What's New In Special Collections

What's New In Special Collections and Archives: Sharon K. Schafer Artwork

Watercolor illustration of a roadrunner by Sharon K. Schafer (MS-01237)

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

Sharon K. Schafer Mojave Desert Wildlands Artwork, 2000-2026. MS-01237. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Sharon K.…Read More

Nellis AFB, UNLV collaborate on preserving the base’s history

Malik Ahmad, a digital collections student assistant with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, stands for a photo at the UNLV Lied Library in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 21, 2026. Ahmad is leading the digitization of more than 50,000 Nellis Air Force Base newspapers. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt

By Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt, Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs

The 99th Air Base Wing History Office launched a collaboration with University of Nevada, Las Vegas to digitize its collection of more than 50,000 newspaper pages, some articles dating back to the base's…Read More

Special Collections & Archives Summer Hours

Sign reading "Special Collections & Archives Oral History Research Center" with a textured background.

Special Collections & Archives will transition to summer operating hours beginning June 1. Summer hours for the Reading Room in Lied Library will be Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Special Collections & Archives preserves and provides access to rare books, manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and archival collections documenting the history and culture of Las Vegas, Southern Nevada, gaming, entertainment, and beyond. The…Read More

2026-2027 William R. Eadington Fellowship: Call for Applications

UNLV Special Collections and Archives invites researchers to apply for the William R. Eadington Fellowship Program. The application cycle opens on May 15, 2026 and closes on July 1, 2026.  

Named in honor of economist William R. Eadington, one of the first academics to study gambling, Eadington Fellowships facilitate on-site research at SCA into any aspect of gaming and gambling. Projects about Las Vegas or Southern Nevada unrelated to gaming and gambling will be considered, but projects focused on gaming and gambling will receive priority. 

Two types of fellowships are awarded: (1) four-week resident…Read More

What's New in Special Collections: Kathleen Nathan Photographs of Nevada Artists

Robert Beckmann (painter) in Henderson, Nevada, 1995. Photograph by Kathleen Nathan.

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

Kathleen Nathan Photographs of Nevada Artists, 1995-2000. PH-00468. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Kathleen Nathan Photographs…Read More

What's New in Special Collections: Robert Scott Hooper Photographs

Entertainers Siegfried and Roy posed with tigers, against a jungle background.
Entertainers Siegfried and Roy posed with tigers, approximately 1982-1987
(PH-00459 Robert Scott Hooper Photographs)

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

Robert Scott Hooper Photographs, approximately 1950-2018. PH-00459. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Read More

What's New in Special Collections: Thomas A. Turner Papers

Archive storage area with a sign reading "Archives" and "Range 6" beside shelves of boxes.

Every month, Special Collections and Archives showcases some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for March.

Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers, approximately 1952-1990. MS-01224. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Thomas A. Turner finding aid.

What's New In Special Collections: Wayne C. Kodey Photographs

One person stands in a large crowd with their hands raised in excitement. The crowd was gathered to see the Grateful Dead in concert at the Silver Bowl on April 27, 1991.
View of the crowd gathered to see the Grateful Dead at the Silver Bowl (Sam Boyd Stadium) on April 27, 1991. (PH-00467 Wayne C. Kodey Photographs)

Every month, Special Collections and Archives showcases some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for February.

Wayne C. Kodey Photographs, approximately 1977-1996. PH-00467. Special Collections and Archives,…Read More

What's New in Special Collections: Collection Highlights from 2025

A narrow aisle between rows of shelves in the UNLV Special Collections and Archives storage area.

Every month, Special Collections and Archives highlights some of our newly processed collections. This month, Technical Services staff share some of their favorite collections that they worked on in 2025. 

Barbara G. Brents Professional Papers (UA-00149)

The Barbara G. Brents Professional Papers is one of my favorite collections processed this year because it wonderfully represents and encapsulates Dr. Brents’s research and activities as a sociologist, activist, and faculty member at…Read More

Getting Lucky: Working Women and Sexual Fantasy in Las Vegas Dec. 4

Chelsea Kai Roesch standing in front of a cement wall.
William R. Eadington Fellow Chelsea Kai Roesch

Join the UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives for the next Eadington Fellow Colloquium with Chelsea Kai Roesch, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, on Thursday, December 4 at 10 a.m. in the Goldfield Room at Lied Library

This talk examines Las Vegas working women’s appearance management strategies at their jobs in the sex trade, entertainment, and service industries between the 1970s–2000s as a critical part of marketing a Las Vegas tourism fantasy in which a visitor…Read More

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