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"Tommy" oral history interview
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Oral history interview with "Tommy" conducted by Dennis McBride on April 28, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Thompson discusses his life as a gay man, his parents’ acceptance despite being heavily religious, and writing poems for the Las Vegas Bugle for many years.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Gay and Lesbian Chorus performing at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Philip Murphy oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Philip Murphy conducted by Stephen Johnson on January 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Murphy shares his memories of growing up in St. Thomas, Nevada. He also talks about the growth of Southern Nevada as people moved towards the west.
Archival Collection
Nevada Gay Rodeo Association float in the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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3-D Migration Experiment, Report 4 - Stripa Project 87-22, 1987 November
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 79
Archival Component
Wendy Butler oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Wendy Butler conducted by Dennis McBride on May 23, 2007 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Butler discusses her involvement with the magazine
Archival Collection
Roxton Whitmore oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Roxton Whitmore conducted by his grandson, Mark Whitmore, on October 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Whitmore discusses his personal life, including his marriage and his political affiliations. Whitmore also describes the atomic bomb tests and automobiles.
Archival Collection
Dorothy Keefe oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dorothy Keefe conducted by an unidentified interviewer on February 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Keefe explains how she first moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931 to work as a school teacher at Fifth Street School. She briefly discusses environmental and weather changes in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Gay Fiction Book Collection
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The Gay Fiction Book Collection (1951-1976) is a small collection of fiction books published from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s that have gay men as the lead characters or storylines that relate to the gay community. The majority of the books were published in San Francisco, California and were collected and donated by Dennis McBride.
Archival Collection
Lawrence Nelson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lawrence Nelson conducted by John Turner on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Nelson discusses the history of early Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about the Old Mormon Fort, the importance of railroads in Las Vegas, and the construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
Archival Collection