Five women in bathing suits sit on a boat for a promotional photo for Lake Mead. From left to right, 1. Maida Lee, 2. Lorna (Jollei) Kesterson, 3. Betty Gilmore Nickell, 4. Betty Ferguson, 5. Kelly Ward.
The Las Vegas, Nevada Women's Softball Collection (1951-1952) contains photographic prints and negatives depicting a southern Nevada women's softball team. The team was sponsored by Wilson's Texaco Station in Boulder City, Nevada, and the women played in regional games in both southern California and southern Nevada. Photographs in the collection show the team practicing at Peterson Field in Boulder City, and celebrating and spending time together at the Mt. Charleston Lodge. The collection also contains copies of personal accounts written by team member Orpha Alveta Bowman (McBride), who recalls the prejudice some of the lesbian members faced from local community members. The originals of these handwritten accounts are held in MS-01099.
The Republican Women of Southern Nevada Political Action Committee Records (2012-2016) contain committee and financial records of the Republican Women of Southern Nevada Political Action Committee (RWSN PAC). The majority of the materials are representative of Priscilla Campbell's time as treasurer of RWSN PAC. Materials include campaign contribution reports, financial statements, meeting agendas and minutes, and souvenir programs for the organization's annual gala.
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on November 28, 1982 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the five women in the image after the collection was donated.