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Elgin Holbert Jr. oral history interview
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Abstract
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
Gay Comixs comic book, 1980-1996
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 16
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Gay Pride Day: parade, participants, judge’s sheets, 2016
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 26
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Housing, gay: Las Vegas, New Horizons Nevada, 2016
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 26
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Gay housing (Las Vegas): New Horizons Nevada, 2017
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 30
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Gay housing (Las Vegas): Stonewall Suites at UNLV, 2017
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 30
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Organizations: Southern Nevada Gay and Lesbian Historical Society, 2017
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 30
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Organizations: PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), 1984
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 27
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NGLTF (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force), 2000-2002
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Equal Rights Nevada Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Organizations: International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs, 2006
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 19
Archival Component