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Daisy Lee Miller oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01293

Abstract

Oral history interview with Daisy Lee Miller conducted by Claytee D. White on March 22, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Miller discusses Las Vegas, Nevada’s education system and raising her children in the Westside community amidst the civil rights movement.

Archival Collection

"Gay Pride Jam" marquee at the Riviera Hotel Casino, image 001: photographic print

Date

1996-05-01

Description

Gay Pride 1996 (Dennis McBride, photographer) "Gay Pride Jam" marquee at the Riviera Hotel Casino. (5-1-96)

Image

"Gay Pride Jam" marquee at the Riviera Hotel Casino, image 002: photographic print

Date

1996-05-01

Description

Gay Pride 1996 (Dennis McBride, photographer) "Gay Pride Jam" marquee at the Riviera Hotel Casino. (5-1-96)

Image

Moscow Biennial Architecture: "Updated General Plan of [Moscow, Russia] Until 2025: Projects, Perspectives, and Realization", 2008 May 27-June 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00648
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 06

Archival Component

Trula McGee oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03751

Abstract

Oral history interview with Trula McGee conducted by Claytee D. White on March 17, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.

Trula McGee talks about her experiences growing up in a military family and her time as a student and young adult in the Westside community. She also discusses her employment as a Keno writer and runner at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Castaways Hotel and Casino, and the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall and Saloon and how this led to her meeting both Wayne Newton and Marvin Gaye.

Subjects discussed include: Carver Park; Basic High School; Nevada State Bank; Jackson Ave.; Golden West Shopping Center; Reuben's Supper Club; and Larry's Sight and Sound.

Archival Collection

Metropolitan Community Church float for the third annual Gay Pride Parade: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Sunset Park. The third annual Gay Pride parade, 1999. Photographer: Dennis McBride; Metropolitan Community Church float. (5-8-99)

Image

Second annual Gay Pride Parade lining up, image 001: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

2nd annual Gay Pride parade 1998 at Sunset Park. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Parade lining up before beginning.

Image

Second annual Gay Pride Parade lining up, image 002: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

2nd annual Gay Pride parade 1998 at Sunset Park. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Parade lining up before beginning.

Image

Las Vegas' Gay Yellow Pages Telephone Directories

Identifier

MS-00735

Abstract

Las Vegas' Gay Yellow Pages Telephone Directories (1997-2018) consists of telephone and business directories published by the Lambda Business Association, the LGBTQIA+ Chamber of Commerce for Southern Nevada. Las Vegas' Gay Yellow Pages lists business and services in the Las Vegas Valley specifically geared towards serving LGBTQIA+ community in the Las Vegas Valley and Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Series I. Archived websites, 2017 to 2018

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The series is comprised of archived captures of websites and social media sites related to the October 1, 2017 mass shooting that occurred at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives staff selected websites that represent immediate news coverage of the event from established and alternative news media. The majority of content on these sites is comprised of articles and news stories from local, national, and international news media outlets. Established news media sources include the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Sun, Fox News, The New York Times, and CNN. Alternative news media sources include the Las Vegas Weekly, Buzzfeed, and Truthfeed News. Websites and social media sites were also selected based on the most frequently shared URLs on Twitter related to the shooting in Las Vegas. The websites in this collection were crawled and captured using Archive-It from October 2017 to October 2018.

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