News: University Libraries

The Compleat Gamester
Research |

When did society start linking problem gambling to the concept of addiction? Medical historian Celeste Chamberland discusses the origins in the May 14 Eadington Fellows lecture.

Swimming pool scene at the Riviera Hotel
Arts and Culture |

The vast archives within University Libraries preserve the history of the now-shuttered casino. Su Kim Chung, head of special collections public services, offers a peek inside.

Detail of printer's ornament from Rodotà's "De' giuochi d'industria
Research |

Researcher digs into the early treatises in UNLV's Special Collections to discover how the culture of gambling shaped Renaissance Rome.

Historical photo of Frazier Hall, UNLV's first building
UNLV History |

The Oral History Research Center ensures the stories of yesterday will be here for our community tomorrow.

Laurie Arnold
Campus News |

Historian Laurie Arnold dove into UNLV Libraries documents to learn how Native American leaders collaborated to overcome the obstacles in bringing tribal gaming to their communities.

UNLV librarians sort through a collection of historical images from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226
Campus News |

New insight into the largest union in Nevada will be digitized and made available worldwide.

cocktail servers
Campus News |

Public invited to meet UNLV historians, archivists, and subjects of new book on pioneering women who shifted boundaries of women's employment in Las Vegas.

Cover of Goldfield Daily News from 1909
Campus News |

UNLV Libraries leading statewide project to preserve important accounts of Nevada history.

U.N.L.V. signpost
Business and Community |

Exhibit explores history between the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 and the City of Las Vegas.

Melissa Bowles-Terry leaning on a bookcase
People |

This librarian says her interest in her profession dates back to the fifth grade.

Las Vegas grocery store, 1964
Business and Community |

This section of the city was integrated and flourished in days of overt segregation along the Las Vegas Strip. Oral historian Claytee White takes a look at the businesses that formed the backbone for this community.

Students in a tug-of-war
UNLV History |

Fall events gathered UNLV's first students for fun on the shores of Lake Mead and formal dances in the old gymnasium.