Center Stage, Inc. was established in 1999 by Lenore Andrea Simon and Alana Brown. Center Stage was the first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) theater company in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company was an important creative development in the Las Vegas LGBT community, and for the few years it existed, provided a source of alternative theater in the city. Center Stage closed in 2003.
The Tamara Pickett Papers (1977-1998) are comprised of materials related to the experiences of transgendered individuals in America. The collection includes transgender publications, scientific articles about sex reassignment surgery, and informational material provided to Pickett from various doctors as she planned her own sexual reassignment surgery.