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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Archival Collection
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. 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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Las Vegas LGBTQ Archive: correspondence, 1983 to 1984
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Personal Papers
Box/Folder: Box 07 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Robert Maheu oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Robert Maheu conducted by K. J. Evans on April 19, 1999 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. In this interview, Maheu discusses Howard Hughes and attempts by Bill Gay and associates to take Hughes' business. Maheu then discusses his career in the FBI and CIA before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Finally, Maheu talks about working for Hughes.
Archival Collection
Fashions 94 Fundraiser for the Gay & Lesbian Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
Description
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Gay Vegas in the '50s and '60s: research, 2003
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Personal Papers
Box/Folder: Box 26 (Restrictions apply)
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Las Vegas Bugle float at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Las Vegas Gay and Lesbian Chorus marching in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print, 1999
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 040
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Las Vegas' Gay Yellow Pages Telephone Directories
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Archival Collection
Las Vegas Gay Pride celebration, 2000
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component