News: Oral History Research Center

gallery reception
Arts and Culture |

UNLV Honors College student Nathalie Martinez reflects on the stories and impact of Latinex artists.

UNLV professor Matthew Lachniet works in his lab on campus.
People |

A collection of stories highlighting UNLV faculty and students who made the news in 2019.

woman in audio recording booth
Campus News |

Through a new KUNV podcast, Latinx students are at the helm of creating historical content in an accessible format.

Adult and two children work in garden
Business and Community |

Book draws upon the unique archives at UNLV Libraries to document the development of the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden.

Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez conducts an oral history interview
Business and Community |

Latinx oral history project gives grad student a way to up-end the misperceptions of the Las Vegas community he grew up in.

Henry Kronberg
Arts and Culture |

UNLV experts lead discussions during annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival Jan. 13-28

signs holding memorial
Business and Community |

UNLV Libraries partners with area museums to preserve the stories and artifacts related to the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Claytee White, Director, Oral History Research Center at the Historic Westside School
People |

Oral historian Claytee White has spent a career recording Las Vegans’ personal histories. Now she speaks about her own remarkable roots.

Hotel guests gamble at the slots
Research |

How the old papers of an esteemed accountant and the memories of a casino legend chart the shift in the casino model.

UNLV Foundation
Campus News |

Students and faculty thank UNLV donors for their support.

U.N.L.V. signpost
Business and Community |

Exhibit explores history between the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 and the City of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas grocery store, 1964
Business and Community |

This section of the city was integrated and flourished in days of overt segregation along the Las Vegas Strip. Oral historian Claytee White takes a look at the businesses that formed the backbone for this community.