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Latinos Unidos Contra EL SIDA float in the Gay Pride parade, image 004: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride (5-8-99); Latinos Unidos Contra EL SIDA (LUCES) (Latinos United Agianst AIDS).

Image

Charles J. Sorrells oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02616

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles J. Sorrells conducted by Karen Schank on November 30, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Sorrells primarily discusses his family's history in Nevada beginning in the early 1900s when his grandfather moved there from Georgia. Sorrells describes life in the rural desert town of Shoshone, Nevada and a town called Greenwater, his grandfather's main residency, located somewhere in Death Valley. Through his family history, Sorrells provides an overview of Nevada's history as it progressed from an Old West lifestyle to modern American living by the mid-twentieth century. Sorrells also talks about life in Las Vegas, Nevada, his children, and his career as a certified public accountant.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Gay Archives of the UNLV Lied Library Special Collections Department booth at Gay Pride: photographic print, 1997

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00263
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 037

Archival Component

Nevada history, 1976

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
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Collection Number: MS-00547
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
Box/Folder: Box 04

Archival Component

George Burns oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00302

Abstract

Oral history interview with George Burns conducted by Sandy Fink on April 03, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Burns discusses the early history of Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s and 1950s. Burns also discusses the various jobs he has held including cook, dishwasher, clerk, pipe fitter, and salesman.

Archival Collection

Southwest Oral History Association Records

Identifier

MS-00559

Abstract

The Southwest Oral History Association Records contains records of the Southwest Oral History Association (SOHA) from 1981 to 2020. Records include agendas and minutes from the executive board committee, financial records, correspondence, photographs, and planning documents for SOHA's annual conference.

Archival Collection

Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride, Inc. in the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print, 1999 May 08

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00263
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 039

Archival Component

Oral History, 1965

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 18

Archival Component

Mail History, 1970

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 15

Archival Component

Vivian Harwell oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00805

Abstract

Oral history interview with Vivian Harwell conducted by Pamela Atkins on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In her interview Harwell discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses gaming, atomic testing, and politics.

Archival Collection