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Looking east-northeast down Circus Circus Drive toward the Drew Las Vegas project, right tower, and the Sky Tower Las Vegas Condominiums, in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-06

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016.

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Encore and Wynn Las Vegas towers as seen from Resorts World Drive near Las Vegas Boulevard, looking east-southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-06

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016.

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A clown statue and billboard in front of the Circus Circus hotel and casino on Las Vegas Boulevard, looking west-northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-06

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016.

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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

Mark Douglas oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00484

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mark Douglas conducted by Dennis McBride on May 16, 1999 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Douglas discusses his family and upbringing in the Mormon Church, his realization of his sexuality, first experiences with gay clubs and associations, and the conflict between his feelings and his faith. He continues talking about Church views of homosexuality in a modern and historical context and then details two organizations that offer support to LGBT members of the Mormon Church.

Archival Collection

Public Service Institute of Nevada papers

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Valerie Wiener Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01148
Collection Name: Valerie Wiener Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

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

Websites selected by UNLV staff, 2017 to 2018

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

The websites archived in this series were selected by UNLV Special Collections and Archives staff to represent public reaction to the shooting that occured at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on October 1, 2017. The majority of the links in this series are comprised of local and national news coverage of the incident.

Archival Collection

Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00866
Collection Name: Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of George Ullom, 1940s - 1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Photograph of George Ullom Jr., while he held a position of public office. It appears as if he is reading over an important document.

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