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What's New in Special Collections: Ron Lawrence photograph collection

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Every month, Special Collections and Archives will highlight some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for April.

Ron Lawrence Collection of 1980 Reno Gay Rodeo Photographs, 1980. PH-00154. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Reno Gay Rodeo finding aid.

  • The Ron Lawrence Collection of 1980 Reno Gay Rodeo Photographs consists of 87 35mm color slides of the 1980 Gay Rodeo in Reno, Nevada, presumably taken by Lawrence. Images show different events such as saddle bronc and barrel racing. Also included are views of spectators sitting in the stands, dancing, and preparing for events.
  • Subjects: color slides; Gay rodeos -- Nevada -- Reno; Gay community; Rodeos

The Saharan, issued by Sahara Hotel Casino. Las Vegas, Nevada: Hotel Sahara, 1960s. Explore the complete catalog record.

  • Monthly magazines issued by the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Issues include information on hotel/casino entertainment, travel and tourism to Las Vegas, and restaurants. Issues date from 1960-1971. 
  • Subjects: Sahara Hotel and Casino; Hotels -- Nevada -- Las Vegas; Periodicals

Josephine A. Johnson Diaries, approximately 1940-1978. MS-01208. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Josephine Johnson finding aid.

  • The Josephine A. Johnson Diaries (approximately 1940-1978) consist of the personal diaries of Josephine Johnson, a homemaker who moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952. Included in the daily handwritten entries are prices of goods and services, shops and businesses frequented by the family, anecdotes about the weather, and some receipts, notes, and ephemera kept inside the diaries. Also included are two Bibles and a small personal phonebook.
  • Subjects: Diaries; Las Vegas (Nev.); Homemakers

UNLV Libraries Collection on the Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1900-1989. MS-00751. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Union Pacific Railroad finding aid.

  • The UNLV Libraries Collection on the Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas, Nevada (approximately 1900-1989) contains employee rosters, bills of lading, and correspondence related to the Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included in the collection are Union Pacific Old Timers Club membership lists and bylaws, as well as correspondence from Clark County Clerk to Walter Bracken congratulating him on the dedication of the new depot in 1940. The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and the Salt Lake and Ogden Railway are also represented in the material.
  • Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company​; San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company​; Railroads​; Las Vegas (Nev.)​; Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History

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