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Collins, Will, 1953-
Entertainer Will Collins founded the Gay Academic Union [GAU] at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collins is renowned today as the world's best Liberace impersonator. Collins came to Las Vegas in 1982 from Arizona State University in Tempe to pursue a degree in business. Dacoda Clayton Collins is Will Collins' child.
Person
Biography: Henry, Timothy, 2021
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00802
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 35
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 35
Archival Component
Female go-go dancers at Gelo's Sports Club (Gelo's Lounge) grand opening, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
Date
1965-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Gelo's Sports Club became a gay bar known as Gelo's Lounge in about 1980. This photograph belongs to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas [Mitchell photograph no. VR 3264 G].
Image
Female go-go dancers at Gelo's Sports Club (Gelo's Lounge) grand opening, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
Date
1965-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Gelo's Sports Club became a gay bar known as Gelo's Lounge in about 1980. This photograph belongs to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas [Mitchell photograph no. VR 3264 h].
Image
Female go-go dancers at Gelo's Sports Club (Gelo's Lounge) grand opening, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
Date
1965-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Gelo's Sports Club became a gay bar known as Gelo's Lounge in about 1980. This photograph belongs to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas [Mitchell photograph no. VR 3264 K].
Image
Female go-go dancers at Gelo's Sports Club (Gelo's Lounge) grand opening, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
Date
1965-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Gelo's Sports Club became a gay bar known as Gelo's Lounge in about 1980. This photograph belongs to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas [Mitchell photograph no. VR 3264 L].
Image
Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino advertisement with a playing card with two queens: digital image
Date
2006
Archival Collection
Description
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: This lesbian-specific advertisement from the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino was prepared for the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association [IGLTA] and appeared in QVegas magazine, December 2006, p. 43.
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Photograph of courtyard, Last Frontier village (Las Vegas), circa 1950
Date
1945 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Three people resting in the courtyard of the Last Frontier Village at the Hotel Last Frontier. The "Gay Nineties" Bar, Club "21," and the Ramona Room are seen in the background.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Kelvin Atkinson, David Parks, Heidi Swank, Ruben Kihuen, Tony Clark and others attend the Club Metro bar grand opening, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
Date
2013-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Kelvin Atkinson came out on the floor of the Nevada Senate on April 22, 2013 while arguing against the state's proscription of same-sex marriage. On October 9, 2014 Atkinson and his partner, Sherwood Howard, became the first same-sex couple to marry in Nevada. Atkinson resigned his office on March 5, 2019 over accusations he misappropriated campaign funds for his personal use. He was convicted of fraud and sentenced to prison on July 18, 2019. ... Ruben Kihuen was later elected to the U. S. House of Representatives from Nevada's District 4. Accused of sexual misconduct he did not seek re-election in 2018. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: James Healey [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 35, Democrat (gay)]; Heidi Swank [Nevada State Assemblywoman, District 16, Democrat]; Ruben Kihuen [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 10, Democrat]; Kelvin Atkinson [Nevada State Senator, District 4, African American, Democrat (gay)]; Tony Clark; unidentified Club Metro owner; unidentified man; Mother Loosey Lust Bea Lady [aka Tracy Skinner (Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence)]
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