Transcript of interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs by Claytee D. White, February 1, 1996
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Interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs conducted by Claytee D. White on February 1, 1996. Jacobs arrived in Las Vegas 1963 and worked in housekeeping at Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. Active in the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, she worked as a supervisor and shop steward.An Interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs 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 Essie Shelton Jacobs 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 Essie Jacobs was the last of her siblings to move to Las Vegas arriving in 1963. She worked in housekeeping at the Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. During that time she became a supervisor and worked as a shop steward for the Culinary Union Local 226. Her narrative offers information on the "back of the house" work, the union, the Westside Strip, and Jackson Street entertainment, all of which fills out our knowledgeEssie Jacobs was the last of her siblings to move to Las Vegas, arriving in 1963. She worked in housekeeping at the Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. During that time she became a supervisor and worked as a shop steward for the Culinary Union Local...
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