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David Parks oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01433

Abstract

Oral history interviews with David Parks conducted by Dennis McBride on February 16 and 21, 2000 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In the interviews, Parks talks about his early life in Boston, Massachusetts, his education, and his service with the United States Air Force, where he was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1967. Parks then recalls understanding his sexuality during his military service and policies regarding gay military personnel. He remembers coming out as gay in 1972, when he attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and worked for the City of Las Vegas as a computer operator. He then talks about getting involved with politics, his involvement with gay support organizations including Aid for AIDS of Nevada, and his experiences running as the first openly gay Nevada State Assemblyman in 1996. Lastly, Parks discusses same sex rights legislation that was brought forward during his time in office.

Archival Collection

Sarah Serna oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01670

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sarah Serna conducted by Dennis McBride on December 04, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. Serna opens her interview by discussing her move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993, and her first assignment as a Methodist minister to a small congregation in North Las Vegas. Serna then explains how she became involved in LGBT social justice issues after witnessing expressions of homophobia and prejudice within her church. She discusses her involvement with the Las Vegas LGBT community and the development of a pastoral care outreach program, the development of the World AIDS Day prayer vigil, and the foundation of the Community Counseling Center, later renamed Lighthouse Ministry. Serna then talks about her decision to transition from the Methodist Church to the Episcopalian Church and becoming the first Episcopalian priest in Las Vegas to bless same-sex marriages. She also discusses the development of a transitional housing program, changes in the LGBT community in Las Vegas, and many individuals involved in LGBT social justice programs in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Correspondence from John Strauss (Cleary-Strauss & Irwin, Los Angeles) to Al Freeman (Sands Hotel, Las Vegas), September 2, 1958

Date

1958-09-02

Description

Correspondence from John Strauss to Al Freeman at the Sands Hotel confirming his room reservation and dinner and show reservations for him and his wife on their anniversary.

Mixed Content

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

Archival Component

Documents pertaining to a fundraising event for the Dorothy Entratter Nursery homes, Las Vegas, circa February 1967

Date

1967-02

Description

A series of documents including correspondence, a press release, a telegram, and a news personnel list pertaining to a fundraising event for the Dorothy Entratter Nursery homes for children in Israel at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Sally MacEachern oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01174

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Sally MacEachern conducted by Dennis McBride on February 24 and March 11, 2002 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. MacEachern opens her interview discussing her birth and upbringing with her twin sister in Wisconsin during the 1940s. She then describes her family history, her life as a twin, and what it was like to be part of a military family. MacEachern then talks about her first lesbian sexual encounters and meeting other lesbians for the first time. She discusses joining the military and efforts within the organization to remove lesbians from the service that eventually lead to her termination. MacEachern then recalls going to college in the 1960s, meeting other lesbians, and moving in with her first girlfriend. She describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada for graduate school, joining the gay community, and frequenting local gay businesses including Maxine's and Camp David. She then discusses the lesbian separatists movement, the different struggles gay men face compared to lesbian women, and the local community response to the AIDS crisis.

Archival Collection

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

Meeting minutes for the Sands Hotel's contribution committee, Las Vegas, September 24, 1970

Date

1970-09-24

Description

The meeting notes for the Sands Hotel's contributions committee, which outlines which contributions had been approved, the amount approved, and the rejected contributions.

Mixed Content

Memo on the Israel Government Tourist Office booking at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, October 10, 1962

Date

1962-10-10

Description

An inter-department memo that contains information about the booking of the Emerald Room at the Sands Hotel by the Israel Government Tourist Office from October 23-25, 1962 for a cocktail party. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content