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Current Special Collections and Archives News
When the original Dickinson Library proved too small for a growing university, a new facility transformed research, study, and campus life.
UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.
Students learn how to judge a book by its cover.
The story behind the Battle for Nevada rivalry trophy began with Rebel pranksters in the dark of the night.
Some of the biggest news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
Welcome to the fabulous history of the Entertainment Capital of the World.
Special Collections and Archives In The News
March is Women's History Month, so we’re putting your Vegas knowledge to the test: How well do you know the women who shaped our city? We bring back a conversation between Vogue Robinson and Dr. Su Kim Chung, Head of Public Services in Special Collections and Archives at UNLV Libraries. She shares the stories of five iconic women who helped shape the city — and whose impact every Las Vegan should know.
This shift away from a reliance on gaming is highlighted in a recent University of Nevada, Las Vegas study on departmental revenue for the big LV strip properties.
Las Vegas sold glamour long before it sold equality. In the mid-20th century, the Strip proudly booked Black entertainers to headline its most famous showrooms — while quietly denying many of them the right to fully exist in the same spaces they helped make profitable, according to historical accounts from the Nevada State Museum and local historians documenting segregation-era Las Vegas.
The earliest settlers and their direct descendants became notable leaders throughout Las Vegas in the 20th century, helped build up the Historic Westside, and now make up the African American community across the Las Vegas Valley.
Long before Las Vegas became the diverse media market it is today, Black journalists and radio personalities were helping shape local storytelling in a city where representation on air was limited. According to historical accounts archived by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Special Collections and longtime community historians, early Black broadcasters played a critical role in expanding who delivered the news — and whose stories were told.
Saturday marks two years since a gunman opened fire at UNLV, killing three professors and injuring a fourth. The shooting happened December 6, 2023. Police say the gunman came to campus heavily armed and opened fire at Beam Hall, hitting four professors. Three of them died. Two Metro Police officers gave medical assistance to the fourth victim in the middle of the active scene. Those officers were later honored for saving his life.