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Las Vegas Gay and Lesbian Chorus in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print, 1999
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 039
Archival Component
Las Vegas, Nevada gay bars and individuals, San Francisco, California film project with Bill Schafer: photographic prints, approximately 1980 to 2010
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bill Schafer Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Correspondence, memoranda, and clippings: Oral History of Nurses in Southern Nevada Project, 1996-2008
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Patricia van Betten Healthcare and Nursing Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Jimmy Gay at his desk: portrait photograph
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white portrait photograph of Jimmy Gay working at his desk, dated 1946.
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People at Gay Pride: photographic print
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1998 at Sunset Park. Photographer: Dennis McBride. (4-25-98)
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Larry Cooper oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Larry Cooper conducted by Claytee D. White on March 05, 2018 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Cooper discusses his early life in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside. He talks about his educational experiences in Las Vegas, attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College (now University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff), and teaching mathematics. Cooper recalls his employment at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, becoming Vice President of Emerging Markets, and relocating around the United States for work. He remembers moving back to Las Vegas in the mid-2000s, his friendship with civil rights leader Jimmy Gay, and the contributions Gay made for the African American community. Cooper describes Westside businesses, and casinos on Jackson Street. Lastly, Cooper discusses the future of the Westside.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
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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
Archival Collection
