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Mary Wesley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01950

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary Wesley conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2007 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Wesley discusses her early life in Quitman, Mississippi. She recalls the racism she experienced during her youth, the church community in Quitman, and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada by train. She talks about the welfare rights movement in Las Vegas, Operation Life, and businesses on Jackson Street. Lastly, Wesley describes the entertainment on the Westside, and integration on the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 22, 1996

Date

1996-04-22

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes, along with additional information about requests, bylaws, and resolutions.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 20th commencement program, 1983 May 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: UA-00115
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 25th commencement program, 1988 May 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: UA-00115
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Cheryl Radeloff oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01524

Abstract

Oral history interview with Cheryl Radeloff conducted by Suzanne Becker on July 27, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview Cheryl Radeloff discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to accept a research position at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), then being hired as a graduate assistant for the UNLV sociology department, and finally her involvement with the UNLV Gay Straight Alliance. She also talks about receiving her PhD in 2004 and going to the American Sociological Association Job Employment Fair in 2005.

Archival Collection

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 22, 1975

Date

1975-07-22

Description

Agenda and meeting minutes for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Senate. CSUN Session 4 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Rose Pry oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02563

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rose Pry conducted by Dennis McBride on August 24, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Pry discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1980s and describes the lesbian community at the time. She talks about Women United of Nevada (WUN), a lesbian-identified organization founded in 1987, the events that they held around the community, and the women who were leaders in the organization. Lastly, Pry then discusses her employment writing for the Las Vegas Bugle under Rob Schlegel.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas & Tonopah no. 8 on North Western Pacific, Santa Rosa, California, 1939 September 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

David Coons Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00029
Collection Name: David Coons Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

UNLV College of Hotel Administration, SKAL Club of Las Vegas, menu, 1986 October 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 37

Archival Component

James A. Gay III interview, 1973: transcript

Date

1973

Description

Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Joyce M. Wright in 1973. Edited by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, and transcribed for the project "Black Experience in Southern Nevada, Donated Tapes Collection," James R. Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1978. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.

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