News: Special Collections and Archives
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The Oral History Research Center ensures the stories of yesterday will be here for our community tomorrow.
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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.
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New insight into the largest union in Nevada will be digitized and made available worldwide.
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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.
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While the billionaire ushered in the corporate era, his Las Vegas Strip properties failed to achieve spectacular success. Learn more about this part of our history through UNLV Special Collections.
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David G. Schwartz’s latest work offers a fascinating sketch of one of Las Vegas’ greatest characters, Jay Sarno, and a reminder of the importance of sharing stories.
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Take a look at the sequins and ostrich feathers inside the entertainment collections in UNLV Libraries. The historical archives take you behind the scenes of the Strip's most celebrated stages.
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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.
Our students once looked forward to this annual formal dance that featured a queen and her court.
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50 years ago, the student body welcomed the president to Las Vegas then soon lamented his death in Rebel Yell editorials.
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A new UNLV Libraries collection chronicles the glitzy and outlandish personality of Las Vegas through its showgirls-on-ice spectacles.
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UNLV's Center for Gaming Research dispels some of the more enduring misconceptions about gambling.