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David Torres oral history interview
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Oral history interview with David Torres conducted by David Schwartz on May 21, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Torres talks about his career card dealing in Las Vegas, Nevada at the El Cortez, Barbary Coast, Stardust, Rio, Palms, M, and Cosmopolitan casinos.
Archival Collection
#05080: Business of Murder - Archive, 1983 September 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1980s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Aaron Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Aaron Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 16, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Williams recalls individuals he worked with, such as Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Gay, and the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He remembers the Westside Federal Credit Union, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and encountering discrimination at one of the first jobs he had at the Sahara Hotel. He shares anecdotes of Robert Maheu, Steve Wynn, Lubertha Johnson, Ruby Duncan, Mabel Hoggard, and other Las Vegas, Nevada notables.
Archival Collection
Lesbian and Gay Academic Union (LGAU)
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Rob Schlegel, Will Collins, and Dacoda Clayton Collins at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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The third annual Gay Pride parade at Sunset Park, 1999. Photographer: Dennis McBride. L-R: Rob Schlegel; Will Collins; Dacoda Clayton Collins.
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"Gay 90s Revue" booklet, 1960
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Variety Club Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, 1993
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Daniel Hinkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 04
Archival Component
Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Gay Pride
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The Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Pride Association, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Pride (1989-2000) contains materials collected and produced by Strutt Hurley during her tenure as Director of Entertainment of SNAPI. Materials include meeting minutes, advertising contracts, Las Vegas Pride programs, and ephemera collected from Pride celebrations in Las Vegas, Nevada and other parts of the United States and the world.
Archival Collection
Jon Sparer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jon Sparer conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 04, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Sparer discusses his career as an architect of many major Las Vegas, Nevada hotels and casinos. He also talks about designing the Congregation Ner Tamid and The Center for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community.
Archival Collection
Gay and lesbian rights, 1993-2002
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Florence McClure Papers
Box/Folder: Box 7
Archival Component