UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives: Documenting the history of gaming, Las Vegas, Southern Nevada, and UNLV since 1967
Las Vegas, NV
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As Su Kim Chung celebrates her 25th anniversary with UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives, she wants to pay it forward by launching a fund to create paid student internships in Special Collections.
Contribute here: rebelraiser.unlv.edu/campaig…
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The University Libraries is hiring a new Curator for Gaming Collections. This is an academic faculty, tenure-track role.
Learn more here: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/e…
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Taylor Swift 🤝 Clara Bow 🤝 UNLV 🏜️ Clara Bow’s son, Rex Bell Jr., sits down for an interview delving into his mother's legacy, including her time here as a Southern Nevada resident and UNLV’s role in preserving her home and its collections.bit.ly/3UpXfug
As intrigue around Clara Bow circulates through the internet in response to Taylor Swift's new song, we thought we'd highlight some of our collections related to Bow and her life!
Check them out here: unlv.edu/news/article/what-d…
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From major pro sports to neighborhood games, UNLV is digging deep into the sports scene in the Las Vegas valley. fox5vegas.com/2024/04/16/unl…
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Preserving grief: Relics from UNLV shooting archived for the records of history news3lv.com/news/local/prese…
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The UNLV Oral History Research center is launching a two-year project called Game on! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports, which will collect oral histories from the people who shaped sports in Las Vegas! @unlvlibraries @unlvsc
🔗:sportsinnovation.unlv.edu/it…
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Claytee White, director of @unlvlibraries @unlvsc Oral History Research Center, spotlights the essential role Black entertainers had in helping integrate the Las Vegas Strip. bit.ly/3wnlyzv
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UNLV Special Collections and Archives (@unlvsc) is launching a preservation initiative to document the tragic Dec. 6, 2023 shooting on UNLV’s Maryland Parkway campus.
Read more here: unlv.edu/news/article/specia…
Congratulations to Celene Chavez and Lauren Tench, two of our Special Collections & Archives student assistants, for graduating this semester!
They have both been instrumental in our current projects and day-to-day operations. SCA will miss them both!
This semester, 7 student assistants from the UNLV Libraries are graduating!
Congratulations to Kendall Anderson, Celene Chavez, Byron Griggs, Ailyn Mendoza, Ashley Soberanis, Lauren Tench, and Emma Walker, who were all presented with a Libraries cord to wear at the ceremony.
ALT A staff member presenting a cord to their student assistant.
ALT A staff member presenting a cord to their student assistant.
ALT A staff member presenting a cord to their student assistant.
ALT A staff member presenting a cord to their student assistant.
This week, Special Collections & Archives will be open from 1pm - 5pm, Monday - Friday for UNLV Affiliates only.
We will close on Saturday, December 23rd through the end of 2023. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024.
UNLV Special Collections & Archives will be open from 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday for UNLV affiliates only this week.
Next week, we will be open from 1pm - 5pm, Monday - Friday for UNLV affiliates only.
We will close on Saturday, December 23 through the remainder of 2023.
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All UNLV Libraries will remain closed through Sunday, Dec. 10th.
We understand many have concerns about returning checked out items. All item checkouts will be extended and any fines will be waived.
Visit unlv.edu/info for further information from the university. – at Henderson, NV
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“Today is a tragic day for UNLV. We're all still in shock as we process the unfathomable event. Members of our community lost their lives and others were injured. My heart aches for our UNLV family.” Message from President Keith Whitfield. Read more: unlv.edu/
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UNLV Libraries' @unlvsc, in conjunction with the @unlv_iges in @UNLVLiberalArts has established a new initiative to preserve the history of sexual entertainment, culture, and economies in Southern Nevada and beyond.
Read more here: unlv.edu/news/release/unlv-s…
ALT A photograph of archival pieces featured in the new collection.
#OTD in 1989, the Mirage Resort opened in Las Vegas! Check out these film photographs from the resort's opening year, included our Mirage Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection (PH-00247).
ALT Exterior of the Mirage.
ALT A suite at the Mirage.
ALT Exterior of the Mirage at night.
ALT Registration desk at the Mirage.
NOTICE: We will be closing early at 3pm on Thursday, November 16 and Friday, November 17 due to road closures for the F1 race.
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Happy #ElectionDay! Although there isn't an election in Nevada today, we thought we'd still celebrate the first Tuesday of November with this photo of the first municipal election held in Searchlight. It was taken in 1907 outside of the Wheatley Store.
ALT A group of men standing outside of an election site.