Transcript of interview with Mary Louise Williams by Claytee D. White, June 19, 1998
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Interview with Mary Louise Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on June 19, 1998. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Williams was musically trained and worked as a dancer at the opening of the Moulin Rouge in 1955. Following her career in social work and teaching in New York, she retired to Las Vegas.An Interview with Mary Louise Williams An Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White June 19, 1998 The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Oral History Research Center at UNLV University Libraries University of Nevada Las Vegas ©The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2012 Produced by: The Oral History Research Center at UNLV - University Libraries Director: Claytee D. White Editors: Barbara Tabach Transcribers: Kristin Hicks Interviewers and Project Assistants: Barbara Tabach and Claytee D. White ii The recorded interview and transcript have been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Harold Boyer. The Oral History Research Center enables students and staff to work together with community members to generate this selection of first-person narratives. The participants in this project thank the university for the support given that allowed an idea the opportunity to flourish. The transcript received minimal editing that incluMary Louise Williams was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother, Carrie Randolph, preferred not to encourage young Mary Louise's interest in dancing—dancers didn't wear enough clothing in her opinion. However, Mary Louise was provided piano and violin lessons. Nevertheless, dancing would become part of her destiny. Among her...
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