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Event Highlight: Celebrating the French Connection: May 17 Panel Discussion

Special Collections librarian, Karla Irwin, is busy installing her exhibit "The French Connection: Lido de Paris and Folies Bergere in Las Vegas" this week on the 1st floor of Lied Library. To celebrate the opening of this fabulous exhibit we will be holding a panel discussion on May 17 (2-4pm)  with long-time Folies Bergere creative director and choregrapher Jerry Jackson, and former dancers and showgirls Jillian Hrushowy, Dawnie Sachs, and Trenna Howard. Please join us!

Admission is free and the public is welcome, but please RSVP as seating is limited: https://www.library.unlv.edu/…Read More

Eadington Lecture Preview: Betting on the Triple Crown: Wagering on Papal Elections in Renaissance Rome

Eadington Fellow John Hunt has written an interesting blog post examining several 16- and 17-century Italian treatises on gaming found in UNLV Libraries Special Collections, and his upcoming lecture: "Betting on the Triple Crown: Wagering on Papal Elections in Renaissance Rome" which will take place on April 15 at 3pm in the Goldfield Room, Lied Library.

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Latest Updates from the Southern Nevada Jewish Community Digital Heritage Project

Guides to Jewish life in Southern Nevada, 1998-1999 and 2009-2010 (Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Records)

The Southern Nevada Jewish Community Digital Heritage Project has been making a lot of exciting progress collecting both oral histories and manuscript collections since it began in August 2014  If you'd like to learn more about the latest developments, check out these updates from their web site, including:

If you'd like more information or would like to contribute to the project, please contact Michelle Light, Director…Read More

Eadington Gaming Fellow John Hunt | In Residence April 2 - April 15

JOHN HUNT

Hunt (Ph. D., Ohio State University, 2009) specializes in the social and cultural history of Renaissance Italy, with a particular focus on popular culture in Papal Rome.  He has written several articles on diverse topics that include the role of public opinion on the conclave and papal election; rumors and the pope’s death; and carriages and violence.  He currently is revising his manuscript, “Violence and the Vacant See in Early Modern Rome,” for publication in late 2015.  Future projects will focus on the culture of gambling in Papal Rome.  He is an assistant professor at …Read More

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