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Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (MS-00476)

Abstract

The Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) History (1984-2002) consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera chronicling issues of the LGBT communities in Nevada. In addition to records of the newspaper, the Las Vegas Bugle, the collection also contains documents pertaining to the founding of the Gay Community Service Center of Las Vegas, Nevada; Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); local political campaigns; and photographs documenting LGBT life and culture in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finding Aid PDF
Date
1984-2002
Extent
1.59 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
1.66 Linear Feet
Resource Type
Collection
Related People/Corporations
Creator: Las Vegas Bugle
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Collection Type
Manuscript collections
Scope and Contents Note

The Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) History (1984-2002) consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera chronicling issues of the LGBT communities in Nevada. In addition to records of the newspaper, the Las Vegas Bugle, the collection also contains documents pertaining to the founding of the Gay Community Service Center of Las Vegas, Nevada; Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); local political campaigns; and photographs documenting LGBT life and culture in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Biographical / Historical Note

Founded in 1984 by Rob Schlegel, the Las Vegas Bugle was a preeminent newspaper focused on lesbian, gay, and bisexual issues in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the 1980s and 1990s, the newspaper covered national gay issues, such as military policies towards gays and the Defense of Marriage Act, as well as local developments, including the founding of the Las Vegas Gay Community Service Center and the Nevada chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). After 2002, the Las Vegas Bugle was largely incorporated into other LGBT publications, such as the Las Vegas Night Beat and QVegas.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Related Collections

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

Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual History, 1993-2003. PH-00336. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History, 1984-2002. MS-00476. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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EAD ID
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Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2002 by Rob Schlegal; accession number 2003-021.

Processing Note

Material was processed by Dennis McBride in 2003. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Ian M. Baldwin revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. Subsequently, Ian M. Baldwin entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2018, Melise Leech rehoused the materials and updated the finding aid to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.

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English
Subjects
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History
photographs
Gay pride celebrations -- Nevada
Gay business enterprises -- Nevada -- Las Vegas
Gay rights
Journalism -- Nevada -- Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Twentieth century
Gay community