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Transcript of interview with Alma Whitney by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1996

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Interview with Alma Whitney conducted by Claytee D. White on March 3, 1996. Seeking better employment opportunities, Whitney moved to Las Vegas from Tallulah, Louisiana, at the age of sixteen. Whitney supported Westside churches and schools and was respected as supervisor in housekeeping at Desert Inn. Whitney provides information on the African American migration to Las Vegas during the 1940s, post-war race relations in Las Vegas, the daily work of hotel maids, and the Culinary Union.An Interview with Alma Whitney 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 Alma Whitney 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 ii Preface Alma Whitney moved to Las Vegas from Tallulah, Louisiana when she was sixteen years of age. She worked at the Desert Inn for thirty-five years and received a promotion to supervisor in housekeeping after fourteen years. She and her husband purchased a beautiful home on the Westside and reared six children. Alma remembers the early Las Vegas Westside peppered with little shacks with dirt floors, unpaved streets, and tiny trailer parks. SAlma Whitney moved to Las Vegas from Tallulah, Louisiana when she was sixteen years of age. She...
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