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Nevada Women's History Project, 1990s
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Carol Corbett Papers
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
"Oral History Project, A-D" bibliography, 1966
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Club Histories and Archives Project, 1987
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs Records
Box/Folder: Box 04
Archival Component
African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project Town Hall Meeting
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Town hall meeting for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project facilitated by Claytee D. White on May 11, 2013. In this town hall, White explains the mission and the purpose behind the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Attendees also speak, telling stories and histories of the African American people and communities in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Veterans History Project files, 2002-2004
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Scope and Contents
The Veterans History Project files document the efforts of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project and the National D-Day Museum to organize and plan a public history project about Native American veteran representation in the public discourse. Materials date from approximately 2002 to 2004. The subseries includes a registry for Native American service people; an interview list; notes on the process and meetings of the organization; materials about the Mississippi Band of Choctaw including journal articles, promotional materials, and a resume; Dr. Spilde’s research photographs of World War II monuments, memorials, and the National D-Day Museum; and agendas, correspondence, business cards, a button, and newspaper articles.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project event roundtable
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African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project event roundtable conducted by Claytee D. White on January 18, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this panel event, Jean Childs, Joe Neal, Jackie Brantley, LaVerne Ligon, and Ramon Savoy discuss their early lives and explain how they arrived to Las Vegas, Nevada. Childs talks about her father’s business, the Penguin Club, and the history of African Americans in the gaming industry. She talks about her involvement with the Economic Opportunity Board (EOB) and the Head Sstart federal program. Savoy remembers the foundation of
Archival Collection
Advanced Technologies Academy "Civic Voices" Oral History Project
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The Advanced Technologies Academy "Civic Voices" Oral History Project (2011-2012) consists of 33 oral histories of Las Vegas, Nevada residents conducted by student of Joyce O'Day's 2011 and 2012 AP World History classes at Advanced Technologies Academy. Each interviews contains a physical transcript, assignment sheets, and digital video and photographs. The 2011 interviews also have digital transcripts.
Archival Collection
Sports: Rodeo: Nevada Gay Rodeo: history, 2012
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 24
Archival Component
Enola Gay at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, 1995
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Ron Lawrence oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ron Lawrence conducted by Dennis McBride on 1997 June 22, July 11, and August 08 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In this interview Ron Lawrence discusses his early life, his career, and the gay community in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses gay rights and the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s.
Archival Collection