Las Vegas is home to more than glitzy casinos and pawn shops: the city can now claim a robust special collections program at nearby University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), thanks in part to a $5-million endowment recently established by alumna Beverly Rogers.

UNLV says an alumna is establishing a $5 million endowment to booster the rare books collection at the university libraries.

The 1940s in Las Vegas was an exciting time of growth, but not all residents shared in the excitement.

UNLV says an alumna is establishing a $5 million endowment to booster the rare books collection at the university libraries.

UNLV says an alumna is establishing a $5 million endowment to booster the rare books collection at the university libraries.

UNLV’s Lied Library has received a $5 million endowment to establish a rare books curator and build its special collection from alumna Beverly Rogers of the Rogers Foundation.

UNLV alumna Beverly Rogers is establishing a $5 million endowment to support a rare books curator position in her name and bolster the rare books collection at the UNLV University Libraries.

The 1940s in Las Vegas was an exciting time of growth and possibility. But not all residents could share in the excitement.

Latinos have contributed to Las Vegas politically, economically, in the hotel industry and in professional careers, said Maribel Estrada Calderon, a student working on the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada project at UNLV.

Latinos have contributed to Las Vegas politically, economically, in the hotel industry and in professional careers, said Maribel Estrada Calderon, a student working on the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada project at UNLV.

Do you find yourself feeling overworked and overwhelmed? You are not alone. Amy Tureen, head of the Library Liaison Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and Amanda Melilli, head of the Teacher Development and Resources Library at UNLV, have both been there and shared some startling statistics:

33% of Americans report feelings of “extreme stress.”
60-90% of doctor visits are related to “stress-related complaints.”

Re-documenting history one page and one photograph at a time: That's what UNLV's Special Collections and Archives Division plans to do. The team is in the middle of a large project to digitize old newspapers from across the country.