Every month, Special Collections and Archives will highlight some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for November.
Barbara G. Brents Professional Papers, 1982-2025. UA-00149. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Barbara G. Brents Papers finding aid.
- The Barbara G. Brents Professional Papers (1982-2025) contain materials representing sociologist Barbara "Barb" Brents's academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In particular, the materials document Brents's research on the political economy of sex workers in Nevada and the culminating scholarly output including papers and her co-authored monograph, The State of Sex: Tourism, Sex and Sin in the New American Heartland. Trade publications, marketing materials, and memorabilia from the AVN Expo and the Adult Entertainment Expo are also in this collection. Materials also include Brents's involvement as a faculty member at UNLV including her work organizing the Womyn's Festival in the early 1990s, and her community work with the ACLU of Nevada and Citizen Alert.
- Subjects: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Sex workers; Sex industry--Nevada; Brothels; Sociology; photographs; born digital; University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- Faculty
Clark County School District Community Partnership Photographs [UNPROCESSED] (PH-00466). Explore the complete CCSD Community Partnership finding aid.
- This collection is unprocessed. The Clark County School District Community Partnership Photographs consist mostly of photographic prints and slides that depict various activities of the Clark County School District (CCSD) Community Partnership program, which include teacher training events and classes, student career days, community outreach, local business and organization involvement, and holiday events. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, newsletters, audiovisual material, and born-digital media.
- Subjects: Clark County School District (Nev.); photographs; Elementary schools; Middle school students; Student activities
Richard W. Dieleman oral history interview, 2025 October 21. OH-03958. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Richard Dieleman oral history interview.
- Oral history interview with Richard W. Dieleman conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on October 21, 2025 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Dieleman describes his childhood and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada at age two so his father could work on building Hoover Dam. He recalls growing up in Boulder City, people watching on Fremont Street, and the yearly Helldorado parades. His father later started Jake's Crane and Rigging, which led Dieleman to work primarily in crane operation services. As a teenager and young adult, he recalls helping his father with work at Area 51. The work was top secret and Dieleman remembers seeing the SR-71 "Blackbird" flying in and out. After years of working for his father's company, Dieleman started his own crane company in the 1980s. He recalls helping work on the Sahara Hotel, Fremont Street, and Paris Hotel. He discusses some notable construction companies in Las Vegas, including Las Vegas Paving, Wells Cargo, and JA Tiberti. The interview concludes with Dieleman talking about the rapid expansion of Las Vegas. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
- Subjects: Paris Las Vegas; Sahara Hotel and Casino; Oral histories (document genres); Construction projects; Las Vegas (Nev.)
