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What's New In Special Collections

Call for Eadington Fellows 2024-25

Female gamblers in elegant dresses and fur stoles at the roulette table in the Sands Hotel.
Female gamblers at the roulette table, Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas,
circa late 1950s-early 1960s. Sands Hotel Photograph Collection (PH-00287)

Special Collections and Archives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites interested scholars to apply for the 2024-25 cycle of William R. Eadington Fellowships, which facilitate research into many aspects of gambling and Las Vegas using collections within the University Libraries.

In the 2024-25 academic year, Special Collections & Archives will award two types of…Read More

What's New in Special Collections: Felicia Campbell Papers

Every month, Special Collections and Archives will highlight some of our newly processed collections. Here are some of the highlights for April.

Felicia Campbell Papers, approximately 1962-2020. MS-01173. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the complete Felicia Campbell finding aid.

  • The Felicia Campbell Papers (approximately 1962-2020) contains material documenting…Read More

It’s Game On! with the UNLV Oral History Research Center's new sports-themed project

A billboard advertising the Vegas Golden Knights Hockey team looms over the Allegiant Stadium construction site.
A billboard advertising the Vegas Golden Knights Hockey team looms over the Allegiant Stadium construction site on May 29, 2019. Photo by Aaron Mayes, Special Collections & Archives.

In the past year, Las Vegas has seen the Las Vegas Aces claim a second consecutive WNBA title, the Vegas Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup, a Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium, and the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix race down the Strip. Professional athletics are having a moment in the Entertainment Capital of the World, and UNLV’s Oral History…Read More

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