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Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
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The Las Vegas, Nevada Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Collection documents the social and political activities of Las Vegas, Nevada's LGBTQ community from 1955 to 2020. The collection includes hundreds of newspaper articles about LGBTQ issues, ranging from AIDS to Nevada legislation. The collection also documents the presence of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas, including material from gay bars, nightclubs, social clubs, advocacy and political organizations, entertainers, and student groups. Previously known as the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection.
Archival Collection
Epilogue: Nevada Southern University Yearbook, 1961
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Yearbook main highlights: schools and departments; detailed lists with names and headshots of faculty, administration and students; variety of photos from activities, festivals, campus life, and buildings; campus organizations such as sororities, fraternities and councils; beauty contest winners; college sports and featured athletes; and printed advertisements of local businesses; Institution name: Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, NV
Mixed Content
Photograph of businesses on Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1939
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Archival Collection
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Nevada Gaming Control Board Nevada Gaming Commission Listing of Nevada Gaming Licensees, 1992
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 210
Archival Component
Nevada's No1 Basic Industry "The story of Nevada Mining" Nevada Bureau of Mines, 1959-1966
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 18
Archival Component
Activities in Nevada 1968. State of Nevada Department of Education, Carson City, Nevada, 1968 August
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 74 (91st Session)
Archival Component
UNLV Lady Rebels defeat Nevada, Reno at the Cox Pavilion March 7, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
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Archival Collection
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Subject Files
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Subject Files (approximately 1960-2000) contain subject files on a wide variety of campus clubs, organizations, events, and programs. Subjects include water and the environment, disabilities, discrimination, student groups, faculty and staff resources, and more.
Archival Collection
Winter on the Nevada Test Site: color photographs
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Archival Collection
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Winter on the Nevada Test site. Photo was taken from the mesas in the northwest region.
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William McLeod interview, March 16, 1978: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 16, 1978, Valerie McLeod interviewed her father William Lee McLeod (b. January 31st, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) about his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McLeod begins by speaking about his career as a contractor, the growth of Las Vegas and the city’s population. Moreover, he speaks about recreational activities such as riding motorcycles and exploring mines around Nevada. McLeod also spends time going over Indian reservations around Nevada and neighboring states, the Lost City in Nevada, boomtowns and ghost towns. Lastly, McLeod talks about the history of water and springs in the state of Nevada, what he would consider to be the Old Ranch and the stagecoaches that passed through Gold Point, Nevada.
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