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Jim Richter and the cake for the mass holy union: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride, 4-25-98. Jim Richter and the cake he baked for the Pride celebration's mass holy union.
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Las Vegas Professional Men's Club Records
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The Las Vegas Professional Men’s Club Records (1984-1997) consist of the constitution, meeting minutes, and organizational documents of the Las Vegas Professional Men’s Club, later known as the Las Vegas Men’s Club (LVMC). The LVMC provided a social outlet for gay men in Southern Nevada. The bulk of the materials date from the 1990s and include membership lists, event fliers, promotional materials, financial documents, and information documenting the club’s fundraising activities.
Archival Collection
Roy D. Baker oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Roy D. Baker conducted by Dennis McBride February 08, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Baker discusses Fred Schoonmaker, a Reno, Nevada gay activist and his husband, Alfred Parkinson. Baker details their efforts to create Stonewall Park, a town for LGBTQ members in Nevada that was never realized. Schoonmaker attempted to establish Stonewall Park three times in three different locations: Silver Springs, Nevada; Rhyolite, Nevada; and Thunder Mountain, Nevada. Baker talks about his personal relationship with Schoonmaker, his opinion on Stonewall Park, and legal issues that Schoonmaker faced during the development of the town. Baker describes opposition from local residents against Stonewall Park and Schoonmaker's health after being diagnosed with HIV.
Archival Collection
Native American government reform: Kickingbird, Kirke, "The Powers of Tribal Government and the Role of Tribal Governments in Economic Development" report; Wright, Beverly M., and Shelley E. Carter, "A Barrier to Successful Reform: Apathy Within the Tribal Government of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah" report; Office of Navajo Government Development Staff, "Engaging the People of the Navajo Nation in the Process of Nation Building" report; excerpts from a symposium on constitutional reform and economic development; and newspaper article, 1985, 2001
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 66
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Fashions 94 in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
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Gipsy Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
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Princess Anne's Castle party in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Ellen DeLand by Dennis McBride, January 19-20, 1996
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Archival Collection
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Ellen DeLand was born on April 1, 1931 and went to Santa Monica High School. She was very active in the Las Vegas LGBT community. She was interviewed January 19, 1996.
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Tony James at Goodtimes Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Animal Magic dog grooming shop in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
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