The Patrick Wilen Photographs (2002-2007) contain fashion and advertising digital photographs shot by Wilen in and around Las Vegas, Nevada for Gala magazine in Paris, Las Vegas Magazine, Playboy magazine, and Wayne Newton. Images also include photoshoots with vedette and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese at the Crazy Horse theatre at the MGM Grand and photoshoots at the Stardust Resort and Casino.

The Rossi Ralenkotter Baseball Program (1955) consists of one souvenir baseball program for an exhibition game between the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians at Cashman Field in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ralenkotter mentions this game and program in his October 1, 2025 oral history interview for the Game On! oral history project.

The Le Cirque Menu Collection (2026) consists of three limited-time retrospective celebration menus from the restaurant's final services at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in 2026. The menus include a dinner menu, cocktail menu, and wine list.

The materials in this collection are unprocessed. Advanced notice is required for access. Please contact Special Collections and Archives for more information. The Jim K. Decker Photographs [UNPROCESSED] (approximately 1983-2011) consist of work by former Las Vegas Review-Journal photographer Jim K. Decker, including 35mm negatives, positives, and slides from his work at the Review-Journal from 1986 to 2011, and his freelance and personal work.

The Cavaretta-St. Jules Family Papers (1866-2019) document the careers of aerialist Terry Cavaretta and her husband, juggler Rejean St. Jules, including their respective family troupes, the Flying Cavarettas and the Robertsons. The materials include photographs, press clippings, contracts and correspondence, show programs and posters, scrapbooks, circus ephemera, awards, and publications featuring articles about the performers. The collection also contains audiovisual materials and circus performance-related books and magazines.

The Sean Clark Television Scripts (1988-2000) consist of fifty-five typescript screenplays written for television by screenwriter and playwright Sean Clark. The scripts include writer’s drafts, revisions, and production drafts of several episodes for television series such as Coach, Early Edition, and Northern Exposure, among others. The collection also includes pilot scripts for assorted television series.

Oral history interview with Valerie Murzl conducted by Claytee D. White, Stefani Evans, and Kristian Taketomo for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Murzl talks about her early life growing up in the Bronx, New York as the daughter of Scottish-Irish and Italian Catholics. Growing up, Murzl watched her father fight for the rights of others and stand firmly against discrimination. Inspired by that and his love for education, Murzl wanted to go to college, but ultimately decided against pursuing higher education.

The Joan Adams Shoofey Papers (approximately 1943-2024) consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, and written anecdotes documenting the life of Las Vegas, Nevada beauty queen, public relations professional, and entrepreneur Joan Adams Shoofey. The photographs detail various aspects of Shoofey's life, including marriages, social events, beauty pageants, and businesses. Notable local and national celebrities and politicians featured in the images include Elvis Presley, Don Rickles, Tom Jones, Sam Boyd, Paul Laxalt, Oscar Goodman, and Oran Gragson, among others.

The El Mundo Spanish Newspaper Records (approximately 2000-2009) consist of contracts, tear sheets, and correspondence relating to advertising in the El Mundo newspaper. The materials detail the process of placing advertisements and notices in the newspaper, including translating English-language copy into Spanish for the newspaper’s primary audience.

The Austine Wood Comarow Papers (1971-2005) consist of newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, brochures, artwork reproductions, exhibit promotions, and audiovisual material relating to the career of artist Austine Wood Comarow. The materials detail Comarow’s career through correspondence with galleries and collaborators, price lists, resumes, and interviews, and document the development of Comarow’s signature art form, Polage, which uses polarized light and cellulose to create colorful images.