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Video clip of interview with Gay (Gertrud Anne Yoder) Kauffman, October 11, 2006

Date

2006-10-11

Description

Part of the Nevada Test Site Oral History Project (MS-00818)

Moving Image

Projects

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00266
Collection Name: Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Patricia and Robert Schnider oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03501

Abstract

Oral history interview with Patricia and Robert Schnider conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Robert discusses his early life and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. He remembers attending Nevada Southern University (now University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and his father's ownership of the Capri Motel. Patricia discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, and growing up homesteading. Lastly, Patricia and Robert describe entertainment in Las Vegas during the late 1950s.

Archival Collection

Ruth Moore Weaver oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01932

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth Moore Weaver conducted by her grandson, Danny Weaver, on November 22, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Weaver begins by discussing her early life and family history. Weaver describes how Las Vegas, Nevada has developed and changed, as well her and her husband's participation in community organizations. She talks about her husband's jobs, how she prefers living in Southern Nevada compared to other areas, and segregation in the city. Weaver concludes by discussing why she prefers to live in Henderson, Nevada and the history of gambling in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Unidentified man at Neon Squares booth at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Unidentified man at the Neon Squares gay square dancers booth.

Image

NAMES Project Quilt in the Capital volunteer registration form

Date

1996-10-11 to 1996-10-13

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Names Project [AIDS quilt] file.

Text

Eugene Buford oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00145

Abstract

Oral history interview with Eugene Buford conducted by Claytee White on September 12, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Eugene Buford talks about his great grandmother, Mary Nettles, who was instrumental in the start and growth of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples (NAACP) in Las Vegas, Nevada. He speaks about his experiences with prejudice and discrimination, while reflecting upon what it was like being an African American growing up in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Dignity/Las Vegas booth, with AXIOS at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1997-05-10

Description

Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Gay Pride 1997, Sunset Park. Dignity-Las Vegas booth, with AXIOS (Eastern and Orthodox Christians). (5-10-97)

Image

Photograph of Sam Gay, circa mid 1900s

Date

1940 to 1969

Description

Portrait of Sam Gay.

Image

"Nevada Gay Times," memoranda, 1985

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00476
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component