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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
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The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Person
An individual.
Work/Contribution
First woman elected as State Treasurer
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Birth Date
1940
Birthplace
Albany, New York
Arrival in Reno
1949
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Patricia Cafferata
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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<p>This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p>
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A name given to the resource
MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Person
An individual.
Work/Contribution
Early professional journalist at the <em>Las Vegas Review Journal<br /></em>(Journalism, civic organizations)<em><br /></em>
Birth Date
June 30, 1910
Birthplace
Long Land, Missouri
Arrival in Las Vegas
1933
Death Date
August 25, 1985
Biographical Text
Florence Lee Jones Cahlan was a journalist, civic leader, and historian who contributed to Las Vegas at mid-century by writing about and preserving the region’s history. Born in 1910 in Missouri, Florence Lee Jones spent her youth in Missouri, California, and the Dutch East Indies as her father worked for the Dutch Shell Company. She attended the University of Missouri and graduated with a degree in journalism in 1933. Jones moved to Las Vegas following her graduation and worked as a cub reporter for the fledgling newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She was the first professional woman journalist on staff and the Associated Press correspondent at the paper. Jones became a permanent reporter at the paper and was mentored by John Cahlan who, with his brother Al, was instrumental in the growth of the Review-Journal. In 1940, Jones married her mentor John Cahlan. The couple shared not only a love for journalism, but had mutual interests in civic activities, promoting Las Vegas, and learning and telling the local history. Jones Cahlan also involved herself in community. She was a charter member of the Service League and a board member at both the Clark County American Red Cross and the United Fund. She also worked to improve the lives of the blind and handicapped. She joined the Jaycees despite a national rule barring women from membership. Her love of Las Vegas and its history was reflected in her newspaper column on early Las Vegas life and her work establishing the Southern Nevada branch of the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society. She wrote several articles and books on the history and growth of Las Vegas. She also collaborated with her husband on the book, Water: A History of Las Vegas (1975). The honors awarded her include being named one of the ten most influential women by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and being named Woman of the Year. She passed away in 1985
Bibliography
<em>Looking Back at Nevada Women</em><span><span> presented by Clark County Parks and Recreation with the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada, 2001. Photo courtesy of UNLV Special Collections. May not be reproduced without special permission of UNLV Special Collections.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/MS-00200.pdf">Guide to the Florence Lee Jones and John Cahlan Papers. Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collection # MS-00200.</a>
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Florence Lee Jones Cahlan
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The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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Journalist
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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Person
An individual.
Work/Contribution
Pilot and community service
Birth Date
1916
Birthplace
Cameron, Wisconsin
Arrival in Las Vegas
1940s
Death Date
2008
Biographical Text
When Helen Cannon graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she began working as a teacher. However, she saved all her extra money to pay for flying lessons. She soon realized that flying was her passion, and she took a job at a local airport in South Dakota in order to get more flying time.
During World War II, she enlisted in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). Only around 1000 women were allowed to serve in this capacity, and Cannon was very conscious at the time of the gender discrimination women pilots faced. She never complained though, out of a sense of patriotism and because she treasured her time as a pilot regardless of the circumstances. While serving as a test pilot at Luke Field Air Base in Arizona, Helen met her husband, Bob. They were married in Los Angeles in 1946 and moved to Las Vegas shortly afterwards.
Cannon was a community leader in Las Vegas for over sixty years. She was involved in numerous local service organizations, including the Junior League, the United Fund, and the PTA. She was also very invested in local education, serving as clerk, vice president, and then president of the Clark County School Board and president of the Nevada State School Board Association. While serving on the School Board, she oversaw the creation of the free school lunch program, the Southern Nevada Vocational School, and KLVX-TV, the local public access station.
Throughout her life, she maintained an interest in her early passion, flight. In 1961, she flew in the women’s coast-to-coast air race known as the Powder Puff Derby. After a local middle school was named in her honor in 1976, she taught a principles of flight class to its students.
Bibliography
<a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/PH-00277.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guide to the North Las Vegas Library</a><br /><a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/PH-00277.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas,</a><br /><a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/finding-aids/PH-00277.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada. Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. PH-00277.</a> <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/databases/index.php?coll=photocoll&search_query=Collection+0100&ec=man,oh,unlvarc&recid=220" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Materials online</a>.
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Helen Cannon
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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<p>This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p>
Community
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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Person
An individual.
Work/Contribution
Labor leader in the Cullinary Union (HERE)
Birth Date
June 10, 1933
Birthplace
Alabama
Arrival in Las Vegas
1961
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Claytee D. White
Date of Interview
February 27, 1998
Biographical Text
Hatty Canty came to Las Vegas with little formal education but was able to become an important community leader and the president of the Culinary Worker’s Union. She worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for all the workers of Las Vegas. Hatty Canty’s life has been filled with challenges. Born in Alabama in 1934, she married soon after high school and had two children. She moved from Alabama to San Diego to find better opportunities for herself and children after her marriage broke up. In California, she worked as a housekeeper and cook. Canty then remarried and moved with her new husband to Las Vegas in 1961 who found work with the local garbage disposal company. Canty stayed home with their family to care for ten children. Canty returned to the job market in 1972 and began to work as a maid at the Thunderbird Hotel. She quit her job when her husband took ill to care for him until his death. After her husband died, Canty attempted to find a job that would allow her to support and care for her children. She believed she found that as a janitor for the Clark County School District. Difficulties with scheduling forced her to leave the school district and she began to work in private homes as a maid. This was easier on her schedule, but she lacked the benefits she needed for herself and her children. She applied to work at the new Maxim Hotel. She was hired and began working as a maid and later as a uniform attendant. While working at the Maxim, she became involved with the Culinary Workers Union demanding rights for herself and other workers. Canty and others picketed casinos that were non-union and engaged in other activities to increase awareness of the union. In 1984, she was elected to the executive board of the Union and ran for president in 1990, a position she held throughout the 1990s. Canty championed worker’s rights so that workers received a living wage and enjoyed a quality standard of life.
Bibliography
<a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohr/id/175" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Hattie Canty, “An Interview with Hattie Canty, an Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White” [transcript], The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project (1998), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas."><span>Hattie Canty, “An Interview with Hattie Canty, an Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White” [transcript],</span> The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project <span>(1998), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</span></a>
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Hatty Canty
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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Activist
Community
Oral History
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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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An individual.
Work/Contribution
Health care advocate to Latino community
Video Interview
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Rosita Castillo
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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Science/Health and Tech.
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Work/Contribution
Historian and expert on Asians in Nevada
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Arrival in Las Vegas
1975
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Sue Fawn Chung
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Education
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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
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The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Person
An individual.
Work/Contribution
Desert Inn Hotel and Casino
(Casino Owner)
Birth Date
April 4, 1915
Birthplace
Seattle, Washington
Arrival in Las Vegas
1944
Death Date
October 4, 2006
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Dr. Joanne Goodwin
Date of Interview
July 2, 1996
Biographical Text
Toni Clark became emblematic of the glamour years of the early Las Vegas resorts with her attention to high fashion and her management of events for the wives of high rollers. In 1944, she came to Las Vegas with her husband Wilbur Clark who opened the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino in 1950. Over the years, Toni Clark became a fixture in Las Vegas society and an avid promoter of the Desert Inn specifically and Las Vegas in general.
Toni Clark was born Lena Gaglionese to Italian immigrant parents in 1915. Her father worked as a street cleaner in Seattle and she grew up surrounded by family. A reluctant student, she quit high school after three years. In 1941, Toni visited a friend in San Diego and decided to stay. She moved into the Barbara Worth hotel where Wilbur Clark ran a small club and his father operated the hotel. Wilbur Clark’s father suggested that Toni apply for a job at the restaurant and bar his son was opening, the Monte Carlo. She applied and was hired as a hostess. She began dating Wilbur Clark shortly thereafter and he gave her the name of Toni.
In 1944, Wilbur and Toni married in Reno. Soon after, Wilbur Clark purchased the El Rancho on the Las Vegas Strip and the newlyweds left San Diego for Las Vegas. Wilbur Clark owned several Las Vegas clubs, including the Monte Carlo downtown and the Player’s Club on the Strip. In 1950, he fulfilled a dream by completing the construction of the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino with his partners including Moe Dalitz. It was just the fifth major resort on the Strip.
Toni Clark did not work in the business side of the resort, but focused on the social aspects of the resort. She planned parties, entertained important guests, and hosted fashion shows at the hotel. After Wilbur Clark died in 1965, Toni remained a prominent member of Las Vegas society. She eventually married her long-time companion, Larry Finuf and together they worked to promote important causes of the city and hosted a number of charitable fundraisers. Toni Clark continued to live in Las Vegas until her death in 2006.
Bibliography
<a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/504/rec/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toni Clark, “An Interview with Toni Clark, <span>an Oral History Conducted by </span>Joanne L. Goodwin” [transcript], Las Vegas Women Oral History Project (1996), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a>
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Toni Clark
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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<a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a>
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<p>This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p>
Hotel/Gaming
Oral History
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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
Subject
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Makers Teaching Modules
Source
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Person
An individual.
Work/Contribution
Lawyer, drafted 1911 suffrage resolution
Bibliography
<a href="https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_proquest1297164762&context=PC&vid=UNLV&lang=en_US&search_scope=EVERYTHING&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Felice%20Cohn&offset=0">Cohn, Felice. “Nevada Divorce Laws.” <em>Women Lawyers' Journal 19.1</em> (Fall 1931): 16-17.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_proquest1297169177&context=PC&vid=UNLV&lang=en_US&search_scope=EVERYTHING&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Felice%20Cohn&offset=0">Cohn, Felice. “Nevada News.” <em>Women Lawyers' Journal 22.2</em> (August 1936): 16.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_proquest1297082742&context=PC&vid=UNLV&lang=en_US&search_scope=EVERYTHING&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Felice%20Cohn&offset=0">Cohn, Felice, Alice Hutchins, Hutchins, Alice Rita Callaway, and Rosalind Bates. “Forum on Divorce Problems from the 36th Annual Convention.” Women Lawyers' Journal 22.1 (August 1935): 6-15.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/felice-cohn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean Ford and Kay Sanders. “Felice Cohn.” <em>Nevada Women’s History Project</em>. April 2008. Accessed August 8, 2020. https://www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/felice-cohn/.</a>
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Felice Cohn (Empty)
Subject
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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<p>This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p>
Politics or law
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da8cb04e9a56e652f5af1446e72b7305
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Title
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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
Source
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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Work/Contribution
Labor leader in the Cullinary Union (HERE)
Birthplace
Fayette, Mississippi
Arrival in Las Vegas
1957
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Claytee D. White
Date of Interview
July 24, 1996
Biographical Text
Rachel Coleman moved to Las Vegas in 1957 with her husband and six-month-old son. She quickly found work at the Tropicana. She became active with the local culinary union, and eventually became a union representative.
Before coming to Las Vegas, Coleman worked for a white family in Mississippi. Her brother-in-law migrated to Las Vegas, and Coleman and her husband soon followed. Her sister later followed in 1964.
After Coleman arrived in Las Vegas, she quickly found work as a glass washer at the Tropicana. She soon left that job and began working as a maid. She was later promoted to Inspectress over the other maids. In 1973, tired of maid work, she became a union representative in the local Culinary 226.
In 1987, she resigned from the Union and went to work for Jackie Gaughn at the Union Hotel & Casino.
The interview describes her life and community on the Westside, including the nightlife on Jackson Street. She also goes into detail about the Culinary Union, it management, and the changes it underwent during the 1960s-1980s.
Bibliography
<a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohr/id/462" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Coleman, “An Interview with Rachel Coleman, an Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White” [transcript], The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project (1996), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a>
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Rachel Coleman
Subject
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Makers Teaching Modules
Source
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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<a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/ohrc/projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project</a>
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<p>This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p>
Hotel/Gaming
Oral History
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77acc94629c74392586d284d68df5a57
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MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Makers Teaching Modules
Source
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Person
An individual.
Work/Contribution
Dancer and Casino worker
Birth Date
August 15, 1935
Birthplace
Columbus, Ohio
Arrival in Las Vegas
1957
Death Date
April 24, 2009
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Claytee D. White
Date of Interview
February 14, 1997
Biographical Text
D.D. (Dolores) Cotton began dancing professionally in high school. Her career brought her to Las Vegas in 1957 and she made the Westside her home until her death in 2009.
Cotton grew up in an African-American neighborhood in New York City known as Sugar Hill. Her neighbors included many prominent African-Americans including Joe Louis and Willie Mays. She began taking dance lessons by the age of five, and had her first professional jobs while in high school. She performed at the Apollo Theatre and travelled with her troupe in the United States and to Canada.
In 1957, Cotton came to Las Vegas to perform in the show the Cotton Club Review starring Cab Calloway. She quickly discovered the segregation of Las Vegas, as she and other black performers were not welcome in the casinos, except for to perform. She frequented the clubs of the Westside, and soon after her arrival, she met Elmer Cotton, whom she married later that year. After marriage, she retired from show business. Her husband’s family operated clubs on the Westside including the Town Tavern. Cotton began working at the clubs, working as keno writer.
After learning keno, Cotton began working as a cocktail waitress. She was later hired as the first African-American cocktail waitress downtown. She also was one of the original cocktail waitresses at Caesar’s Palace when it opened in 1966, becoming the first black cocktail waitress on the Las Vegas Strip.
In later years, Cotton trained to be a dealer. She worked as a dealer and was promoted to a floor supervisor at the Tropicana where she worked for many years.
The interview covers many aspects of entertainment and segregation in Las Vegas during the 1960s. Cotton recounts experiences she had with segregated Las Vegas. She also talks extensively about the development of the Westside.
Bibliography
<a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohr/id/10/rec/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">D.D Cotton, “An Interview with D.D Cotton, an Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White” [transcript], Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project (1997), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a>
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Title
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D.D. Cotton
Subject
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Makers Teaching Modules
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Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
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Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
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<a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohr/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20in%20Gaming%20and%20Entertainment%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/origin/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project</a><br /><a href="http://digital.library.unlv.edu/aae" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The African American Experience in Las Vegas</a>
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<p>This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p>
Activist
Arts or Entertainment
Oral History