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Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection (MS-00842)

Abstract

The Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection (1977-2018) contains posters and signs created by the Las Vegas, Nevada Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community, collected by historian Dennis McBride. These handmade and commercially printed signs cover events of particular interest to the Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ community, including social events, entertainment venues, political rallies, and Gay Pride events.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1977 to 2018

Extent

5.33 Cubic Feet (2 oversized boxes, 5 flat files, 4 rolls, 11 unboxed items)
18.48 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Collector: McBride, Dennis

Scope and Contents Note

The Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection (1977-2018) consists of posters and signs created by the Las Vegas, Nevada Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community, collected by Dennis McBride. The material provides insight into LGBTQ political activism and community activities in Las Vegas, Nevada. Signs are both handmade and commercially printed, with the commercially printed signs and posters including advertisements for events held at LGBTQ nightclubs and bars as well as Gay Pride parades, movie screenings, theatrical performances, charity events, AIDS outreach, and political events. The handmade signs deal with topics relating to marriage equality and AIDS awareness for use at parades and protest events.

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 original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

Dennis McBride grew up in Boulder City, Nevada, and received both his BA and MA in history from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He authored several histories of Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam. Beginning in the 1970s, McBride started chronicling the history of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his work culminating in Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State published in 2017. He served as a curator of historical collections at the Boulder City (Nevada) Museum & Historical Society, UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives, and Director of the Nevada State Museum.

Source:

"Preservation Spotlight: Dennis McBride," Classic Las Vegas. May 20, 2014. https://classiclasvegas.com/clv-history-blog/2014/5/20/preservation-spotlight-dennis-mcbride.

Related Collections

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada 1993-2018. MS-00802. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gay Business Directories Collection, 1992-2015. MS-00750. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

Lee Plotkin Papers, 1955-2006. MS-00518. Special Collections and Archives, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reno Gay Rodeo Collection, 1977-1988. MS-00503. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rick L. May Papers, 1982-1997. MS-00446. Special Collections and Archives, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ted Lenhart Collection on the LGBTQ Community, 1990-2001. MS-00484. Special Collections and Archives, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

Preferred Citation

Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection, 1977-2018. MS-00842. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2019 by Dennis McBride; accession numbers 2011-17, 2017-164, 2019-029, and 2022-006.

Processing Note

In 2017, a rough inventory of the accession was created by Maggie Bukowski. To prepare the inventory, the described materials were reviewed to create a contents list, estimate dates, identify material types, and a finding aid was created in ArchivesSpace. In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Melise Leech rehoused the materials and revised the collection description in ArchivesSpace to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2019, Tammi Kim rehoused additional materials and updated the finding aid. In 2023, Tammi Kim rehoused additional materials and used an inventory created by the donor to update the finding aid.

Resource Type

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Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00842

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