News: Special Collections and Archives

A selection of items from the Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano Papers on S.I.R. Productions in UNLV's Special Collections & Archives. (Photo by Aaron Mayes/UNLV Special Collections & Archives)
Campus News |

Sexual Entertainment and Economies will provide academic insight for researchers on the history and development of these industries in Nevada and beyond.

woman in red shawl sitting in front of wall of historic photos
People |

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 |

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

Singed film reels and other recordings displayed on the ground
Business and Community |

Project funded through national Recordings at Risk grant will preserve audiovisual collections documenting the gaming and hospitality industry. 
 

sketch of pink ballgown
Arts and Culture |

A dive into UNLV Special Collections and Archives offers up pink inspiration for Barbieland fans.

women wearing t-shirt that says UNLV Home of the Brave
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.

collage of historic newspaper front pages
Business and Community |

The historical newspaper, published from 1963 to 2014, focused on Las Vegas’ Black community.

books related to Nevada plantlife
Arts and Culture |

UNLV Special Collections exhibition showcases the work produced by activists, artists, and researchers dedicated to protecting the land and species that make Nevada unique.

detail of illustration on 1950s El Rancho menu
Campus News |

“Menus, Theater, and the Marketplace” lecture scheduled July 14.

archival photo of man peering into water
Research |

A bottomless hole, a tiny fish, and an ongoing preservation legacy that took a UNLV professor all the way to the Supreme Court and created one of North America's most important conservation sites.

group of 5 people
People |

Explore the UNLV Libraries’ Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project 

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

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