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Eva Poole Whaley oral history interview (OH-01960)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Eva Whaley conducted by Claytee D. White on May 13, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Eva Whaley discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada from rural Arkansas in the early 1960s. She also discusses getting secretly married in her teens, working for the Clark County School District at several schools, and then working at the Sprint Telephone company.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

2013 May 13

Extent

2 digital_files (0.0625 GB) MP3, PDF/A

Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Eva Whaley conducted by Claytee D. White on May 13, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Eva Whaley discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada from rural Arkansas in the early 1960s. She also discusses getting secretly married in her teens, working for the Clark County School District at several schools, and then working at the Sprint Telephone company. Digital audio and transcript available.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Some transcripts do not exist in final form, therefore any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked.

Preferred Citation

Eva Poole Whaley oral history interview, 2013 May 13. OH-01960. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

This interview was conducted and transcribed by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2017. Minaam Baseer wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio and/or transcript files.

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::OH01960

Existence and Location of Originals

A bound transcript is available for use in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives: F850.N4 W429 2012

Finding Aid Description Rules

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