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Shirley Price oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Shirley Price conducted by Jodi Tenuta on March 10, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Price talks about her experiences living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her family history, Helldorado Days, and presidential visits to Las Vegas. She also talks about her work experience as a secretary for the Las Vegas Army Base.
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Lori Lipman Brown oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lori Lipman Brown conducted by Dennis McBride on September 12, 2005 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Brown discusses Question 2 in the Nevada state elections of 2000 and 2002, which added an amendment to the Nevada constitution that banned same-sex marriage. Brown describes the process of introducing legislation that advocated for equal rights for the gay community and an incident where parties opposing her efforts hired a spy to observe her work. Lastly, Brown talks about the involvement of the Church of Latter-Day Saints and their opposition to same-sex marriage.
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Oral history interview transcripts, On Rims and Ridges research notes, and book proofs, approximately 1969 to 2005
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