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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Archival Collection
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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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Las Vegas Bugle float at the second annual Gay Pride parade, image 001: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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NAMES Project "How to make a Quilt Panel" flyer
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Archival Collection
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NAMES Project Quilt display in Washington, D.C.: bookmark
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Archival Collection
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Musical group performing at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Image
Pride Street dancers at the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Gay Pride
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The Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Pride Association, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Pride (1989-2000) contains materials collected and produced by Strutt Hurley during her tenure as Director of Entertainment of SNAPI. Materials include meeting minutes, advertising contracts, Las Vegas Pride programs, and ephemera collected from Pride celebrations in Las Vegas, Nevada and other parts of the United States and the world.
Archival Collection
Publications: Las Vegas Gay Yellow Pages, 2003-2004
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22
Archival Component
Parents, gay, 1985-2015
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22
Archival Component
Unknown restaurant, dinner menu, May 22, 1901
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Archival Collection
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