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Rev. Dr. Maureen Mackey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01177

Abstract

Oral history interview with Maureen Mackey conducted by Dennis McBride on January 10, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Mackey discusses stories about her life and spiritual journey as a lesbian reverend and reveals her experiences of discriminatory treatment of gay people by traditional religion.

Archival Collection

Notes on the Empire Crafts organization booking the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, August 9, 1962

Date

1962-08-09

Description

Notes written by General Joe Battley regarding the Empire Crafts booking of the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The notes outline the date, contact person, and number of guests. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Ron Lawrence oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01070

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ron Lawrence conducted by Dennis McBride on 1997 June 22, July 11, and August 08 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In this interview Ron Lawrence discusses his early life, his career, and the gay community in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also discusses gay rights and the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s.

Archival Collection

Photograph of railroad stamp, Rhyolite, Nevada, January 24, 1910

Date

1910-01-24

Archival Collection

Description

Transcribed from behind photograph, "Railroad post office stamp from a railroad post office car in either the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad or Bullfrog-Goldfield Railroad from Rhyolite, Nevada."

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Photograph of railroad stamp, Rhyolite, Nevada, January 24, 1910

Date

1910-01-24

Archival Collection

Description

Transcribed from behind photograph, "Railroad post office stamp from a railroad post office car in either the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad or Bullfrog-Goldfield Railroad from Rhyolite, Nevada."

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Notes on Bonanza Airline Officers and Station Managers, Las Vegas, November 27, 1962

Date

1962-11-27

Description

Notes regarding Bonanza Airline Officers and Station Managers who met at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The officers included Frank Chabot (Treasurer), Noland Ryan (Assistant to the President), General Joe Battley (Sands Executive), G. Robert Henry (Executive Vice President), and Thomas Magners (Regional Manager of Stations). The Station Managers included Glenn Woods (Reno), Blaine Barney (Cedar City), Ed Wolfe (Las Vegas), Larry Ecklund (Blyth), Henry Puryear (Yuma), Ray Vaughn (Santa Ana), and Robert Yeager (El Centro). Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Ralph Vandersnick oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01871

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ralph Vandersnick conducted by Dennis McBride on October 18, 1997 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Vandersnick discusses growing up on a farm with his family in Illinois, owning a gay bar called the Studio Club in California, and owning another gay bar called Snick's Place when he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Posters

Identifier

MS-00852

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Collection of Posters is comprised of posters featuring Southern Nevada with a focus on Las Vegas, Nevada, collected by the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. The material dates between 1891 and 2002, with the bulk of the material dating between 1940 and 2002. The collection includes posters of movies filmed in Las Vegas, casino marketing and advertisement posters, newspaper clippings, political rallies and campaign advertisement posters, and event promotions.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Louise Clark and Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1978

Date

1978

Description

Louise Clark and Elizabeth Nelson Patrick; the deposit of Donald M. Clark papers.

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Photograph of Louise Clark and Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1978

Date

1978

Description

Louise Clark and Elizabeth Nelson Patrick; the deposit of Donald M. Clark papers.

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