[Medal: Bill Nelson Grand Marshall]

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An engraved medal honoring Bill Nelson as the 1989 Texas Freedom Parade's Grand Marshall.

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1 medal : metal and rainbow fabric

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Texas Freedom Parade 1989.

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This physical object is part of the collection entitled: LGBT Collections and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 85 times. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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An engraved medal honoring Bill Nelson as the 1989 Texas Freedom Parade's Grand Marshall.

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1 medal : metal and rainbow fabric

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  • Preferred Citation: William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. and Jean Nelson Collection (The Dallas Way) (AR0842), University of North Texas Special Collections

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LGBT Collections

Publications pertaining to issues relevant to the LGBT community. The collection includes The Dallas Voice, a weekly newspaper for the gay community in North Texas that has been published since 1984.

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William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. and Jean Nelson Collection (The Dallas Way)

Letters, speeches, poetry, and memoirs predominately dated 1971-1990 written by mother and son, Jean and Bill Nelson. Bill Nelson was a GLBT civil rights activist who spoke out about the discrimination the gay community and persons with AIDS faced in the 1980s. After Bill passed away in 1990 from AIDS-related complications, Jean attended events in his memory.

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  • 1989

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  • July 7, 2016, 12:06 a.m.

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  • Nov. 8, 2021, 2:52 p.m.

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Texas Freedom Parade. [Medal: Bill Nelson Grand Marshall], physical object, 1989; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc851824/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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