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Aaron Williams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01983

Abstract

Oral history interview with Aaron Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 16, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Williams recalls individuals he worked with, such as Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Gay, and the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He remembers the Westside Federal Credit Union, joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and encountering discrimination at one of the first jobs he had at the Sahara Hotel. He shares anecdotes of Robert Maheu, Steve Wynn, Lubertha Johnson, Ruby Duncan, Mabel Hoggard, and other Las Vegas, Nevada notables.

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride and Shaun Slaughter at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999. Sunset Park. L-R: Dennis McBride; Shaun Slaughter.

Image

Shaun Slaughter and Dennis McBride at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; L-R: Dennis McBride; Shaun Slaughter.

Image

Aid for AIDS of Nevada booth at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1997-05-10

Description

Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. Aid for AIDS of Nevada booth.

Image

Flex Lounge float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride; Flex Lounge float.

Image

Dennis McBride and a boa constictor at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Dennis McBride and his boa.

Image

Vegas Gay Times index, 1981

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04

Archival Component

Las Vegas Gay Guide, 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 11

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Vegas Gay Times, 1978-1981

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Las Vegas Gay Community Center, 1982-1992

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component