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Slide of women in front of the Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, circa 1940-1950s
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Archival Collection
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Film transparency of the Last Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1945
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Archival Collection
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Script for television pilot, This Must Be the Place by Hank Henry and Bill Willard, 1950s
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Archival Collection
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The preface and script for a sitcom television show conceived of by Hank Henry and Bill Willard "to evoke the spirit of fun and laughs springing out of conflict and understanding between the old comedy school and the new school."
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Dennis McBride Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Organizations
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The Dennis McBride Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Organizations (approximately 1984-2008) contains photographs, magazines, and documents relating to various LGBTQ organizations and events in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photographs of prominent community members, including Strutt Hurley, William "Bill" Schafer, Rob Schlegel, and Dennis McBride attending events such as National Coming Out Day and pageants organized by the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI). Also included in the collection are magazines, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to various issues such as Nevada's "Question 2", a ballot measure that prevented same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Nevada; offical reports on the AIDS epidemic; and student organizations like Students for an Equal America (SEA) and Human Understanding Despite Differences Lifts Everyone (HUDDLE). This collection also contains digital scans of some of the photographs in the collection.
Archival Collection
Issues and Interests, 1970-1974
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This series includes files on NOW-related issues, including news articles, position statements, correspondence, and memoranda from 1970 to 1974. Topics covered include abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, gay rights, health, politics, rape, sexism, minority women, poverty, and prostitution.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: National Organization for Women, Las Vegas Chapter Records
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Archival Component
Kenny Kerr Papers
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The Kenny Kerr Papers (approximately 1973-2013) contain audiovisual materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera that document the career of Las Vegas, Nevada female impersonator Kenny Kerr. The majority of the collection includes recordings of Kerr's performances, including his impersonation revue show
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