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Las Vegas Gay Pride Celebration Poster, 1993 June 13
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Gay Pride
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-077
Archival Component
Las Vegas Gay Pride Celebration Poster, 1994 June 05
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Gay Pride
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-077
Archival Component
Will Vicuna oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Will Vicuna conducted by Stefani Evans on June 23 and July 3, 2023 for Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In the first interview, Vicuna goes into detail about his family's history, and his parents' life in Quezon, Philippines. When his brother sent Will a postcard of the newly opened Hilton Hotel and Casino, Will decided he would move to Las Vegas as soon as he completed his psychology degree in 1970. He concludes the first interview discussing his employment at the Hilton and the Flamingo Hilton, his 1972 marriage, and his 1973 UNLV graduation in Hotel Administration. In the second interview, Vicuna talks about his wife, Felicidad, who graduated from University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila in Medical Technology. He shares details about her career, and then talks about his own career in hospitality, working in a number of Las Vegas hotels including the Hilton and Flamingo Hilton, Palace Station, Peppermill Mesquite, and the Golden Eagle in Pahrump. Throughout the interviews, Vicuna discusses family reunions in Las Vegas, shopping for Filipino food, and eating at various restaurants around town. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 010
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Pride Street dancers at the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center: photographic print, approximately 1995
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Jeff Williams, coordinator at the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center: photographic print, approximately 1995
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
History of Poker, History Channel, 2004
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Anita Tijerina Revilla oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Anita Tijerina Revilla conducted by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo on October 09, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Revilla discusses her early life in San Antonio, Texas. She talks about her decision to make education a priority, figuring out the college application process on her own, and her initial interest in social justice. Revilla talks about how her critical consciousness was developed, and her pedagogical approach to teaching. Revilla describes her role in the 2006 May Day march, advocating advocating for the queer community, and disrupting oppressive systems to increase educational access for students. Lastly, Revilla discusses ethnic studies and the history of inequality in the United States.
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Lin Hansen oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ellen L. (Lin) Hansen conducted by Terri Hansen on April 30, 1985 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In her interview Hansen discusses the effects of World War II, family history, environmental changes, and government in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Charlotte Pittman oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Charlotte Pittman conducted by Vanessa Concepcion, Cecilia Winchell, and Stefani Evans on November 29, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Charlotte discuses her heritage and family's histories as well as her childhood growing up in Manila, Philippines with her cousins and Lola (paternal grandmother). She talks about immigrating to the United States and growing up in Pueblo, Colorado before attending the Air Force Academy to become a pilot and moving to Las Vegas with her husband. Charlotte also shares memories from her time serving in the Air Force, her plans to retire in the near future, and her current activities with her family.
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