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Transcript of interview with Christopher Phipps by Dennis McBride, November 6, 1998
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Archival Collection
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Christopher Phipps, attorney in Las Vegas discusses his life. Hailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, and his adventure that led him to Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Will Collins, Dacoda Clayton Collins, and Rob Schlegel in the Pride Visionaries float: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride; "Pride Visionaries". L-R: Will Collins, Dacoda Clayton Collins; Rob Schlegel.
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Lee Plotkin Papers
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The Lee Plotkin papers document Plotkin's political work and associations as an LGBT activist and spokesman for the Las Vegas gay community, and include correspondence, press releases, copies of his columns, institutional and legislative documents, brochures, fliers and other ephemera from 1955 to 2006.
Archival Collection
Gay, James A., III, 1916-1999
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James A. Gay III was born March 6th, 1916 in Fordyce, Arkansas. Arriving in 1946, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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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
Archival Component
Marlon Tinana and the Mariposa Café float: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Jane Heenan and David Parks attend the Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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Archival Collection
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Jane Heenan and David Parks attend the Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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Archival Collection
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Jane Heenan and David Parks attend the Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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Archival Collection
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