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Carratelli Family Collection on Gay Rights in Nevada

Identifier

MS-00536

Abstract

The Carratelli Family Collection on Gay Rights in Nevada (1992-2002) consists of documents and ephemera from various gay rights organizations and events in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to documents, fliers, and meeting minutes, the collection houses a box of t-shirts from various gay events and campaigns. The collection is especially focused on issues of Gay Pride organizing.

Archival Collection

Nevada Women's History Project organizational records

Date

1996

Description

Folder from the Nevada Women's History Project Records (MS-00406).

Text

Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection

Identifier

MS-01083

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection (2001) documents the counter-protests against supporters of Reverend Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church at their anti-homosexual demonstrations. The counter-protests were held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus and the Liberace Museum on March 10, 2001. Materials in this collection included a typed excerpt from the journal of Dennis McBride recounting his experiences on the day of the protest. Also included are photographic prints of counter-protestor Joshua Dart at the demonstration, a poster from the demonstration, correspondence between McBride and Dart, and an issue of the Rebel Yell featuring a front page article about the demonstration.

Archival Collection

Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00866

Abstract

The collection is comprised of captured websites and Twitter data related to the mass shooting that occured at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 1, 2017. Captured websites are primarily comprised of articles and news stories from local, national, and international news media outlets. Websites were captured periodically from 2017 to 2018. The collection also includes Twitter data associated with the October 1 shooting that were captured via concurrent queries to the Twitter API for all Tweets containing the term “vegas” occuring September 29, 2017 to October 7, 2017. Also included are files containing tutorials for how to curate and analyze Twitter data which reference the 1 October Twitter dataset for illustrative purposes.

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection of Gay Erotica

Identifier

MS-00624

Abstract

The Dennis McBride Collection of Gay Erotica (1960-2006) contains a selection of pornographic publications, three VHS tapes of erotic films, and photographic prints mail ordered from gay erotica or physique photography studios. The three studios represented in this collection are Alexander Studio, Sierra Domino Studio, and Third World Studio.

Archival Collection

Hotel Chatham menu, October 22, 1894

Date

1894-10-22

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Menu partially handwritten Restaurant: Hotel Chatham Location: Paris, France

Text

Publications: Fabulous Gay Vegas Magazine, 2014

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00802
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

Archival Component

Southern Nevada Governance Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01084

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Governance Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured from 2016 to 2017 that are representative of local government agencies in Southern Nevada. Cities represented in the collection include Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Mesquite, and Pahrump. The collection also includes websites for regional agencies and authorities such as the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Valley Water District, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawing, downtown center project (Las Vegas), project overview, July 10, 1987

Date

1987-07-10

Description

Project overview for a proposed downtown center project in Las Vegas from 1987.
Site Name: Downtown Center
Address: Las Vegas, NV

Image

Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History

Identifier

PH-00336

Abstract

The Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (1993-2002) consists of photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheets chronicling events and activities of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities throughout southern Nevada. Many of the photographs originally accompanied newspaper articles published in the Las Vegas Bugle.

Archival Collection