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https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/8b78b87c2cd65097980bad9c221b10d4.jpeg d471b287d5eff412140c64f7494dd4e1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Labor leader in the Cullinary Union (HERE) Birth Date March 21, 1937 Birthplace Fordyce, Arkansas Arrival in Las Vegas 1963 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Claytee D. White Date of Interview February 1, 1996 Biographical Text Essie Shelton Jacobs followed all of her siblings to Las Vegas from Fordyce, Arkansas. Her husband moved first, with the plan of the then-pregnant Essie to wait until she gave birth to make the four-day trip by car to Las Vegas. She could not wait and arranged her own transportation, surprising her husband in Las Vegas. She soon went to work at the Tally-Ho casino. Later, when it was rebuilt into the Aladdin Hotel she continued to work there, spending twenty-three years in housekeeping there. She became a supervisor and shop steward for the Culinary Union Local 226. She raised her eight children as a single parent after the murder of her husband, relying on the Westside community, her church, and family for help. In her interview, she describes the development of the Culinary Union, its leadership, and where she sees it going. She also talks about the nightlife of the Westside and the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Bibliography <a href="https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ohr/id/173" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Essie Shelton Jacobs, “An Interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs, an Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White" [transcript], Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project (1996), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Essie Shelton Jacobs Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Relation A related resource <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20in%20Gaming%20and%20Entertainment%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project</a> <a href="http://digital.library.unlv.edu/aae" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The African American Experience in Las Vegas</a> Hotel/Gaming Oral History