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Photograph of Sam Gay, circa mid 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Las Vegas Bugle float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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NAMES Project Quilt in the Capital volunteer registration form
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Archival Collection
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Gay Life Newsletters, 1984
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay Life Newsletters
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Biography, Gay, Sam, 1909-1972
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Eugene Buford oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eugene Buford conducted by Claytee White on September 12, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Eugene Buford talks about his great grandmother, Mary Nettles, who was instrumental in the start and growth of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples (NAACP) in Las Vegas, Nevada. He speaks about his experiences with prejudice and discrimination, while reflecting upon what it was like being an African American growing up in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Parking lot at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Gay Pride 1997 at Sunset Park; parking lot.
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Lock, Stock and Leather shop booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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A used condom in the parking lot at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Thalia Dondero oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Thalia Dondero conducted by Suzanne Becker on March 10, 2008 and August 22, 2008 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Dondero opens her interviews discussing why she became involved with the Las Vegas, Nevada Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and eventually the Nevada State PTA. Dondero then describes her work with the Girl Scouts and her election campaign for a seat on the Clark County Commission. Dondero also discusses Las Vegas city development and how the city has flooding issues. Later Dondero discusses her membership in the Las Vegas Junior League and her work throughout the state to supervise the living conditions of foster care children. Lastly, she describes her experience as a commissioner working to ensure various goods and services were available to the community.
Archival Collection