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Christie Young Papers (MS-00350)

Abstract

The Christie Young Papers are comprised of Young's personal papers, journals, and photographs between 1982 and 2011. The journals document Young's arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada and her involvement in several nascent Las Vegas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organizations from 1982 to 1985, such as UNLV's Lesbian and Gay Academic Union (LGAU). The collection includes materials related to her life in San Diego, California from 1985 to 1995 and typed transcripts of all journal entries that relate to the Las Vegas LGBTQ community. The collection also includes photographic slides and prints documenting Young's involvement with LGAU and events in the Las Vegas LGBTQ community.

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Date

1982 to 2011

Extent

0.65 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
0.63 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Christie Young Papers are comprised of Young's personal papers, journals, and photographs between 1982 and 2011. The journals document Young's arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada and her involvement in several nascent Las Vegas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organizations from 1982 to 1985, such as UNLV's Lesbian and Gay Academic Union (LGAU). The collection includes materials related to her life in San Diego, California from 1985 to 1995 and typed transcripts of all journal entries that relate to the Las Vegas LGBTQ community. The collection also includes photographic slides and prints documenting members and field trips of UNLV’s Lesbian and Gay Academic Union, as well as events in the larger Las Vegas LGBTQ community such as same-sex marriages and the Second and Third Annual Las Vegas Gay Pride celebrations.

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 are arranged in chronological order.

Biographical / Historical Note

Christie Young was a prominent member of several LGBTQ community organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada. Young was born on July 12, 1956 in Reno, Nevada. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982 and joined many LGBTQ organizations, including the Lesbian and Gay Academic Union, Voices, and the Metropolitan Community Church. She was also instrumental in the creation of the precursor to the Community Counseling Center and Dennis McBride's efforts to collect and archive LGBTQ community publications. Young left Las Vegas for San Diego, California in December 1985, but returned in 1995.

Source:

Christie Young oral history interview, 1998 October 18. OH-02043. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1gt3v

Related Collections

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

Terry Wilsey Papers on the Las Vegas, Nevada LGBT Community, 1979-2002. MS-00472. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1vd2r

Christie Young oral history interview, 1998 October 18. OH-02043. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1gt3v

Nevada Gay Times. HQ75.V44. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Christie Young Papers, 1982-2011. MS-00350. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1w599

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1999 by Christie Young and in 2021 and 2024 by Dennis McBride; accession numbers 99-15, 2021-112, and 2024-120.

Processing Note

Materials were processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Franklin Howard revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2022, Tammi Kim minimally processed the 2021 addition and updated the finding aid. In 2024, Landon Paljusaj used the donor-provided inventory to process the 2024 addition at item level and updated the finding aid. Landon re-formatted the donor-provided description to create the item titles, but transcribed the donor’s additional descriptive information into the general note field as-is.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00350

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