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Anna and Jo Pitney Personal Papers (MS-01117)

Abstract

The Anna and Jo Pitney Personal Papers are comprised of materials documenting the lives of Anna J. Pitney and her wife, Jo Pitney, a long-time Las Vegas lesbian couple. They were together since 1955 and traveled together often. The collectionIt includes correspondence, news clippings, photographs and photograph albums, travel notes, and a memoir of their lives written by Jo.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1956 to 1998

Extent

0.65 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
0.63 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Anna and Jo Pitney Personal Papers are comprised of materials documenting the lives of Anna Jane "Muff" Pitney and her wife, Jo Ann Pitney, a long-time Las Vegas lesbian couple. They were together since 1955 and traveled together often. The collection includes correspondence, news clippings, photographs and photograph albums, travel notes, and a memoir of their lives written by Jo.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

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.

Arrangement

Materials remain in the order in which they were received.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Dennis McBride Photograph Collection, approximately 1904-2018. PH-00263. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada approximately 1980-2020. MS-00802. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Anna and Jo Pitney Personal Papers, 1956-1998. MS-01117. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by Dennis McBride in 2022; accession number 2022-035.

Processing Note

In 2022, Sarah Jones rehoused the material, created the description, and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS01117

Finding Aid Description Rules

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