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Total manuscripts: 28

Becker, Patricia Scrapbooks
Coll #: MS-00645
Date: 1976-2013
Extent: 4 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
The Patricia Becker Scrapbooks reflect the professional activities of "Patty" Becker from 1976 to 2013. Materials include photographs, awards, correspondence, and newspaper articles documenting Patricia Becker's career. Included are articles related to her appointment as the Executive Director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute in 2005 as well as a Harrah's Senior Executive Organization Chart from 1984 to 1993.
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Becker, Patricia Scrapbooks
Coll #: MS-00645
Date: 1976-2013
Extent: 4 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
The Patricia Becker Scrapbooks reflect the professional activities of "Patty" Becker from 1976 to 2013. Materials include photographs, awards, correspondence, and newspaper articles documenting Patricia Becker's career. Included are articles related to her appointment as the Executive Director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute in 2005 as well as a Harrah's Senior Executive Organization Chart from 1984 to 1993.
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Clark (Thomas) papers
Coll #: MS-00307
Date: 1950-1998
Extent: 43 boxes (28.53 cubic feet, 24.59 linear feet)
The Thomas Clark Papers (1950-1998) contain material from his tenure as a Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), which is divided into two series. The gaming research series includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, brochures, bulletins and articles. Also included are book chapters, a glossary of terms used in the casino industry, and gambling guides. In the linguistics and teaching series there are research files, articles, speeches, correspondence, interviews, multimedia, workshops, and conference materials. Also included are files on graffiti, symbolism, ethnic and regional speech differences, language usage, and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) material.
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Colbert (Margot Mink) papers
Coll #: MS-00901
Date: approximately 1959-2018
Extent: 26 boxes, 1 oversized box (17.74 cubic feet, 17.39 linear feet); 11,081 digital files (2701.260 GB)
The Margot Mink Colbert Papers (approximately 1959-2018) are comprised of materials that represent Colbert's career as a professional dancer, choreographer, and instructor. The materials span Colbert's career as a dancer in New York City at The Juilliard School, instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The materials in this collection also document Colbert's teaching career as well as her professional studio Ballet Mink. The materials include press and promotional materials about performances choreographed by Colbert within the United States as well as other countries including Russia and Denmark. The collection also include recordings of Colbert's choreographed performances.
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Erickson (Hal) correspondence
Coll #: MS-00745
Date: 1967-1993
Extent: 1 box (0.46 cubic feet, 0.42 linear feet)
The Hal Erickson Correspondence (1967-1993) documents Erickson's role in higher education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection includes letters addressed to Hal Erickson from various Nevada politicians and educators relating to the possible acquisition of materials for the UNLV Special Collections and Archives, service on various boards, and congratulations on his impending retirement. The collection also includes materials that document Erickson's involvement with the national and Clark County Democratic conventions.
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Fong (Lilly) papers
Coll #: MS-00210
Date: 1964-1992
Extent: 58 boxes and 2 oversize folders (69.13 cubic feet, 61.79 linear feet)
The Lilly Fong Papers are comprised of the professional and personal papers of Lilly Fong, the first woman and first Asian-American member of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), now known as the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The papers date from 1964 to 1992 and document Fong's community activities in various Las Vegas and Southern Nevada organizations in addition to her work on the UCCSN Board of Regents. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, letters, and press releases from various organizations, including the Board of Regents, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the First Presbyterian Church in Las Vegas.
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Frazier (Maude) professional papers
Coll #: MS-00050
Date: 1955 - 1962
Extent: 3 folders (1 shared box) and 1 flat file; 0.03 cubic feet, 0.16 linear feet
The Maude Frazier Professional Papers (1955-1962) contain programs honoring Frazier, a University of Nevada, Reno commencement program, and a groundbreaking ceremony for the Nevada Southern Second Building. Also included are awards of appreciation and certificates for her dedicated service to the Las Vegas, Nevada community. The materials focus on her later career with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies Records
Coll #: MS-00712
Date: 1989-2012
Extent: 0.6 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
The Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies Records (1989-2012) contain reports, research articles, correspondence, and proposals. The Harry Reid Center is located on the grounds of University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Hock, Raymond
Coll #: MS-00310
Date: 1946-1991
Extent: 0.66 cubic feet, 1.35 linear feet (1 box)
Raymond Hock Papers (1946-1991) contain a scrapbook of photos (setting traps for radio tagged birds in Alaska, at the Arctic Research Lab at Point Barrow) and programs chronicling the life of the late Dr. Raymond Hock of the Desert Research Institute and University of Nevada, Las Vegas zoology department.
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Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia
Coll #: MS-00767
Date: 1990-1992, 2013
Extent: 1 oversized box (0.66 cubic feet, 1.33 linear feet)
The Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia (1990-1992, 2013) contains two plaques, newspaper clippings, two magazine articles, and one photograph.
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Jim Mathis scrapbook on Nevada Southern University football
Coll #: MS-00922
Date: approximately 1964-1967
Extent: 1 box (0.40 cubic feet, 1.42 linear feet)
This collection is unprocessed. The Jim Mathis scrapbook on Nevada Southern University (NSU) football includes newspaper clippings about football at NSU in the 1960s. Mathis was a student at NSU and a football player.
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Kepper (Anna Dean) papers
Coll #: MS-00279
Date: 1903, 1965-1983 (bulk 1965-1983)
Extent: 6 boxes (4.52 cubic feet, 3.79 linear feet)
The Anna Dean Kepper Papers (1903-1924, 1965-1983) contain records, correspondence, photographic slides, research notes, newspaper clippings, and audiovisual tapes, as well as Kepper's research notes, drafts, and transcribed oral history interviews that she used for her thesis on the Fusileers in Ostego County, New York. She was the Curator of the Special Collections and Archives Department in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Library from 1973 to 1983.
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Mack, Joyce Papers
Coll #: MS-00732
Date: 1970s - 2014
Extent: 21 Digital Files transferred electronically; no physical carrier
The Joyce Mack Papers are mainly comprised of photographs and ephemera documenting Joyce Mack and her family from the 1970s to 2014. Photographs in the collection depict political and community events, the Mack family, and their interaction with politicians. An invitation, newspaper clipping, and transcript of a speech by Joyce Mack document various honors that were bestowed upon Joyce Mack and her husband, Jerome D. "Jerry" Mack.
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McDaniel (James B.) Architectural Records
Coll #: MS-00203
Date: 1960-1978
Extent: 171 rolls, 45 flat files, 12 boxes (99.71 cubic feet, 214.62 linear feet)
The James B. McDaniel Records (1960-1978) comprise the plans and drawings created by Las Vegas, Nevada architect James McDaniel who worked independently as James Brooks McDaniel Architect (from 1960-1978) and with a partner as Moffitt and McDaniel Architects, Limited (during the 1970s). This collection includes materials from over 115 projects managed by McDaniel. Records include oversized architectural drawings, and files of architectural projects. McDaniel designed many University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) buildings, residential, commercial, and landscape designs for Las Vegas clients. Also included are business files of construction estimates, specifications, invoices, change orders, and correspondence.
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Nevada Southern University Football Scrapbook
Coll #: MS-00922
Date: 1960-1968
Extent: 1 box (0.33 cubic feet, 1.38 liinear feet)
The Nevada Southern University Football Scrapbook (approximately 1960-1968) contains one scrapbook with newspaper clippings highlighting Nevada Southern University's (NSU) men's football team, the Rebels, during the 1968 season and features players such as Mario Aguero, Bill Casey, John Hall, Jim Mathis, and Jimmy Thompson as well as NSU football coach, Bill Ireland. The collection also contains loose newspaper clippings about NSU football and tickets to the inaugural football banquet.
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Nevada Women's History Project Records
Coll #: MS-00406
Date: 1995-2008
Extent: 6 boxes (2.53 cubic feet, 2.29 linear feet)
The Nevada Women's History Project Records (1995-2008) contain the early organizational records of the Nevada Women's History Project (NWHP), which was created to collect and disseminate information about women throughout Nevada's history. The collection reflects the early organization of the Nevada Women's History Project's (NWHP) Southern region and the variety of events and projects with which the organization was involved with across the state of Nevada. Materials include membership lists, meeting minutes, press releases, project files, and NWHP newsletters.
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Pida (Valerie) Records
Coll #: MS-00890
Date: 1987-1993
Extent: 1 box (1.28 cubic feet, 1.08 linear feet)
The Valerie Pida Trust Records (1987-1993) is comprised of records documenting efforts by Edward "Ted" Quirk, an attorney and a board member of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Foundation, to establish a trust for Valerie Pida, a UNLV student who had been battling Hodgkin's disease since the age of 13. Pida was a student at UNLV from 1985 to 1991 and was a cheerleader for the Runnin' Rebels basketball team. Quirk set up the Valerie Pida Trust in order to raise funds to provide financial support for Pida's medical expenses and for her family. The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial statements, and receipts that document the establishment and activities of the foundation which was operational until 1993. Contents in this collection are closed for seventy-five years from the latest date found on an individual record to protect privacy and confidentiality. Access is restricted under provisions of state or federal law. This collection will be open for research use on January 1, 2068.
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Powell (Stephen) Bibliography of Gaming Books Held by UNLV
Coll #: MS-00060
Date: 1972
Extent: 0.1 linear feet (1 shared box)
The Stephen Powell Bibliography of Gaming Books Held by UNLV, 1972 consists of Powell's manuscript cataloging the gambling related books of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas library system at that time. The manuscript accounts for all the gambling books held by UNLV and categorizes each under its corresponding type of gambling. A bound published version of his book can be found in UNLV Special Collections.
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Ratigan (Jim) Collection on Mike Miller
Coll #: MS-01007
Date: 1982-2014
Extent: 1 folder (shared box, 0.4 cubic/linear feet)
The Jim Ratigan Collection on Mike Miller (1982-2014) is primarily comprised of materials representing Mike Miller's involvement with creating Hey Reb! the official mascot for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1982. Materials include meeting minutes from UNLV's mascot committee, various renditions of Hey Reb! created by Miller, newspaper clippings, as well as printouts of email correspondence from Miller to Jim Ratigan about the story of how he came to create the mascot. The collection also includes a copy of Miller's book, Larry the Last Leaf and a print of his painting, "Drawn to His Light." Also included are copies of programs for Miller's memorial service.
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Roske, Ralph Papers
Coll #: MS-00313
Date: 1957-1989
Extent: 10 boxes, 1 flat file (3.93 cubic feet, 6.99 linear feet)
The Ralph Roske Papers (1957-1989) consist of Ralph Roske's book manuscripts, lecture notes, and correspondence. The collection includes extensive lecture notes on the United States Civil War, United States history, and Nevada history. It also includes Roske's research and manuscripts on Nevada, California, and the United States Civil War, as well as student papers. Ralph Roske was a professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Schofield (Jack) papers
Coll #: MS-00904
Date: 1968-2014
Extent: 1 box, 1 oversized box (1.29 cubic feet, 2.25 linear feet), 1 folder (shared box)
The Jack Schofield Papers are comprised of Dr. Jack Lund Schofield's scrapbooks, photographs, and awards from 1968 to 2014. Dr. Schofield was a Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) regent, member of the Nevada legislature, and teacher. The scrapbooks document Schofield's involvement with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Aerospace program from the 1960s to the 1990s. The awards and photographs are from NSHE and document Schofield's involvement as a regent.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Collection of Transcripts and Journal Articles about Gambling
Coll #: MS-00730
Date: 1987-1992
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Collection contains transcripts from various American television news programs and journal articles about gambling from 1987 to 1992. The topics are broad and include various forms of gambling, problem gambling, and gaming venues.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Collection of Transcripts and Journal Articles about Gambling
Coll #: MS-00730
Date: 1987-1992
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Collection contains transcripts from various American television news programs and journal articles about gambling from 1987 to 1992. The topics are broad and include various forms of gambling, problem gambling, and gaming venues.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas
Coll #: MS-01031
Date: 2021
Extent: 141 digital files, 61 websites (751.103 GB)
UNLV Libraries Collection of Digital Communication about COVID-19 in Las Vegas (2020-2021) contain digital materials documenting the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection materials include archived websites, Twitter data, and official emails sent to the UNLV campus community.
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UNLV Libraries Collection on Claes Oldenburg's Flashlight Sculpture
Coll #: MS-00970
Date: 1972-1981, 2011
Extent: 1 bo (0.46 cubic feet, 0.42 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection on Claes Oldenburg's Flashlight sculpture is comprised primarily of correspondence, photographs, and information dating from approximately 1972 to 1981, and 2011 about the planning and installation of the Flashlight at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus. The materials include correspondence between Brock Dixon, Dean of Administration, and the sculpture grant committee, the National Endowment for the Arts, and sculptors considered for the job such as Richard Serra and Claes Oldenburg. The collection also includes photographs of Flashlight maquettes and installation on campus and postcards depicting the Flashlight on the UNLV campus. Also included is a written history of the commissioned sculpture, a UNLV News Center article about the sculpture from 2011, and an autographed copy of Claes Oldenburg: Large Scale Projects, 1977 to 1980.
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UNLV Libraries Collection on the UNLV Mascot and Other University Symbols
Coll #: MS-01004
Date: 1970-2010
Extent: 1 oversized box (0.69 cubic feet, 2.08 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection on the UNLV Mascot and Other University Symbols (approximately 1970-2010) is comprised of eleven conceptual drawings of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas logos, proposed university official emblems, and mascots including “Hey Reb!".
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UNLV Libraries Collection on the UNLV Runnin' Rebels
Coll #: MS-00105
Date: 1982-1991
Extent: 1 oversized box (0.66 cubic feet, 1.35 linear feet)
The UNLV Libraries Collection on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Runnin' Rebels (approximately 1982-1991) is comprised of materials commemorating the UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team, including a gubernatorial proclamation from Governor Richard Bryan, a poster of the Runnin' Rebels' 1982-1983 men's basketball season highlights, a color slide of President George H.W. Bush remarking on the National Collegiate Athletic Association's semi-finalist teams, and a commemorative “UNLV Rebels Final Four 1991” t-shirt.
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Vanda, Charles Collection
Coll #: MS-00299
Date: 1955 -1987
Extent: 1 box and 3 oversized boxes (1.65 cubic feet, 5.10 linear feet)
The Charles Vanda Collection (1955-1987) is comprised of achievement awards, plaques, and certificates that were presented to Charles Vanda throughout his career as a television and radio writer, director, and producer. Also included are newspaper clippings and articles about Charles Vanda, the performing arts, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), a doctoral hood and a UNLV Runnin' Rebels jacket.
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