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Professional Black Women's Alliance Records (MS-00498)

Abstract

The Professional Black Women’s Alliance Records (1997-2003) consist of correspondence, photographs, and programs. Programs pertain to the organization’s annual Rose Awards, which celebrate black female role models from the Las Vegas, Nevada community. The collection also contains a large poster from the 1999 Rose Awards ceremony.

Date
1997-2003
Extent
0.23 Cubic Feet (1 box and one flat file)
1.88 Linear Feet
Related People/Corporations
Scope and Contents Note

The Professional Black Women’s Alliance Records (1997-2003) consist of correspondence, photographs, and programs from the Professional Black Women’s Alliance. Most programs pertain to the organization’s annual Rose Awards, which celebrate black female role models from the Las Vegas, Nevada community. The collection also contains a large poster from the 1999 Rose Awards ceremony.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by topic.

Biographical / Historical Note

Since the 1990s, the Professional Black Women’s Alliance has supported and acknowledged African American women in Las Vegas, Nevada. The organization was founded to promote professional role models for fellow black women and to include black women in the history of Nevada. Each year, the organization recognizes several successful black women in the Greater Las Vegas community through its Rose Awards.

Preferred Citation

Professional Black Women's Alliance Records, 1997-2003. MS-00498. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2005; accession number 2005-003.

Processing Note

Material was processed by UNLV Special Collections staff in 2005. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Ian M. Baldwin revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. Subsequently Joyce Moore uploaded it to ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type
Records
Collection Type
EAD ID
US::NvLN::MS00498
Finding Aid Description Rules
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