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Protestor leading the Ash Wednesday celebration: photographic print
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Hanford Searl oral history interview
Oral history interview with Hanford Searl conducted by Dennis McBride on November 02, 1996 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Searl discusses being gay and the struggles he faced in religion and university before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Berkeley Bunker oral history interview
Oral history interview with Berkeley Bunker conducted by Vickie Whitehead on October 13, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bunker discusses religion, education, work, family life, politics, and economic changes in early Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Dorothy Thompson oral history interview
Oral history interview with Dorothy Thompson conducted by Patricia Moore on February 18, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thompson discusses the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada. Thompson also describes her life as the wife of a railroad worker. She briefly discusses religion, specifically Mormonism.
Archival Collection
Harold M. Ayers III oral history interview
Oral history interview with Harold M. Ayers III conducted by Nancy Neuteboone on March 05, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ayers III discusses his career as a blackjack dealer, religion, gaming, and atomic testing in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Rev. Dr. Maureen Mackey oral history interview
Oral history interview with Maureen Mackey conducted by Dennis McBride on January 10, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Mackey discusses stories about her life and spiritual journey as a lesbian reverend and reveals her experiences of discriminatory treatment of gay people by traditional religion.
Archival Collection
Elizabeth Casper oral history interview
Oral history interview with Elizabeth Casper conducted by Adrienne Revell on March 05, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Casper discusses Las Vegas, Nevada’s history of education customs, discrimination in busing, art competitions, and religion from 1946 to 1976.
Archival Collection