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Remembering Nevada Women: Nevada Women's History Project, undated

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Shelley Berkley Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00599
Collection Name: Shelley Berkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 34

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Kickoff Joint Veterans History Project, 2002 August 01

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Shelley Berkley Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00599
Collection Name: Shelley Berkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 33

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Legislative history of Colorado River Basin Project Act, 1968

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File

Archival Collection

Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00427
Collection Name: Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 19

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project interview, 2010

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Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States
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Collection Number: MS-00097
Collection Name: Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States
Box/Folder: Box 95

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Laughlin history book project and publishing materials, 1987-1991

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File

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Richard B. Taylor Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00341
Collection Name: Richard B. Taylor Papers
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Nevada Women's History Project Conference keynote presentation, 2006

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File

Archival Collection

League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Records
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Collection Number: MS-00024
Collection Name: League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 29

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Wes Davis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02545

Abstract

Oral history interview with Wes Davis conducted by Dennis McBride on July 13, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Davis discusses the AIDS epidemic in the United States in 1981 and the effect it had on the gay community. Davis then talks about Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) in 1984, Golden Rainbow in 1986, and the Nevada Aids Project in 1987, and describes their efforts to deal with the disease. Lastly, he describes the implementation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and explains why people were afraid to find out if they were positive for the disease.

Archival Collection

Voices from the Past: the Las Vegas Springs Preserve Oral History Project Interviews

Identifier

OH-00778

Abstract

The Voices from the Past: The Las Vegas Springs Preserve Oral History Project consists of nine interviews conducted by Joe Thompson in 2002 with community members, field experts, and politicians involved in the creation of the Springs Preserve, which opened in 2007. Interviewees include Claude and Liz Warren, John Mendoza, Richard Bryan, and others. Digital audio available; no transcripts available.

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Deborah Cameron oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02541

Abstract

Oral history interview with Deborah Cameron conducted by Dennis McBride on August 17, 2006 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Cameron discusses the lesbian community in Las Vegas, Nevada, the organization Women of Nevada (WUN), and founding the organization, L Club. She describes other lesbian organizations and clubs that she was a member of and explains why gay clubs were important in forming supportive communities. Lastly, Cameron talks about the disbandment of the L Club.

Archival Collection

Photograph of an aerial view of Las Vegas (Nev.), January 22, 1947

Date

1947-01-22

Description

An aerial view of Las Vegas with the display of a major street in center is U.S. Highway 91, now known today as Las Vegas Boulevard.

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