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Transcript of interview with Sharon Maurer-Schwartz and Edna Rice by Barbara Tabach, February 1, 2016
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Archival Collection
Description
Born in 1939, Sharon Maurer-Schwartz’s life experiences have traversed a groundbreaking era: she’s a female, Jewish and a married to a Protestant lesbian. This oral history reveals what it has been like for her as she explored her Judaism and recognized her personal identity. Her Judaic foundation began in the Reconstructionist movement in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has never wavered from her religious identity, though she has belonged to various types of synagogues. She and Ande (Edna) Rice, who also participates in this interview, were legally married in California in 2008, but have been together since the 1980s. They raised Sharon’s daughter Julie, pursued careers and moved to Las Vegas in 1999. Ande is a Protestant and the topic of blended religious couples is discussed. Sharon is devoted to her life coaching business – Growth Unlimited – and to helping others.
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Photograph of the swimming pool at the Hotel Last Frontier, 1945
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the pool and courtyard area of the Last Frontier Hotel and Casino. Signs for the 21 Club and Gay 90's Bar are also visible.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Sui Mon Fong, 1978
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Film transparency of a painting in the Horn Room in the Last Frontier Village (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A painting in the Gay Nineties Bar in the Last Frontier Village at the Hotel Last Frontier. The painting depicts a gambling hall scene.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Finistere by Fritz Peters, 1951
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay Fiction Book Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component