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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of News and Publications Records (UA-00040)

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Office of News and Publications Records (approximately 1964-1995) primarily contain press releases, marketing materials, and supporting documents pertaining to UNLV departments, events, people, and organizations. The collection also includes print orders for fliers, posters, brochures, reports, and invitations for assorted departments and events, as well as photographic prints, slides, negatives, color transparencies, and contact sheets of people, events, and campus buildings. This collection also includes a digitized copy of Nevada Southern University's first commencement in 1964 that was originally broadcast on KSHO TV 13. Additional materials include audiocassettes, reel-to-reel audio recording tapes, quadruplex video recording reels, U-Matic tapes, 16mm film reels, and an 8-track tape.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1964 to 1995

Extent

16.58 Cubic Feet (25 boxes)
14.34 Linear Feet
1 digital_files (1.210 GB) MP4

Scope and Contents Note

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Office of News and Publications Records (approximately 1964-1995) primarily contain press releases, marketing materials, and supporting documents pertaining to UNLV departments, events, people, and organizations. The collection also includes print orders for fliers, posters, brochures, reports, and invitations for assorted departments and events, as well as photographic prints, slides, negatives, color transparencies, and contact sheets of people, events, and campus buildings. This collection also includes a digitized copy of Nevada Southern University's first commencement in 1964 that was originally broadcast on KSHO TV 13. Additional materials include audiocassettes, reel-to-reel audio recording tapes, quadruplex video recording reels, U-Matic tapes, 16mm film reels, and an 8-track tape.

Access Note

Contents of this collection have not yet been fully reviewed for sensitive materials. Collection is open subject to review; documents containing personally identifiable information need to be removed prior to access by researchers.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Preferred Citation

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of News and Publications Records, approximately 1964-1995. UA-00040. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were transferred to the University Archives by the UNLV Office of News and Publications; accession numbers 2017-105, 2017-108, 2017-109, 2021-052, AC 96, AC 102, AC 103. This set of records includes former record group number 9.10.

Processing Note

In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Christina Lamoureux rehoused the materials, created a brief summary of materials, estimated dates, identified material types, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. No other work has been performed on the materials. In 2021, Tammi Kim accessioned the 2021 addition and updated the finding aid.

Resource Type

Records

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::UA00040

Storage Location

Some materials are stored in the Lied Automated Storage and Retrieval Unit (LASR). Advanced notice may be required to access these materials.

Finding Aid Description Rules

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