The Clark County School District (CCSD) Photograph Albums (approximately 1950-1959) are comprised of two small photograph albums. One album is a 1955 yearbook from Mayfair Grade School, and the other is an album of exterior views of schools throughout Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada in the 1950s.
The Stephanie Fisher Collection of Cannabis Marketing and Research (approximately 2010-2025) primarily contains printed promotional materials, publications, lab reports, and ephemera related to the medical and recreational cannabis industry in Nevada and throughout the United States. The majority of the materials are promotional items gathered at conferences from assorted vendors and companies in the cannabis industry.
The Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NASLA) Records (1972-2024) consist of organizational files, newsletters, correspondence, awards, and reports documenting the chapter's operations and activities. The materials include meeting agendas, financial documents, chapter guidelines, landscape studies, environmental reports, and planning documents for projects including the Las Vegas Springs Preserve and Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. The awards files contain project summaries, photographs, and plans of various member projects.
The Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Drawings (approximately 1940-1949) consist of drawings and schematics related to the construction of the Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI), Basic Water, and Basic Power plants in what is now Henderson, Nevada.
Photographs of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada (2020) are comprised of digital images captured by Aaron Mayes, UNLV Special Collections and Archives Curator for Visual Materials, to document what quarantine measures and restrictions to tourism, business, and everyday life in the Las Vegas Valley looked like in the spring and summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Olind Jenni Scrapbook on Las Vegas Casinos (1974-1986) is a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, advertisements and promotions, and photographs relating to hotels and casinos owned by Jenni, including the King 8 Hotel and Casino, Ambassador Casino, and the Opera House Casino. The materials in the scrapbook document events, personnel, and publicity and promotions used to draw customers to the properties.
The William M. Moore Papers (approximately 1970-2025) contain correspondence, property reports, agreements, and survey maps and plans related to the Valley View Acres development near Pahrump, Nevada. Other materials included in the collection are Moore's tax returns, Spanish Trails Country Club newsletters and directories, Utah Shakespeare Festival brochures, and three unlabeled 8mm films.
The Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers (1937-1992) consist of structural engineering plans, calculations, and correspondence for a variety of construction projects Turner worked on as a founding partner of the firm Jack Miller and Associates (JMA). The projects include hotels and casinos, municipal buildings, commercial businesses, and private residences throughout Clark and Nye counties, with the majority located in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Vicki Walker conducted by Claytee D. White on December 8, 2021 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Walker describes her early life, born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, specifically the Windsor Park neighborhood. After high school, she worked as a guest room attendant, and then later as a PBX operator at the Luxor. At the time of the interview, she worked at Caesars Palace as a food and beverage cashier.
Oral history interview with Rebecca Gipson and Bennie Trotter conducted by Claytee D. White on November 11, 2021 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Gipson shares memories of the Westside in the 1960. She recalls walking to the Westside School, going to the bowling alley on Jackson Street, and dancing at the Jefferson Center. Trotter, who worked for Clark County School District, also recalls living in Berkley Square and describes the Westside community with fondness. Digital audio available; no transcript available.