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Valorie J. Vega oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Valorie J. Vega conducted by Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on November 19, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Vega discusses her upbringing in Van Nuys, California. She describes her father’s employment with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, her attendance at California State University, Northridge, and majoring in Spanish with a minor in Chicano studies. Vega recalls entering a master’s program for Spanish interpretation, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978, and becoming a supervisor for court interpreters. Later, Vega talks about enrolling in law school at the University of Southern California (USC), working as a Clark County deputy attorney, and later becoming a judge. Lastly, Vega discusses her experience being a female Hispanic judge, and her involvement with the Huellas Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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North Las Vegas: Kiel (Kyle) Ranch Bicentennial Project Financial History, fundraising deeds, 1975-1976
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Collection Name: Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Combined project history and proforma for lake at Las Vegas joint venture, Henderson, Nevada, approximately 1994 to 1995
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 14
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Patricia Van Betten correspondence regarding oral history project, 2004 April 20
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Box 01 (Restrictions apply)
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Pride Street dancers at the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Slide of Sheriff Sam Gay, Las Vegas, circa 1906-1920s
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James A. Gay III interview, 1973: transcript
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Joyce M. Wright in 1973. Edited by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, and transcribed for the project "Black Experience in Southern Nevada, Donated Tapes Collection," James R. Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1978. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Audio recording clips of interview with Hazel Gay by Claytee D. White, December 2, 1995
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Interview with Hazel Gay conducted by Claytee D. White on December 2, 1995. Hazel and her husband Jimmy Gay moved to Las Vegas in 1946, becoming leaders in the African American community during the civil rights era.
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Mike Spadoni at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Las Vegas Gay Pride celebration, 2000
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 02
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