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Rose Pry oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02563

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rose Pry conducted by Dennis McBride on August 24, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Pry discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1980s and describes the lesbian community at the time. She talks about Women United of Nevada (WUN), a lesbian-identified organization founded in 1987, the events that they held around the community, and the women who were leaders in the organization. Lastly, Pry then discusses her employment writing for the Las Vegas Bugle under Rob Schlegel.

Archival Collection

Nevada's Womens Conference

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Corporate Body

Photograph of "One Million B.C." movie scene, Valley of Fire (Nev.), 1936-1937

Date

1936 to 1937

Description

Four women in cavewoman costumes carry a dead animal through the desert during filming of the movie One Million B.C.

Image

Martin family papers, approximately 1923 to 1925

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Digital images depict women's gatherings in Jarbidge circa 1920s, Postmaster Pangburn, and women returning from a card party in the Pavlak area by sleigh.

Archival Collection

Jarbidge, Nevada Community Archives Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01122
Collection Name: Jarbidge, Nevada Community Archives Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Faye Duncan Daniel by Claytee D. White, October 18, 1996

Date

1996-10-18

Description

Interview with Faye Duncan Daniel conducted by Claytee D. White on October 18, 1996. Beginning in clerical work at the Nevada Test Site, Daniel rose to become the Assistant Hotel Manager at Union Plaza Hotel and Casino. She established the Hotel Managers Association and the Professional Black Women's Alliance. After leaving the gaming industry, Daniel returned to school to train for a career in education. She worked closely with the Displaced Homemaker Program at the Community College of Southern Nevada and later with Help Centers of Southern Nevada.

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U-Wah-Un Study Club Records

Identifier

MS-00198

Abstract

U-Wah-Un Study Club Records (1919-1987) include a complete set of the organization's yearbooks from 1919 to 1977, a club scrapbook, meeting minutes, and financial records.

Archival Collection

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter arts and humanities committee report

Date

1993

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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