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Guide to the Dennis Mcbride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada Guide to the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada This finding aid was created by Tammi Kim. This copy was published on March 25, 2021. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1vp61 © 2021 The Regents of the University of Nevada. All rights reserved. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada Table of Contents Summary Information ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical Note ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Scope and Contents Note ................................................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................. 5 Related Materials ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Names and Subjects ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Collection Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Series I. Alphabetical research files ............................................................................................................. 6 Series II. 2017 addition .............................................................................................................................. 62 Series III. 2018 addition ............................................................................................................................. 71 Series IV. 2019 addition ............................................................................................................................. 80 Series V. 2021 addition .............................................................................................................................. 80 - Page 2 - Guide to the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada Summary Information Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Creator: McBride, Dennis Title: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada ID: MS-00802 Date [inclusive]: approximately 1980 to 2020 Physical Description: 40.72 Cubic Feet (34 boxes) Physical Description: 34.45 Linear Feet Abstract: This collection is comprised of research files dating from approximately 1980 to 2020 created by Boulder City Nevadan, Dennis McBride, primarily in support of his book, Out of the Neon Closet: A History of Gay Las Vegas on the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Southern Nevada. Materials in this collection also include ephemera and clippings documenting LGBTQ establishments and organizations in Las Vegas, biographies of individuals, and other issues pertinent to the LGBTQ community. This collection also includes some materials about the LGBTQ community and their issues in Northern Nevada. The collection represents McBride's overall efforts to document and preserve the history of the LGBTQ community in Nevada. Preferred Citation Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada approximately 1980-2020. MS-00802. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical Note Dennis McBride was born on January 13, 1955 and grew up in Boulder City, Nevada. He received both his BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He is well-known as an expert in the history of Hoover Dam and has published several histories of Boulder City. His books include In the Beginning: A History of Boulder City, Nevada, Building Hoover Dam, An Oral History of the Great Depression (with Andrew Dunbar), and Midnight on Arizona Street: The Secret Life of the Boulder Dam Hotel. McBride is also an authority on Nevada's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history. He has chronicled and collected the history of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas - Page 3- Guide to the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada since the late 1970s. He has worked as a curator of historical collections at the Boulder City Museum and Historical Society, UNLV Libraries Special Collections, and the Nevada State Museum. He was appointed Director of the Nevada State Museum in 2012. Source: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada approximately 1980-2020. MS-00802. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents Note The Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas (approximately 1980-2020) is comprised of research files about the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities and LGBTQ issues that were created by Boulder City, Nevada native, Dennis McBride in support of his book Out of the Neon Closet: A History of Gay Las Vegas. Files include biographical sketches of notable personalities (political, religious, celebrity, and activist) in Las Vegas, information on LGBTQ organizations (political, social, and civic), and material documenting significant events primarily in the Las Vegas LGBTQ community, but also including Northern Nevada. Additional files focus on associations and initiatives that have been important to the greater LGBTQ community from the 1980s to 2017 such as AIDS/HIV, gay marriage rights, and discrimination. The collection represents McBride's overall efforts to document and preserve the history of the LGBTQ community in Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement These records are organized into four series: Series I. Alphabetical research files; Series II. 2017 addition; Series III. 2018 addition; Series IV. 2019 addition; Series V. 2021 addition. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 4- Guide to the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada Administrative Information 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. Acquisition Note Materials were donated between 2016 to 2021 by Dennis McBride; accession numbers 2016-018, 2017-161, 2018-036, 2019-026, and 2021-005. Additions Further additions to this collection are anticipated. Processing Note Front matter was written by Tammi Kim in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. Dennis McBride's original descriptions of collection contents have been retained. Some content descriptions include "see also" notes which refer users to corresponding content found elsewhere in the collection. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Collections The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection: Las Vegas Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, 1955-1997. MS-00251. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Reno Gay Rodeo, 1977-1988. MS-00503. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Ted Lenhart Collection on the LGBT Community, 1990-2001. MS-00484. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History, 1984-2002. MS-00476. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. - Page 5- Guide to the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection, 1984-2012. MS-00842. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Names and Subjects • Las Vegas (Nev.) • Gay rights • Gay pride celebrations -- Nevada • Gay community • Gays and the performing arts • Gay business enterprises -- Nevada -- Las Vegas • Gay rodeos -- Nevada -- Reno Collection Inventory Series I. Alphabetical research files, 1990-2016 Physical Description: 32.32 Cubic Feet (26 boxes) Physical Description: 27.29 Linear Feet Scope and Contents Note: This series is comprised of the research files mainly from the 1980s to 2015 compiled by Dennis McBride in writing his book, Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State. Files include biographical sketches of notable personalities (political, religious, celebrity, activist) in Las Vegas, information on LGBTQ organizations (both political, social, civic), and material documenting significant events in the Las Vegas LGBTQ community. Other files focus on associations and initiatives that have been important
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