What's New in Special Collections

Eadington Fellow Yale Belanger: In Residence May 8 - May 31

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UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives and the Center for Gaming Research welcomes our latest Eadington Fellow, Yale Belanger, professor of Political Science at t

Las Vegas Age, Las Vegas Times newspaper collections available to search online

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Nearly complete runs of two early Las Vegas newspapers are now available to view and search online thanks to a project from the UNLV University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives Division.

Union Pacific Railroad: Unlikely Water Conservation Pioneers by Gayle O'Hara

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Las Vegas Age newspaper clipping on water conservation dated February 20, 1942 from the files of the Union Pacific Railro

Eadington Fellow Dorothy Barenscott: In Residence April 16 - April 29

Submitted by SChung on Tue, 04/16/2019 - 08:46

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We are delighted to welcome Dorothy Barenscott, the first Eadington Fellow of 2019, to the Center for Gaming Research in Special Collections & Archives.

Latinx Voices: Nathalie Martinez

Submitted by SKennedy on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 10:08

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Nathalie Martinez

Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada is an oral history project collecting the stories of our regions diverse Latinx citizens.

Paris Dreams, City Scenes: Joel Berman and the Themed Resort

Submitted by SKennedy on Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:12

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"Paris Dreams, City Scenes: Joel Berman and the Themed Resort" is a new exhibit curated by Peter Michel in the Flo Mlynarczyk Gallery on the third floor of Lied Library, pulling from the collection of Bergman Walls & Associates and the Paris design drawings.

Marie McMillan: Las Vegas’ Pioneering Female Aviator by Christina Lamoureux

Submitted by SChung on Mon, 03/25/2019 - 10:47

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Digital Collections Hosts Nevada Statewide Large-scale Digitization Workshop

Submitted by SKennedy on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 08:23

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Please join the UNLV University Libraries and cultural heritage colleagues from across Nevada on Friday, May 10 for a day of small group learning and nuts and bolts information-sharing including sessions on preparing to digitize, equipment specifications for capturing digital images, creating metadata, and finding funding for projects. The Nevada Statewide Large-Scale Digitization Workshop is geared toward organizations who have collections in mind to digitize, but need a crash course to develop a project plan.

Latinx Voices: Maribel Estrada Calderón

Submitted by SKennedy on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 09:55

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Maribel Estrada Calderón

For UNLV senior Maribel Estrada Calderón, working on Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada in UNLV University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives has been an opportunity to

Inside the Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records by Angela Moor

Submitted by SChung on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 08:50

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Green Shack appraisal document from the Elmo C Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records