Transcript of interview with Lucille Bryant by Claytee D. White, December 13, 1995
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Interview with Lucille Bryant conducted by Claytee D. White on December 13, 1995. Moving to Las Vegas in 1953 from Tallulah, Louisiana, Bryant worked in the housekeeping departments of the Algiers Hotel, the Silver Slipper, the Sands, and the Stardust. Bryant provides an overview of pre-Civil Rights era conditions in Tallulah and Las Vegas including housing, schools, and working conditions as well as her experiences with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226.An Interview with Lucille Bryant An Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1997 Production of An Interview with Lucille Bryant was made possible in part by a grant from the Nevada Humanities Committee. ©Claytee D. White, 1997 Produced by: Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project Department of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 89154-5020 Director and Editor: Joanne L. Goodwin Text Processor: Joyce Marshall i i List of Illustrations Lucille Bryant (second row middle) at a program honoring employees of the Stardust with 25 or more years of service frontspiece Lucille Bryant in uniform at the Stardust, 1965 25 v Preface Lucille Bryant moved to Las Vegas from Tallulah, Louisiana in 1953. She worked in the housekeeping departments of the Algiers Hotel, the Silver Slipper, the Sands, and the Stardust. The information she shared contains an overview ofLucille Bryant moved to Las Vegas from Tallulah, Louisiana in 1953. She worked in the housekeeping departments of the Algiers Hotel, the...
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