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The panel series, "We Need To Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas," returns April 9 for a discussion on being queer in Las Vegas. The event is scheduled… more

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The University Libraries has launched the 2024 Serials Review Project to address a possible collections acquisition fun

3D printer creating the letters UNLV in the Makerspace.

Tap into your creativity this semester with our #SpringIntoCreativity events in the Makerspace at Lied Library.

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Over the course of sorting and processing thousands of historic menus, I have come across nearly identical looking menus from completely different restaurants. These menus featured a design of visually stimulating patterns of dots that created a sort of optical illusion effect in the background of the interior, and even more interesting patterns on the back. Inside, different sections of the menu were neatly squared off and organized, with some of them accompanied by charming and detailed illustrations of food.

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In the early stages of the menu project, I came across a menu that had nothing on the front except the text “If you’re game.” The black text stood out from its white canvas background, but other than that, there was nothing exceptional about this menu. Until I opened it.

If You're Game menu, approximately 1980-1990, UNLV Universities Libraries Collection of Menus, MS-00436

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From sewing music scores in the preservation lab to categorizing and identifying menus in the menu collection, working in the Special Collections and Archives division of the UNLV University Libraries has enriched my knowledge. This summer, I have been working on the menu project with four other undergraduate students. Coming across menus from old Las Vegas casinos such as the Stardust or the Desert Inn, as well as menus with elaborate designs and food items from different states, has sparked my curiosity about the evolution of gastronomy.

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The 1960s was an era of counterculture, rejecting  the conservative norms and the social conformity of the earlier decade. From the anti-war movement, civil rights movement, to second wave feminism, the 1960s left a mark in the history of the United States. The psychedelic movement that occurred during the 1960s influenced music, art, literature, and even fashion of the decade.

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Monserrath Hernández

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

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Special Collections Librarian Susan Anderl (seated left) with library staff member Linda Compton (seated right) and Wende Lestelle, student worker, 1979

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MGM Resorts International has announced that it has pledged an additional $25,000 to support the UNLV University Libraries’ Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada project.

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Candide and other Armed Services Editions from the C and D series

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Rodrigo Vazquez

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

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Pictured from left are James Marmaduke, Ei T. Myint, Lance and Elena Calvert, Aariel Armstrong, and Karsyn Wilson. Not pictured is Kassidy Whetstone.

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