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John Warfel oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01913

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Warfel conducted by Dennis McBride on March 11, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Warfel discusses his personal history and his experiences as a gay priest within the Episcopal Church. He recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada and interviewing for a ministry job at Christ Church. Warfel describes same-sex blessings and marriages in the Episcopal Church and the pressures of vestry approval that he dealt with during his career.

Archival Collection

Kenny Kerr oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01010

Abstract

Oral history interview with Kenny Kerr conducted by Dennis McBride on May 29, 2001 and May 30, 2001 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. Kerr discusses his childhood and the beginning of the female character, Kenny Kerr. Kerr also talks about the shows Boylesque, Gay Illusions, Doll Factory, and Vive les Boys. Kerr then discusses the other aspects of his career in drag performance.

Archival Collection

Film negative of marriage records, Clark County, Nevada, circa late 1920s - early 1930s

Date

1931

Description

Description included with image: "Clark County, Nevada records of the marriage of Guy Edward "Whataman" Hudson and L. Margaret Newton in Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 1929. Hudson was still married to her when he married Ma Kennedy in 1931 at Black Canyon."

Image

Slide of an invoice for costumes for one of Donn Arden's shows, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1977

Date

1977

Archival Collection

Description

Black & white slide of an invoice for costumes for one of Donn Arden's shows in 1977, from Societe Parisienne de Parures et Nouveautes.

Image

Slide of an invoice for costumes for one of Donn Arden's shows, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1977

Date

1977

Archival Collection

Description

Black & white slide of an invoice for costumes for one of Donn Arden's shows in 1977, from Societe Parisienne de Parures et Nouveautes.

Image

Slide of sheet music for Donn Arden's show opening vocal in "Hallelujah Hollywood", Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s

Date

1970 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Black & white slide of sheet music for opening vocal in "Hallelujah Hollywood" -- Ziegfeld Revue-MGM Grand, in Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with George Cichoski by Tracey Bradley, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1981, Tracey Bradley interviewed George Cichoski (born 1939 in New Kensington, PA) about the roles and functions of the Cumorah Credit Union, which served members of the Mormon Church. Cichoski first talks about the development of the credit union, the effects of the change from federal to state charters and those advantages, and the overall function of a credit union in general. Cichoski also discusses the Financial Institutions Act and its effects on credit unions, the innovative services that credit unions would need to adopt to retain their members, and what he believes will be in store for the future of credit unions.

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Transcript of interview with Suzette Cox by Andrew Lazarus, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1981, Andrew Lazarus interviewed Suzette Cox (b. 1945 in San Diego, California) about her experiences of living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cox talks briefly about her move from California to Las Vegas, her employment at two police agencies and a local newspaper company, and her family. The two also discuss racial discrimination issues in Las Vegas and Cox’s experiences in sports as she was going to school in Las Vegas. Cox later describes how the Strip influenced her life and move to the city, the crime rate in Las Vegas and Nevada and how it related to tourism, and her recollection of the effects of the above-ground atomic testing.

Text

Nevada State Library and Archives

Corporate Body Alternate Name

Nevada State Library

No description.

Corporate Body

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