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Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild oral history project interviews

Identifier

OH-03424

Abstract

The Las Vegas Fiber Arts (LVFA) Guild oral history project interviews (2020-2023) consist of interviews conducted by the LVFA Guild of their membership. The interviews cover a wide range of topics, and members discuss their individual history of weaving and the fiber arts, preferred methods, and different types of fibers. Interviewees also discuss mentors within the craft, their level of involvement with the guild, and the different events that the LVFA Guild organizes in Las Vegas, Nevada. Digital audio and transcripts available.

Archival Collection

Topographic map of Boulder Canyon Project, Boulder Dam area, 1940

Date

1940

Description

Scale [ca. 1:221,760. 1 in. to approx. 3.5 miles] ; 1 map : col. ; 51 x 71 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; Includes township and range grid ; "Map no. 40-40" ; Includes index map ; Shows power lines, triangulation stations, boundary monuments, roads, telephone lines, mines, bench marks, etc. ; U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation

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Gudrun Fonfa oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02549

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Gudrun Fonfa conducted by Dennis McBride on June 15, 2008 and June 22, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In these interviews, Fonfa discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981 and describes the lesbian community at the time. She talks about the founding of organizations to support the rights of the gay community. Fonfa discusses her contributions to Nevadans for Human Rights (NHR) and the development of the gay community. Lastly, Fonfa describes Women United of Nevada (WUN) and the organization's decision to change their mission statement.

Archival Collection

Topographic map of Boulder Canyon Project, Hoover Dam area, 1932

Date

1932

Description

Scale [ca. 1:221,760. 1 in. to approx. 3.5 miles] ; 1 map : col. ; 51 x 62 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; "Prepared in Washington Office from compilation made in Las Vegas Office." ; "Map no. 24000." ; Includes township and range grid ; Shows power lines, triangulation stations, boundary monuments, roads, telephone lines, mines, bench marks, etc. ; Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.

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Gay Life Newsletters

Identifier

MS-00458

Abstract

The materials consist of monthly newsletters dated from September 1984 to August 1985 published by the National Association of Lesbians & Gays, a non-profit corporation based in Reno, Nevada. The newsletters in this collection are titled Gay Life, beginning with the inaugural issue in September 1984. The collecton includes one issue of the newsletter after its name was changed to Stonewall Voice! in August 1985.

Archival Collection

#57089: Parenting Project, 1987 October 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1980s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-02
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1980s)
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Remembering Nevada Women: Nevada Women's History Project, undated

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Shelley Berkley Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00599
Collection Name: Shelley Berkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 34

Archival Component

Kickoff Joint Veterans History Project, 2002 August 01

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Shelley Berkley Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00599
Collection Name: Shelley Berkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 33

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Laughlin history book project and publishing materials, 1987-1991

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Richard B. Taylor Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00341
Collection Name: Richard B. Taylor Papers
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project interview, 2010

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States
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Collection Number: MS-00097
Collection Name: Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States
Box/Folder: Box 95

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