News: Special Collections and Archives

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Arts and Culture |

Take a look at the sequins and ostrich feathers inside the entertainment collections in ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Libraries. The historical archives take you behind the scenes of the Strip's most celebrated stages.

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Business and Community |

As the state celebrates its 150th year, special collections librarian Su Kim Chung shares her picks for the most important records on early Las Vegas history.

1962 formal dance
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý History |

Our students once looked forward to this annual formal dance that featured a queen and her court.

Student body welcomes the president to Las Vegas
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý History |

50 years ago, the student body welcomed the president to Las Vegas then soon lamented his death in Rebel Yell editorials.

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People |

A new ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Libraries collection chronicles the glitzy and outlandish personality of Las Vegas through its showgirls-on-ice spectacles.

Oldest book on gaming in the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Libraries collection
Research |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's Center for Gaming Research dispels some of the more enduring misconceptions about gambling.

A gallery exhibition featuring David Schwartz, director of the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Center for Gaming Research, appears in videos at National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement
Arts and Culture |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý experts and the Libraries' unique public resources help make The Mob Museum more than a novelty attraction.

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Research |

Six scholars have been selected to complete residencies at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Special Collections as part of its Gaming Research Fellows Program for the 2012-2013 academic year. More than two dozen fellowships have been awarded since the program began in 2007.

Old Sahara on the Vegas Strip sometime in the mid-1950s with cars lined up in parking lot.
Arts and Culture |

New ÐÔÊӽ紫ý digital collection offers look at history of resort architecture in Las Vegas.

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Research |

Small-town life during the rise and fall of Southern Nevada's mining industry is chronicled through rarely seen newspaper clippings, photos, and letters in a digital library collection, Southern Nevada: The Boomtown Years 1900-1925.