Topic: Nevada

black and white photo of clara bow with dunes behind her
People | April 18, 2024

The original 'It Girl' — and subject of Taylor Swift’s latest song — has strong ties to Southern Nevada. Discover more from the UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

woman in red shawl sitting in front of wall of historic photos
People | October 23, 2023

The Oral History Research Center and its inaugural director, Claytee White, celebrate 20 years.

archival photo of man working in tv control room
UNLV History | September 8, 2023

Groundbreaking for its time, nursing students from UNLV and UNR were able to learn and debate via a live, two-way statewide microwave link.

Moulin Rouge meeting for integration in Las Vegas.
People | February 1, 2023

UNLV director of oral history Claytee White shares Nevada’s diverse history, telling us why ‘Nevada Means Home’ for so many.

Four men sit in the water up to their necks
UNLV History | August 3, 2021

A look at how Las Vegans cooled off in the yesteryear of triple-digit summers.

A panoramic view of the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1980s.
Campus News | July 21, 2021

Former Caesars executive Robert Paluzzi's panoramic photos, now a part of Special Collections, chronicle '70s and '80s Las Vegas and well beyond.