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Las Vegas Mayor candidate Oscar Goodman on stage at Gay Pride, image 007: photographic print
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Elgin Holbert Jr. oral history interview
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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
Rosalee Gay McMillan (Benning) and her family: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Nevada Gay Times, 1983
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04
Archival Component
Parents and Friends Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), 1994
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Daniel Hinkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
National Gay Task Force, information, 1977
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Renee Diamond Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14
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Clinton, Bill: pro-gay resume, 1996
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Lee Plotkin Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Las Vegas Gay Bowling League, 1985
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), 1992
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
A Very Gay Christmas Carol, script, 2002
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Center Stage, Inc. Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component