News: Oral History Research Center

Henry Kronberg
Arts and Culture |

UNLV experts lead discussions during annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival Jan. 13-28

signs holding memorial
Business and Community |

UNLV Libraries partners with area museums to preserve the stories and artifacts related to the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Claytee White, Director, Oral History Research Center at the Historic Westside School
People |

Oral historian Claytee White has spent a career recording Las Vegans’ personal histories. Now she speaks about her own remarkable roots.

Hotel guests gamble at the slots
Research |

How the old papers of an esteemed accountant and the memories of a casino legend chart the shift in the casino model.

UNLV Foundation
Campus News |

Students and faculty thank UNLV donors for their support.

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

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

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.

A snowy Virginia City
Business and Community |

Early African American settlers built their fortunes and pushed for equality in the surprisingly integrated Nevada community.

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Business and Community |

As the state celebrates its 150th year, special collections librarian Su Kim Chung shares her picks for the most important records on early Las Vegas history.

A gallery exhibition featuring David Schwartz, director of the UNLV Center for Gaming Research, appears in videos at National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement
Arts and Culture |

UNLV experts and the Libraries' unique public resources help make The Mob Museum more than a novelty attraction.