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October 24 - International Day of Climate Action: Documenting Environmental Activism in Special Collections

Wild horses roam the Nevada Test Site. U.S. Department of Energy Photograph Collection on the Nevada Test Site PH-00282

In honor of International Day of Climate Action  on October 24, archival collections assistant Lindsay Oden ('15 MA History) has written a thoughtful blog post on our many important collections that document the history of environmental activism work in Las Vegas and southern Nevada.

As Oden notes, "These collections help researchers explore how and why Southern Nevada became such a highly contested region to activists, anti-war protesters, and the military. Moreover, these collections illustrate fundamental aspects about Nevada’s history: they portray complicated interplays between humanity and the land, indigenous and non-…Read More

Special Collections: A Laboratory for the Study of Las Vegas and Gaming

Students examine material from the Syphus-Bunker Papers (T-85) for a class assignment. 

Have you ever wondered  what comes out of the research conducted in Special Collections? A new blog post for UNLV Research Week, "A Laboratory for the Study of Las Vegas and Gaming," provides some insight into the many scholarly works that have utilized our important historical manuscript collections and books.  We hope that it will inspire students and faculty in a variety of disciplines to think about…Read More

Eadington Gaming Fellow Alex Kupfer: In Residence October 19 - November 15

Alex Kupfer with the Binions Horseshoe Collection MS-00325

Alex Kupfer received his doctoral degree from the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University in fall 2015. His research and teaching interests focus on American film history, nontheatrical motion picture exhibition, and sports culture. He is currently working on a book project which examines the relationship between intercollegiate football, higher education, and American film industries before television.

At UNLV Special Collections, Kupfer will conduct research illuminating the relationship between sports media and…Read More

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