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Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22

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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Rabbi Shea Harlig, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22

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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Rabbi Shea Harlig, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22

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Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Dorothy Keefe oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00990

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dorothy Keefe conducted by an unidentified interviewer on February 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Keefe explains how she first moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931 to work as a school teacher at Fifth Street School. She briefly discusses environmental and weather changes in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project

Identifier

MS-01178

Abstract

The Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project contains transcribed interviews with Nevada leaders, interviewed for their perspective and experiences leading during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. These individuals include policymakers and elected officials, as well as leaders of government agencies, community organizations, businesses, and K-12 and higher education institutions.

Archival Collection

Richard Schlegel oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02564

Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard Schlegel conducted by Dennis McBride on June 03, 2006 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Schlegel discusses his involvement with Equal Rights Nevada (ERN) and the petition to amend the Nevada Constitution that prevented same-sex marriages in the early 2000s. He talks about the approach that ERN took to campaign against the petition and the role that the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage had at the time. Schlegel then describes the Marriage Protection Pledge, his experiences managing a campaign supporting marriage rights for gay couples, and explains how the outcome of the petition affected the Las Vegas, Nevada gay community.

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LaShannon Lewis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03586

Abstract

Oral history interview with LaShannon Lewis conducted by Claytee D. White on March 22, 2019 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Lewis discusses her early life in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside. She talks about moving out of the Westside neighborhood, attending a sixth grade center, and the geographical division of the community. Lewis remembers her employment as a social worker for Clark County, and the redevelopment of the Westside.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Rabbi Appel at Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas (Nev.), January 22, 1978

Date

1978-01-22

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait photograph of Rabbi Appel at Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada. 120mm negative.

Image

Publications: Gay.Vegas, 2011

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File

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00802
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

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Kenny Kerr oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01010

Abstract

Oral history interview with Kenny Kerr conducted by Dennis McBride on May 29, 2001 and May 30, 2001 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. Kerr discusses his childhood and the beginning of the female character, Kenny Kerr. Kerr also talks about the shows Boylesque, Gay Illusions, Doll Factory, and Vive les Boys. Kerr then discusses the other aspects of his career in drag performance.

Archival Collection