Oral history interview with Ron Lawrence conducted by Dennis McBride on 1997 June 22, July 11, and August 08 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In this interview Ron Lawrence discusses his early life, his career, and the gay community in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses gay rights and the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s.
The Veterans History Project files document the efforts of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project and the National D-Day Museum to organize and plan a public history project about Native American veteran representation in the public discourse. Materials date from approximately 2002 to 2004. The subseries includes a registry for Native American service people; an interview list; notes on the process and meetings of the organization; materials about the Mississippi Band of Choctaw including journal articles, promotional materials, and a resume; Dr. Spilde’s research photographs of World War II monuments, memorials, and the National D-Day Museum; and agendas, correspondence, business cards, a button, and newspaper articles.
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records (approximately 1950-2008) consist of oral histories collected by University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of History for the Nevada Test Site Oral History Project. The collection includes digital audio recordings of interviews, print and digital transcripts, and a small selection of digital video recordings. Some interviews have also been supplemented with photographs, letters, scientific articles, brochures, news clippings and ephemera about the Nevada Test Site.
The Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (1993-2002) consists of photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheets chronicling events and activities of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities throughout southern Nevada. Many of the photographs originally accompanied newspaper articles published in the Las Vegas Bugle.