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Valerie Wiener's oral history for UNLV Libraries Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, 2015
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Valerie Wiener Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
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Out There booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Pat Spearman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pat Spearman conducted by Lisa McAllister on March 03, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Spearman discusses her experiences in the military and becoming a minister at United Methodist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes what it was like to serve in the military as a gay woman and telling church members about her sexuality. Spearman then talks about the African American gay community in Las Vegas and the intersectionality of race, class, religion, sexuality, and politics. Lastly, Spearman discusses her plans to get re-elected as a Nevada State Senator.
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#66801: Innovations Magazine - Moehring, Eugene (History Professor), 2008 December 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
Box/Folder: N/A
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Vice President for Academic Affairs (FY 1978 Payroll History and Projection-Classified Staff), 1978
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs Records
Box/Folder: Box 44
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Q-Tribe booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Las Vegas Gay Archives of the UNLV Lied Library Special Collections Department booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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