiences of blacks in Las Vegas.
The project’s span is from 3 – 5 years with partners that include
The campus community is invited to join UNLV Libraries for a reception welcoming Michelle Light as the new director of Special Collections. The reception will be held in the Special Collections Reading Room on the third floor of Lied Library from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.
