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Stella Champo Iaconis oral history interviews
Identifier
OH-02686
Abstract
Oral history interview with Stella Champo Iaconis conducted by Kay Long on May 14, 1997, May 21, 1997, May 26, 1997, and September 22, 1997 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Iaconis opens her interviews discussing her difficult upbringing and life on a ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada with her dad in the 1910s and 1920s. Iaconis then describes her experiences as a waitress in Las Vegas. As the interviews continue, Iaconis discusses Block 16 and sex work, the Helldorado Days, and life in 1930s Las Vegas. Iaconis ends the interview talking about her father and his career as a miner; her many husbands; and her personal history in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Rose Miztri and Rachel Parker oral history interview
Identifier
OH-02628
Abstract
Oral history interview with Rose Miztri and Rachel Parker conducted by Claytee D. White on March 07, 2016 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Miztri discusses growing up in La Puente, California and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978. She describes her experiences in the United States Army and talks about being involved in a motorcycle accident. Parker talks about her upbringing and describes her experience being transgender while attending high school in Chicago, Illinois. Parker then recalls her first impressions of Las Vegas, Nevada in 1990 and why she was unable to get a job because of her sexuality. Later, Miztri and Parker discuss assisting transgender youth with housing, employment, and becoming comfortable in a society where tolerance and understanding of different sexual identities are constantly evolving. Lastly, both explain their involvement with Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), an international educational organization aimed to bring awareness on sexual identities.
Archival Collection
Poster for Out Las Vegas magazine at Gay Pride: photographic print
Date
1999-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1999 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. Poster for Out Las Vegas magazine. (5-8-99)
Image
Jack W. Zunino oral history interview
Identifier
OH-02816
Abstract
Oral history interview with Jack W. Zunino conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 20, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Zunino tells of his employment with G.C. Wallace Engineering and JMA architects before founding his own landscape architecture firm in 1989. Additionally, Zunino discusses the evolution of landscape architecture in casino design.
Archival Collection
Eugene Williams oral history interview
Identifier
OH-02427
Abstract
Oral history interview with Eugene Williams conducted by Claytee White on July 18, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Williams discusses being signed to a musical group called the Platters in 1970, and performing with them for eighteen years. Williams also talks about his temporary hiatus form music to focus on his family, then returning to music through an ex-Platters group called the Sound of the Platters.
Archival Collection
Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
Date
1998-04-25
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1998 at Sunset Park. Photographer: Dennis McBride. 4-25-98 Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball booth.
Image
Gay issues, 1980-2000
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Carol Corbett Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00521
Collection Name: Carol Corbett Papers
Box/Folder: Box 13
Collection Name: Carol Corbett Papers
Box/Folder: Box 13
Archival Component
Gay issues, 1980-2000
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Carol Corbett Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00521
Collection Name: Carol Corbett Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14
Collection Name: Carol Corbett Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14
Archival Component
Anti-Gay materials, 1992
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02
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