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Nearly complete runs of two early Las Vegas newspapers are now available to view and search online thanks to a project from the UNLV University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives Division.
With funding from the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial, the Las Vegas Age, which was published from 1905-1947, and the Las Vegas Times, the city’s first newspapers published from 1905-1906, are available online through Special Collections and Archives Portal and with portions soon to be available through the Library of Congress Chronicling America website.
“This is a day to celebrate the availability of an exciting new resource for Las Vegas history,” said Cory Lampert, head of UNLV Digital Collections and the co-principal investigator on the project. “These newspapers serve as a first draft of history for Las Vegas and are an essential tool for many researchers and history buffs who want to…Read More
Las Vegas Age newspaper clipping on water conservation dated February 20, 1942 from the files of the Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397)
In honor of the upcoming Earth Day celebration, Digital Collections Specialist Gayle O'Hara's blog post focuses on historical efforts at water conservation as uncovered in the Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). O'Hara recently received her MLIS from San Jose State University and is currently managing the…Read More
We are delighted to welcome Dorothy Barenscott, the first Eadington Fellow of 2019, to the Center for Gaming Research in Special Collections & Archives. An Assistant Professor of modern and contemporary art history and theory in the Department of Fine Arts in Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Barenscott is an art historian whose interdisciplinary research relates to the interplay between urban space and emerging technology and media forms in the articulation of a range of modern and postmodern identities.
Her research will explore how fine art was used to rebrand and redefine Las…Read More
Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada is an oral history project collecting the stories of our regions diverse Latinx citizens. This series highlights the UNLV students who are working as oral historians on this UNLV Oral History Research Center project.
For UNLV junior Nathalie Martinez, being involved with the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada project in the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives is a chance to not only connect with her own heritage, but to shine a light on the impact the Latinx…Read More
"Paris Dreams, City Scenes: Joel Berman and the Themed Resort" is a new exhibit curated by Peter Michel in the Flo Mlynarczyk Gallery on the third floor of Lied Library, pulling from the collection of Bergman Walls & Associates and the Paris design drawings.
Joel Bergman was one of the premier resort and hotel architects of his age. He worked for Martin Stern Jr. as project architect for the International Hotel (Las Vegas Hilton) and the original MGM Grand Hotel. He worked for Steve Wynn on the Golden Nugget (Atlantic City and Las Vegas), Treasure Island, and the Mirage. He designed for Caesars Palace and the…Read More
Please join the UNLV University Libraries and cultural heritage colleagues from across Nevada on Friday, May 10 for a day of small group learning and nuts and bolts information-sharing including sessions on preparing to digitize, equipment specifications for capturing digital images, creating metadata, and finding funding for projects. The Nevada Statewide Large-Scale Digitization Workshop is geared toward organizations who have collections in mind to digitize, but need a crash course to develop a project plan. All attendees will leave the workshop with concrete plans customized for their organization. Some of the topics to be covered:
Prepare a collection for digitization using a planning document that will walk participants through the key questions and decision points to execute a successful project
Check out different scanning and digital capture equipment and consult in small groups to decide on appropriate equipment for grant applications or…Read More
For UNLV senior Maribel Estrada Calderón, working on Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada in UNLV University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives has been an opportunity to connect with fellow students and learn from oral historians in the UNLV Oral History Research Center.
"I have learned so much from every single member of the team. Our distinct backgrounds and fields of study have helped us create a thorough set of questions and concepts that narrators could answer and discuss in their interviews," said Estrada Calderón. "Our different talents and…Read More
Green Shack appraisal document from the Elmo C Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Archival processing assistant Angela Moor is a PhD candidate in the UNLV History Department and is currently completing her dissertation. She is the co-author, with Dorothy Wright, of Clark County Commissioners 1909-2009: A Century of Service.
If you're curious about some of the work UNLV Libraries Special Collections staff members are doing in the archives, our Staff Highlight feature answers commonly-asked questions about their projects and perspectives. Here, Marina Georgieva, Project Manager for the National Digital Newspaper Project, offers a look into her current activities with this ongoing effort to provide permanent access to a national digital resource of…Read More
