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Volunteer training program, 1997
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Youth, 1999-2000
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Youth Zone agreement, 1999
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Blue Neon Productions, 1997
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Correspondence with elected officials, 1993
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. t-shirt, 1997
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Carratelli Family Collection on Gay Rights in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Fong, Wing G., 1925-2005
Wing Fong was a distinguished Nevadan, recognized for his philanthropic generosity and business acumen. He was an owner director of Nevada State Bank and a founder of Frontier Fidelity Savings and Loan Association.
Person
Elgin Holbert Jr. oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
Oral history interview with Elgin Holbert Jr. conducted by Claytee D. White on April 28, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Elgin Holbert Jr. discusses growing up in the Westside community of Las Vegas, the activities he participated in as a child, community leaders he admired, and his observations of mixed family life (as his father was Black and his mother was white). Elgin also speaks of his work as a Red Cap on the Union Pacific Railroad (UPR), his time at Nevada Power, and his experience dealing cards at various Las Vegas casinos including the Riviera Hotel and Casino (for 15 years), the Tropicana Las Vegas (for 15 years), and the Treasure Island Hotel (for 20 years).
Subjects discussed include: Viola Cunningham; Union Pacific Railroad; Riviera Hotel and Casino; Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel Casino; Treasure Island Hotel; Cotton Bowl; Jimmy Gay; Jefferson Recreational Center; and Eleanor Walker
Archival Collection
Air strip tests and explosions photographs, 1955 to 1957
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay Kauffman Nevada Test Site Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Entertainers, general, head shots, 1990s
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component