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Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada float in the Gay Pride parade, image 005: photographic print, 1999 May 08
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 040
Archival Component
Gerald L. Connor oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Gerald Connor conducted by James Bonnell on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Connor first discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada and serving as a pilot in the United States Air Force. He then discusses his education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his church membership. Topics that Connor discusses during the interview also include changes in the school district and properties located in Downtown Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Strip, his political activity within the Democratic Party, the Helldorado Parades, and the early atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site.
Archival Collection
History of Blue Diamond in Nevada Oral History Project Public Event
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History of Blue Diamond in Nevada Oral History Project Public Event conducted by the Blue Diamond History Committee from approximately 2005 to 2015 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. During this event, multiple unidentified individuals narrate the history of Blue Diamond Village in a public event hosted by the Blue Diamond History Committee. Other individuals also share personal stories of their experiences in Blue Diamond Village.
Archival Collection
Gay Switchboard: volunteer schedules, 1983-1984
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Terry Wilsey Papers on the Las Vegas, Nevada LGBT Community
Box/Folder: Box SH-042 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), newsletters, 1990-1999
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Film canister, Gay Pride Pageant at Freezone, 2002 May 02
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Gay Pride, black-and-white photographs, 1998 April 25
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Nevada Gay Rodeo Association Royalty Pageant, 1998 November 28
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Kenneth W. Fong oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kenneth W. Fong conducted by Lois Goodall on February 22, 2014 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods--an Oral History Project of Ward 1. Fong discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and being the son of two successful and philanthropic community members, Wing and Lilly Fong. Fong also discusses his father starting a grocery store and later in 1955, Fong’s Garden. He then discusses real estate development, Nevada State Bank development, as well as contributing to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Chinatown evolution.
Archival Collection
Victoria and Brad Babich oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Victoria and Brad Babich conducted by Claytee D. White on November 22, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, the Babich couple describe their family histories and life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the mid-twentieth century. Brad Babich discusses his father's work in the gaming industry of Las Vegas, the prevalence of organized crime in the city, the influence of Howard Hughes and the federal government, and other aspects of Las Vegas history. He also talks about nuclear weapons tests at the Nevada Test Site and the health problems some employees acquired there. The two talk about recreational activities of the time, as well as the entertainers that performed on the Las Vegas Strip. Other topics of discussion include race relations in Las Vegas, casino history, and changes that have occurred over the years in the city.
Archival Collection