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Telegram from C. M. Hoffman to W. H. Comstock, September 25, 1922

Date

1922-09-25

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram details a Las Vegas Foreman who was egged and another Foreman's wife who was verbally attacked in the streets.

Text

Set of photographs including baby contest, Doolittle basketball, and Mrs. Coleman

Date

1971

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: July 71, Baby contest at St., Doolittle basketball, Gays [guys?] at CEP, Mrs. Coleman.

Image

Vail Pittman, Nevada governor, image 001 of 046: photographic print

Date

1896 to 1976

Description

Vail Pittman and a dog. On back: "Vail when he was a young gay boy"

Image

Political rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas around Assembly Bill 311, 1999 March 21

Level of Description

Item

Scope and Contents

Nevada State Assembly Bill 311, introduced by Assemblyman David Parks in 1999 and subsequently passed, was Nevada's version of the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act [ENDA]. A rally was held on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on March 21, 1999 in support of the bill. Speakers at the rally included David Parks; Dr. Reva Anderson, the African American executive director of the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada; and Jane Heenan who spoke on behalf of the transgender community. This audio tape contains a short interview conducted by journalist Michael "Mike" Spadoni with Parks and Anderson which was later broadcast on the radio. Photographs of this rally and of Spadoni conducting his interview may be found in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Department in photograph collection no. 00263 [McBride Collection], photograph nos. 3215-3247. For a narrative history of AB 311, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016], pp. 168-169,267-271, 276, and 279. Also see Dennis McBride journal entry for a description of the rally.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 19, Digital File 00

Archival Component

Robert Maheu oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01181

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert Maheu conducted by K. J. Evans on April 19, 1999 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. In this interview, Maheu discusses Howard Hughes and attempts by Bill Gay and associates to take Hughes' business. Maheu then discusses his career in the FBI and CIA before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Finally, Maheu talks about working for Hughes.

Archival Collection

Loewy, Michael

Michael Loewy was the founder of Desert Mountain States Lesbian and Gay Conference and the Lesbian and Gay Academic Union at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Loewy moved to California in 1987, but remained involved with the gay community in Las Vegas. In 2002 he graduated with a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2003 he won a Foundation Award, "Honoring the Pioneers of Gay Las Vegas."

Person

Task Force for a Just and Inclusive Campus Environment Records

Identifier

UA-00085

Abstract

The Task Force for a Just and Inclusive Campus Environment Records (1997-1999) contains self-published reports by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) organization, as well as inter-organizational correspondence, meeting agenda, and meeting minutes. These records contain materials used to study and raise awareness of equality issues at the UNLV campus.

Archival Collection