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Gay panic defense, 2017
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 30
Archival Component
Gay Pride Day, 2018
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 32
Archival Component
Housing (gay): Encircle, 2021
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 35
Archival Component
Charlotte Ellsworth oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
Oral history interview with Charlotte Ellsworth conducted by Jane Ellsworth Olive on March 22, 1977, December 26, 1980, December 28, 1981, and August 06, 1987 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the span of four interviews, Ellsworth discusses her family’s history, the growth of Henderson, Nevada, working at the Basic Magnesium Plant, and life during World War II. She also talks about war bond drives, the Oakey Theaters, Nevada Chamber of Commerce, "western" clothes, and hotels like the Flamingo Hotel and the Riviera Hotel. She then describes visiting places like Canada, Salt Lake City, Utah, Washington, D. C., and San Francisco, California.
Archival Collection
DesertSol: archived website, 2018
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Gay.Vegas, approximately 2015
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Symbols gay, 1980s-1994
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 25
Archival Component
"Gay Life Expo", 2014
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 10
Archival Component
Andy Hafen oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Andy Hafen conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 22, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Hafen discusses his upbringing in Henderson, Nevada. He recalls being elected to the City Council in 1987, the expansion of Henderson, and the development of the Water Street District. Hafen then talks about redevelopment of historic areas and the increase in businesses in Henderson. Later, Hafen discusses Lake Las Vegas, the drought and its effect on Lake Mead, and the challenges in developing Lake Las Vegas. Lastly, Hafen explains the how Nevada State College (NSC) has become the necessary link between the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
Archival Collection
Parents, gay, 1985-2015
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22
Archival Component