Oral History Research Center News
Current Oral History Research Center News
The Oral History Research Center and its inaugural director, Claytee White, celebrate 20 years.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
A roundup of news stories highlighting UNLV faculty and students who made headlines locally, nationally, and globally.
UNLV director of oral history Claytee White shares Nevada’s diverse history, telling us why ‘Nevada Means Home’ for so many.
A collection of news stories highlighting university experts’ insights on and contributions to health, environment, and society.
Latest episode in series presented by UNLV Libraries and Greenspun College of Urban Affairs will examine the hub of Las Vegas’ diverse Latinx communities and its significance in Nevada’s historical timeline.
Oral History Research Center In The News
As Lucille Bryant told a University of Nevada Las Vegas oral historian, once she moved to Las Vegas in 1953 and got a job at the Algiers Hotel.
What are the current plans for businesses in the Westside Business core? During the years from the early 1940s through the 1970s, businesses on the Westside were vibrant and successful. There were restaurants, nightclubs with gaming, a bowling alley, taxicab company, malt shop, beauty shops, and barbershops.
A pair of top executive branch officials left Nevada earlier this week, potentially leaving no formal acting governor as required by state law.
Claytee White, historian and director of UNLV’s Oral History Research Center, mentioned the Historic Westside’s resiliency and long-lasting legacy.
$1.3 million in federal funding to support the redevelopment of Jackson Avenue in the Historic Westside
For more than 200 years, American industries, even universities, used slaves. Over that time, some 300,000 slaves who could be bought, sold, deeded and gifted, were forced into labor. And it wasn’t that long ago, ending in the late 1800s.
