Two special events will be held at the University Libraries in honor of Nevada Archives Month in October.
A booksigning and talk by Michael Vernetti, author of Senator Howard Cannon of Nevada, will take place on October 2 at 5:30pm in Lied Library's Extended Study Room. Vernetti did extensive research for his book in the Cannon papers which are housed in UNLV Special Collections.
Dr. Larry Gragg, PhD, Curators' Teaching Professor | History and Political Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology will present a lecture "There Were Few Solid Facts to Get in the Way": Popular Perceptions of Bugsy Siegel as Founding Father of Las Vegas on October 23 at 7:30pm in Lied Library's Extended Study Room. Gragg was a March 2008 Visiting Gaming Research Fellow in UNLV Special Collections and has done extensive research on the history of the promotion of Las Vegas.
Refreshments will be served at both events. Please join us.
Nevada Archives Month celebrates archives and records repositories in the state of Nevada and their work in preserving the state's documentary heritage for present and future generations.
