The Ilene Bittle Collection on Basic High School (1942-1982) is comprised of assorted memorabilia and visual materials from Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. Materials includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, event programs and invitations, newsletters, and other school mementos. Black-and-white negatives, photographs, and transparencies of various school events, faculty and staff, and student life are also included in the collection.
Archival Collection
The Subject Files (1951-2003) provides documentation on the variety of environmental issues in which the Sierra Club Toiyabe chapter was interested or involved. It is divided into twelve files and includes significant amounts of information on the MX Missile Project, Aerojet General Corporation Florida-Nevada land swap, wilderness in Nevada, nuclear issues, and off-road vehicle events. Other environmental issues or areas of concern addressed include (but are not limited to) Red Rock Canyon Recreation Lands/National Conservation Area, legislation to protect the California desert, Groom Range Land Withdrawal, Sagebrush Rebellion, and transmission line projects. Among the documents included are correspondence, legislation, memoranda, newspaper clippings, newsletters, magazine articles, pamphlets, event information, and general information.
Archival Component
The UNLV Libraries Collection of California Hotel and Casino Publicity and Promotional Materials includes Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-Q, press kits, press releases, promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine clippings for California Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1974 to 2002.
Archival Collection
Moving Image
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera (approximately 1863-2012) is comprised of Las Vegas, Nevada casino gaming artifacts; games such as Pai Gow, Las Vegas themed board games, Piquet, and punchboards; and ephemera items about gaming. The collection contains postcards and newspaper clippings advertising for casinos in Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the Bahamas, France, and California. The collection also contains information on gaming legislation in Europe and the United States, writings on gambling systems, gaming tickets, and various pamphlets on how to play different games such as roulette and baccarat, as well as several decks of souvenir playing cards, dice, and buttons.
Archival Collection
The Southern Nevada Coalition of Concerned Women, Inc. Records (1996-2018) contains photographs, charity event programs, operational records, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The majority of the collection consists of photographs and other materials documenting SNCCW's annual fundraising luncheons. Also included are the SNCCW's Articles of Incorporation, a brochure, awards, and certificates.
Archival Collection