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#66321: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Reception, 2008 April 27
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
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Map of general plan for the Wells Siding Project in Logandale, Nevada, May 15, 1935
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Las Vegas Bugle float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Larry Cooper oral history interview
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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.
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Rose Pry oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rose Pry conducted by Dennis McBride on August 24, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Pry discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1980s and describes the lesbian community at the time. She talks about Women United of Nevada (WUN), a lesbian-identified organization founded in 1987, the events that they held around the community, and the women who were leaders in the organization. Lastly, Pry then discusses her employment writing for the
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Wall of Dedication at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Las Vegas Men's Chorus booth at Las Vegas Gay Pride: photographic print
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