News: Special Collections and Archives

A series of books are displayed in a case
Arts and Culture |

Bibliophile Beverly Rogers shares tales of her favorite rare book finds.

A man and woman embrace at the Latinx/UNLV meeting.
Business and Community |

Students conducting interviews say the project allows them to reconnect to their heritage.

A pile of books is topped by a special edition of Candide by Voltaire.
Research |

June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. As men fought their way through France, it was books like these that helped sustain them during wartime.

Two workers lean in to work on a model of the Bellagio.
Arts and Culture |

Eadington Fellow Dorothy Barenscott examines what role art plays in the rebranding of the Vegas gaming experience.

A woman plays chuck-a-luck
Research |

As gaming proliferates nationwide, what becomes of women who become addicted, and turn to crime? An Eadington Fellow aims to find out.

Aaron Mayes stands in front of his photos
Arts and Culture |

Special Collections exhibit Built takes a wide look at what makes Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

gallery
Campus News |

Campus invited to celebration and exhibit tour Thursday, Nov. 16.

Muhammad Ali
Arts and Culture |

Seeing the African-American enclave through the lens of photographer Clinton Wright

Rendering of the performing arts center
UNLV History |

From one unified design, the realities of time and budget forced the Judy Bayley Theater and Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall into separate buildings.

historical image of students walking to school
Campus News |

University Libraries and Vegas PBS dig into the archives to capture the stories of the city's African American community.

Jerome D. Countess holds a portrait of his late wife, Rachel
Business and Community |

Photographer Aaron Mayes shares the story behind his award-winning photo for the Libraries' Jewish Heritage Project.

Priscilla Finley
Arts and Culture |

Humanities Librarian Priscilla Finley on the depictions of our city in the new "Writers Imagine Las Vegas" exhibit at Lied Library.