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James A. Gay III interview, 1973: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Joyce M. Wright in 1973. Edited by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, and transcribed for the project "Black Experience in Southern Nevada, Donated Tapes Collection," James R. Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1978. 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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I. Archived websites, 2020 to 2021
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Scope and Contents
The websites archived in this series were selected by UNLV Special Collections and Archives staff to represent a broad overview of community reaction to COVID-19 in the Las Vegas Valley from March 2020 to July 2021. Websites from local news media, educational institutions, the hospitality industry, arts and entertainment industry, municipal governments, public health departments, and UNLV are represented in this series.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Jimmy Gay at his desk: portrait photograph
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Archival Collection
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Black and white portrait photograph of Jimmy Gay working at his desk, dated 1946.
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Reverend Sarah Serna at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride stage at Sunset Park: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1996 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Stage at Sunset Park. (5-4-96)
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Unidentified men dancing at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1999 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Unidentified men dancing in Sunset Park.
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Cast of "A Very Gay Christmas Carol" in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
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Unidentified entertainment on stage at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1999 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. (5-8-99) Entertainment.
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Publications: LGBTQ Vegas (continued from Gay Vegas), 2018
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 32
Archival Component
Nevada Outdoors in the gay pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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