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Roy D. Baker oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02535

Abstract

Oral history interview with Roy D. Baker conducted by Dennis McBride February 08, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Baker discusses Fred Schoonmaker, a Reno, Nevada gay activist and his husband, Alfred Parkinson. Baker details their efforts to create Stonewall Park, a town for LGBTQ members in Nevada that was never realized. Schoonmaker attempted to establish Stonewall Park three times in three different locations: Silver Springs, Nevada; Rhyolite, Nevada; and Thunder Mountain, Nevada. Baker talks about his personal relationship with Schoonmaker, his opinion on Stonewall Park, and legal issues that Schoonmaker faced during the development of the town. Baker describes opposition from local residents against Stonewall Park and Schoonmaker's health after being diagnosed with HIV.

Archival Collection

Susan and Holly Carratelli oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00344

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Susan and Holly Carratelli conducted by Dennis McBride on June 24 and 26, 1999 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In the interviews, Susan and Holly recall first meeting during the planning for the 1994 National Coming Out Day event in Las Vegas, Nevada. They discuss what they value in a relationship, their past relationship experiences, and their involvement with the Gay and Lesbian Community Center and Metropolitan Community Church. Other subjects they cover include their marriage, anecdotes about living together, having children, their daily routine, and conflicting inter-community perceptions between gay men and women in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Celebrity list for the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, February 1958-1962

Date

1958 to 1962

Description

A list of celebrity arrival dates, including Milton Berle and others, at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mixed Content

List of celebrities at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, October 1958

Date

1958-10

Description

A list of celebrity rooms and gift choices (fruit or flowers) for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mixed Content

Anne Davis Mulford and Strutt Hurley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01348

Abstract

Oral history interview with Anne Davis Mulford and Strutt Hurley conducted by Dennis McBride on June 7, 2002 and July 22, 2002 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. Mulford discusses her early life in the Northeast, including her experiences with a lesbian mother and how that affected her early life. She discusses her coming out and her move to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1990s. Anne recalls her involvement in the LGBTQIA+ community in Las Vegas, including her work on the Las Vegas Pride parade and the beginnings of the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada. Finally, she talks about her work building AFAN, the Aid for AIDS of Nevada.

Archival Collection

Invoice statements to the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1971

Date

1971-03

Description

An invoice statement for advertising from Cole Fischer Rogow, Inc. (New York) to Mr. M.G. Coombs at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mixed Content

Photograph of Cyril Wengert and others in a buisness meeting, 1955-1960

Date

1955 to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

Cyril Wengert,is shaking hands with an unidentified individual. On the table in front of them is an official-looking document/contract. There are two pens standing on the table. This photograph was taken sometime between 1955-1960.

Image

Christie Young oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02043

Abstract

Oral history interview with Christie Young conducted by Dennis McBride on October 18, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In the interview, Young talks about her early life in Reno, Nevada and her experiences with race and sexuality during this time. She then describes attending University of Nevada, Reno in 1974, getting pregnant, having an abortion, and the social implications of abortions. Young recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979 to study anthropology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, learning about gay culture, and attending the Metropolitan Community Church. She then explains joining gay rights organizations as a straight woman, gay rights activism in the 1980s and 1990s, and stories of individuals within the Las Vegas gay community.

Archival Collection

CHANGING PERSPECTIVES: Crescent Dunes Solar - Artist Statement

Date

2019-05

Description

Artist Statement by photographer Jamey Stillings for CHANGING PERSPECTIVES: Crescent Dunes Solar digital archive.

Text

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter "Women of Diversity Centennial Project" report

Date

2005-01-22

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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