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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

Photograph of Mayor William Taylor signing a proclamation creating Constitution Week, North Las Vegas, Nevada, September, 24, 1964

Date

1964-09-24

Description

North Las Vegas Mayor William L. Taylor signs a proclamation designating the week of September 17-23, 1964 as Constitution Week. Mrs. Sam Amorelli is at left, Mrs. David Cotner at right, , North Las Vegas, Nevada, September, 24, 1964.

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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

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

List of celebrity information, Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1958-1962

Date

1958 to 1962

Description

A list of celebrity room reservations and arrival information for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Written on stationary from the Freeman Company publicists Beverly Hills, California.

Mixed Content

Postcard from Gene Price (Findlay, Ohio) to the editor of the "Sands Times," January 5, 1960

Date

1960-01-05

Description

A postcard from Gene Price, the editor of "The Ohio Oil Company" to the editor of the "Sands Times" at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, requesting that he be added to the "Sands Times" mailing list.

Mixed Content

Sands Times, Christmas issue, December, 1958

Date

1958-12

Description

The Christmas 1958 issue of the "Sands Times," a promotional periodical published by the Sands Inc., in Las Vegas, Nevada. The periodical is comprised of photographs of guests and celebrities, and it highlights specific events and activities held by the Sands Hotel. The editor was Al Freeman, and the assistant editor was Ruth East.

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Report by Cole Fischer Rogow, Inc. to the Sands, Frontier Hotel, and the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, circa 1968

Date

1968

Description

A detailed advertising report, "1968 Creative Presentation," written by Cole Fischer Rogow, Inc. for The Sands Hotel, The Frontier Hotel, and The Desert Inn outlining a comprehensive advertising campaign in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mixed Content

Judy Corbisiero oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02543

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Judy Corbisiero conducted by Dennis McBride on September 05, 2003; and April 21, July 02, and December 10, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In the interviews, Corbisiero recalls her early childhood in New York City, New York, coming out in the late 1970s, and meeting her then-partner, Janice Summers. She describes forming Summercor, Incorporated (a portmanteau of their last names) with Summers to produce women musicians, with a focus on lesbian artists, while living in New York. Corbisiero also talks about musicians she worked with, running political fundraisers during music events, and meeting her next partner, Gudrun Fonfa. She then explains moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with Fonfa in 1983 to promote women's music and culture in Las Vegas and throughout the West Coast.

Archival Collection

Letters regarding the jazz concert "The Wide Wild World of Jazz," Las Vegas, November 27, 1965

Date

1965-11-27

Description

A series of letters regarding "The Wide Wild World of Jazz," a concert held at the Sands Hotel Convention Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. The correspondence includes information about the 22-piece orchestra, conducted by Raoul Romero, the various guest artists, and information regarding the charity, the Clark County Association for Retarded Children. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content