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Hidden History Projects, 1998
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Veterans History Project, 2001
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Veterans History Project, 2006
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Jimmy Gay oral history interview: audio clip
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Archival Collection
Description
Jimmy Gay discusses racism in Las Vegas before and after World War II. He says that prior to WWII, there wasn't a lot of prejudice, and there were only a few African American families. After WWII, he says that the influx of soldiers returning and the migration of Black families from the South led to Las Vegas becoming the "Mississippi of the West."
Sound
History of Blue Diamond in Nevada Oral History Project Public Event
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History of Blue Diamond in Nevada Oral History Project Public Event conducted by the Blue Diamond History Committee from approximately 2005 to 2015 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. During this event, multiple unidentified individuals narrate the history of Blue Diamond Village in a public event hosted by the Blue Diamond History Committee. Other individuals also share personal stories of their experiences in Blue Diamond Village.
Archival Collection
Publications: Las Vegas (gay) history, 2017
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
History: Gay: Las Vegas, 1998-2015
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Shoah Survivors Project oral history interviews
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The Shoah Survivors Project Oral History Interviews (2020 October) consist of four oral history interviews conducted in October 2020 and a project video created for the Shoah Survivors Project led by Roberta Sabbath and Shahab Zargari. The project interviewed four Holocaust survivors now living in Las Vegas, Nevada: Alexander Keuchel, Sabina Wagschal Callwood, Stephen Nasser, and Henry Kronberg. The collection also contains brief notes and partial transcripts for the video oral history interviews.
Archival Collection
Financial history of the project, 1997-2016
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Archival Collection
Archival Component