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Kelly McFarlane Smith (left) next to Will Collins hugging Rob Schlegel at the 10th anniversary celebration (1993-2003) of the Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada, also known as The Center, held at the Staten Island Ballroom, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, 2003 May 08
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Christie Young Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Alphabetical subject files, 1955-1997
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The alphabetical subject files (1955-1997) contains newspaper clippings articles, business information, conference materials, and community organizational materials related to the Las Vegas, Nevada Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community. Subjects include HIV, LGBTQ businesses, censorship, conferences, education, entertainment, human rights, publications, religion, rodeo, and social events.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
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Tony James at Goodtimes Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Get Booked Bookstore in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Cave Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Jonathan Sparer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jonathan Sparer conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 29, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Sparer discusses his involvement in the Jewish, and LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) communites, and his career as an architect in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about working on projects that included The Mirage Hotel and Casino, the Congregation Ner Tamid, and The Center (The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada).
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Additional accessions, 1970 to 2020
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The additional accessions series (1970-2020) contains additional material related to the Las Vegas, Nevada Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community, including articles, newsletters, serial publications, conference materials, certificates, awards, and proclamations. Also included are artifacts related to LGBTQ social and political activities in Nevada. Also included are audiovisual materials that have been reformatted into digital files by the donor.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
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Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State records
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Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State records (2007-2017) are comprised of Dennis McBride's research and working files for his book on the history of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community in Nevada. The records include correspondence from Dennis McBride to different publishers detailing his research. The collection also includes copies of his book proposal, peer reviews, manuscript drafts, and proofs.
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Members of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lesbian and Gay Academic Union at the National Gay Academic Union Conference in La Jolla, California. Back row: unidentified individual, Ron Lawrence, unidentified individual, Michael Loewy, unidentified individual, Christie Young; front row: Rick May, Will Collins (identified from left to right): photographic slide, 1983 November 24 to 1983 November 27
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Christie Young Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Transcript of interview with Edward "Eddie" Anderson by Dennis McBride, October 11-14, 2000
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Dennis McBride interviews Eddie Anderson (born 1946) about his role in advocating for LGBT rights, specifically his participation in the various political and social movements during previous decades. The interview begins with a discussion of Anderson’s background, including his experiences growing up in children’s homes and living with his grandparents. Anderson mentions marching with his grandparents for both workers’ and women’s rights as some of his first political involvements. Anderson also discusses his original aspirations for becoming a priest as well as his memories of meeting President John F. Kennedy during a visit to his high school when Anderson was student body president. Anderson then discusses travelling to the South, specifically in Selma, Alabama, during one summer while in high school in order to help register Black voters. Anderson then discusses his friendship with Nevada Senator Bill Raggio and his wife, and his joining of the U.S. Navy, where he met President Ri
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