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LGBTQ Las Vegas Records (MS-00965)

Abstract

The LGBTQ Las Vegas records are comprised of Dennis McBride's official papers and correspondence from 2016 to 2017 about his pictorial history book, LGBTQ Las Vegas, on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The records consist of correspondence on the acceptance of McBride's book proposal as well as a memorandum agreement. The records also contain printed copies of electronic correspondence between McBride and Arcadia Publishing as well as correspondence from McBride requesting photographer's permission to include their work in his book. The records also include a proof copy of the book with McBride's annotations.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

2016 to 2017

Extent

0.23 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.21 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Creator: McBride, Dennis

Scope and Contents Note

The LGBTQ Las Vegas records are comprised of Dennis McBride's official papers and correspondence from 2016 to 2017 about his pictorial history book, LGBTQ Las Vegas, on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The records consist of correspondence on the acceptance of McBride's book proposal as well as a memorandum agreement. The records also contain printed copies of electronic correspondence between McBride and Arcadia Publishing as well as correspondence from McBride requesting photographer's permission to include their work in his book. The records also include a proof copy of the book with McBride's annotations.

Access Note

Collection is open for research, with the exception of materials that are restricted to protect personally identifiable information. Restricted materials will be open for research use January 1, 2092.

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 as they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Author and director of the Nevada State Museum, Dennis McBride was born and raised in Boulder City, Nevada. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He is well-known as an expert in the history of Hoover Dam and has written several histories of Boulder City. He has chronicled and collected the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Las Vegas, Nevada since the late 1970s. His work culminated in the book Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State published in 2017. He has worked at the Boulder City Museum and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Special Collections and Archives.

Related Collections

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

Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State Records, 2016-2017. MS-00875. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

LGBTQ Las Vegas records, approximately 2016-2017. MS-00965. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by Dennis McBride in 2019; accession number 2019-030.

Processing Note

In 2019, Mary Anilao minimally processed the materials during accessioning and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Subjects

Gay community
Correspondence
Gay clubs -- Nevada

Resource Type

Records

Collection Type

Manuscript collections

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00965

Finding Aid Description Rules

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