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Jami Johnson oral history interview, 2022 May 22

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Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild oral history project interviews
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Collection Number: OH-03424
Collection Name: Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild oral history project interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Elfriede Manning oral history interview, 2007 May 22

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Carole Terry's "Germans in Las Vegas" Oral History Project
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Collection Number: OH-00143
Collection Name: Carole Terry's "Germans in Las Vegas" Oral History Project
Box/Folder: Box 02, Box 04

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Wes Davis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02545

Abstract

Oral history interview with Wes Davis conducted by Dennis McBride on July 13, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Davis discusses the AIDS epidemic in the United States in 1981 and the effect it had on the gay community. Davis then talks about Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) in 1984, Golden Rainbow in 1986, and the Nevada Aids Project in 1987, and describes their efforts to deal with the disease. Lastly, he describes the implementation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and explains why people were afraid to find out if they were positive for the disease.

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Judy Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01719

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Oral history interview with Judy Smith conducted by Suzanne Becker on November 22, 2008 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. Smith discusses moving from Barstow, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. She also discusses working as the assistant society editor for the Las Vegas Sun, graduating from the University of Nevada Reno, and moving back to Las Vegas with her husband and children to live in the John S. Park Neighborhood in 1967.

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Stormy Caldwell oral history interview

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OH-02540

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Oral history interview with Stormy Caldwell conducted by Dennis McBride on March 26, 2005 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Caldwell discusses the gay community in Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada. She talks about her involvement with Stonewell Park, an idea of a separated gay community during the 1980s. Caldwell then discusses buying land on Thunder Mountain, Nevada and the possibility of Stonewell Park being built in that area.

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Pamela Dallas oral history interview

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OH-02544

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Oral history interview with Pamela Dallas conducted by Dennis McBride on February 07, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Dallas discusses working alongside gay activist Fred Schoonmaker and her involvement with Stonewall Park, an idea of a separated gay community during the 1980s. She talks about fundraising for Stonewall Park and the homophobia that the community of Silver Springs, Nevada had towards the construction of Stonewall Park.

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Charles Parker oral history interview, 2022 January 22

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Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild oral history project interviews
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Collection Number: OH-03424
Collection Name: Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild oral history project interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Bill Quill oral history interview, 2020 December 22

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Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild oral history project interviews
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Collection Number: OH-03424
Collection Name: Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild oral history project interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Oral history project planning documents, guidelines, research, 1994-2004

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History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project Records
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Collection Number: MS-00784
Collection Name: History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Box 01 (Restrictions apply)

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Lee Martin oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02557

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Oral history interview with Lee Martin conducted by Dennis McBride on May 01, 2013 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Martin discusses his involvement with the Nevada Gay Action League and the Pacifica Hotel, an effort to open a gay resort in Las Vegas, Nevada during the mid 1980s. He describes managing Paradise Bookstore, a bookstore for gay literature, in downtown Las Vegas. Lastly, Martin discusses other gay businesses that he was involved with in Las Vegas.

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